At the other end of the table, Ebbw Vale's 22-12 basement battle win over Pontypool kept alive their slim hopes of avoiding the drop.

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Despite the home side applying most of the early pressure it was Bristol who took the lead when former Ebbw Vale and Newport fly-half Jason Strange stroked over a penalty against his countrymen.

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Further east, Newport Gwent Dragons' birth was marred by in-fighting as Newport and Ebbw Vale briefly married and hurriedly divorced.

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