BULLY BOYS

Lam's Bears on verge of exit after set-piece nightmare

- ADAM HATHAWAY

Bristol 17 Bulls 31

BRISTOL boss Pat Lam was left fuming as Bears’ knockout hopes were left in tatters by rampant Bulls at Ashton Gate.

Bristol now need a favour from Bordeaux Begles against Saracens in France today, have to thrash Connacht on Friday night and still hope other results go their way to make it out of Pool One and into the last 16.

With England props Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler in the stands, the Bears scrum fell to pieces as they got on the wrong side of referee Mathieu Raynal.

They were reduced to 13 men with prop Max Lahiff in the bin, the starting tight-head George Kloska had already been injured and the game went to uncontested scrums.