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European Challenge Cup - Pool 2
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Bristol come up short despite victory
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January 25, 2009
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Date/Time: Jan 25, 2009, 15:00 GMT, 15:00 Local
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Bristol 25 - 14 Montpellier
Bristol's David Lemi breaks away to score a try, Bristol v Montpellier, European Challenge Cup, Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, January 25, 2009
Bristol's David Lemi races away to score a try at the Memorial Stadium
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Bristol secured a 25-14 bonus point victory over Montpellier in their European Challenge Cup Pool 2 clash at the Memorial Ground but it was not enough to see them progress to the quarter-finals.

Winger David Lemi, scrum-half Shaun Perry, prop Mark Irish and replacement forward Redford Pennycook all touched down for the hosts with fly-half Ed Barnes adding two conversions and two penalties.

Montpellier fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc scored his side's first try with flanker Jérome Vallée adding another with his No.10 convertin both scores.

Bristol: Luke Arscott; Lee Robinson, Nathan Brew, Neil Brew, David Lemi; Ed Barnes, Shaun Perry; Mark Irish, David Blaney, Darren Crompton; Roy Winters, Robert Sidoli; Matt Salter (capt), Alfie To'oala, Dan Ward-Smith

Replacements: Ray Hogan, Wayne Thompson, Nathan Budgett, Redford Pennycook, Graeme Beveridge, Adrian Jarvis, Tom Arscott

Montpellier: Olivier Sarraméa, Jacques Boussuge, Frikkie Welsh, Sylvain Mirande, Thierry Brana, Francois Trinh-Duc, Julien Tomas, Eugène Van Staden, Fabien Rofes, Philémon Toleafoa, Goncalo Uva, Drickus Hancke, Didier Chouchan, Jérome Vallée, Benjamin Goze

Replacements: Joan Caudullo, Dannie Thiart, Michel Macurdy, Vassili Bost, Adrien Tomas, Sébastien Kuzbik, Jean-Matthieu Alcalde

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