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Zebre:<\/strong>(6) 11<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| Tries: <\/strong>Gesi <\/span>Pens:<\/strong> Eden 2 <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Bristol: (0) 34<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | Tries:<\/strong> Thacker 3, Lloyd, Harding, Bradbury <\/span>Cons:<\/strong> Sheedy 2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | Unbeaten Bristol qualified for the knockout stages of the European Challenge Cup with a 34-11 bonus-point victory away at Zebre. <\/span><\/p>\n Tiff Eden kicked two penalties to give Zebre a 6-0 half-time lead.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Tries from Harry Thacker and Ioan Lloyd put Bristol in front, before Simone Gesi edged Zebre back ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n Yet Thacker scored either side of a Fitz Harding try for a hat-trick and Magnus Bradbury crossed in the final minute as Bristol wrapped up the win.<\/span><\/p>\n Bristol comfortably earned a bonus point when they beat Zebre in the reverse match in December at Ashton Gate, scoring five tries to win 35-19. <\/span><\/p>\n The first-half was a much cagier affair marked only by two penalty kicks from former Bristol fly-half Eden, who also missed a third. <\/span><\/p>\n Thacker scored for Bristol almost immediately after the break however, breaking around the back of a driving maul to cross from close range.<\/span><\/p>\n Lloyd then edged them in front after Siva Naulago – making his first start since last April after a long period out with injury – broke down the wing and offloaded inside for the centre to go over in the corner.<\/span><\/p>\n Callum Sheedy missed both conversions as Bristol held a slim 10-6 advantage and eight minutes later Zebre had numbers on the outside, allowing winger Gesi a simple run-in to score and retake the lead.<\/span><\/p>\n Yet it was short-lived. Hooker Thacker powered over for his second of the night, before prop Luca Rizzoli was shown a yellow card with seven minutes left on the clock and Harding instantly added Bristol’s fourth try.<\/span><\/p>\n With a man advantage, Thacker scored his third from a driving maul before Bradbury went over in the corner with the clock in the red. <\/span><\/p>\n Bristol are now second in Pool A and face Perpignan at home in their final group match on 20 January. <\/span><\/p>\n Zebra: <\/strong>Trulla, Bruno, Boni, Lucchin, Gesi, Eden, Fusco; Buonfiglio, Bigi, Nocera, Furno, Zambonin, Volpi, Kvesic, Ruggeri. <\/span><\/p>\n Replacements: <\/em>Manfredi, Rizzoli, Hasa, Venditti, Licata, Jelic, Prisciantelli, Cronje. <\/span><\/p>\n Sin bin: <\/strong>Luca Rizzoli (73 mins)<\/span><\/p>\n Bristol: <\/strong>Purdy, Fricker, Radradra, I. Lloyd, Naulago, Sheedy, Randall; Genge (c), Thacker, Sinckler, Joyce, Vui, Bradbury, Heenan, Harding.<\/span><\/p>\n |