Has Genge got the ball down?

No! He smashes over the line but the ball squeezes out as he collides with the sponge around the post.

There's a flicker of hope as James Williams kicks on into the Bordeaux 22. They are repelled again but Ellis Genge barges back towards the French tryline.

LBB hands off LRZ on the wing, but Bristol regroup to snuff out the latest Bordeaux attack.

One way traffic at the moment, despite the "Briiiistol, Briiiistol" cries from the stands.

Jalibert then goes to the left, with a sublime dink over the top just too far ahead of the onrushing Louis Bielle-Biarrey. Short odds on a LBB hat-trick, I'd say.

A good start for the hosts as Bordeaux mishandling allows a break from Fitz Harding until more fumbles allow a scrum, inside the Bordeaux 22, that the French side can clear from with a fine scudding kick from Matthieu Jalibert that eludes Louis Rees-Zammit by the Bristol 22.

Right-o, can Bristol drag this back? Cutting out the errors will be a must.

Two tries in one half - back to business as usual for the star of the show Louis Bielle-Biarrey after he failed to score last weekend. He could even have had a third inside 25 minutes but for a kick through that was too strong.

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Yoram Moefana catches Williams high, around the neck, and Bristol kick to touch near the 22.

The ball pinballs around until Bristol grab it and go on the attack - only for Ellis Genge to fumble it in what is the last action of the first half.

Bristol win it back but James Williams' kick on is way too strong and bounces out behind the tryline, giving Bordeaux a scrum back on halfway.

Louis Rees-Zammit gets the home fans roaring with a sharp break into the Bordeaux half.

But the good work is undone by more poor handling in midfield, and Ellis Genge is penalised at a scrum.

A rare mistake from Jalibert as another kick on has too much on it, and it rolls beyond the whitewash.

The reigning champions just have not allowed Bristol the chance to capitalise on their few errors as yet.

Tom Jordan is taken off for a head injury, Worsley is on but we wait to see whether this is a permanent replacement or not.

Louis Bielle-Biarrey goes close to a hat-trick!

That hacking the ball on tactic I mentioned is used again, from deep in Bristol's half Bordeaux turn it over and Bielle-Biarrey's final touch is just a bit too firm and the ball scoots out of play behind the posts.

A lovely lineout move sees Viliame Mata collect a flip-up pass near the 22, but Bordeaux gather themselves and eventually a penalty relieves the pressure. Bristol have not been able to get a foothold since they opened the scoring.

Silky skills from Damian Penaud, who hacks from his own half to near the Bristol try line. Noah Heward collects it safely and kicks it back, but the ball is skidding around off the wet surface, that might be a handy tactic today.