Watch: ‘That's outrageous' - was this the assist of Premiership season?
The people of Bristol have grown accustomed to the audacity of their Bears but even those who are regulars at Ashton Gate were left stunned by their side's latest offering.
After 11 minutes of Bristol's meeting with Leicester, with the scores level at 5-5, the Bears went on the attack. The hosts' carries were met with blow after blow of ferocious Tigers defence, but Bristol's flying Fijian, Kalaveti Ravouvou, managed to delve even deeper into the box of tricks.
THAT IS INSANE!
Gabriel Ibitoye scores on his return to action but how about that ridiculous offload from Kalaveti Ravouvou 🤯 #GallagherPrem | #BRIvLEI pic.twitter.com/I5Im77PfWa
— Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) April 20, 2025
Fifteen metres in from touch, Ravouvou was caught behind the gainline by England full-back Freddie Steward with Bristol looking a little isolated. The centre's immediate support had overran him and Leicester sniffed a turnover.
Ravouvou had other ideas. He had spotted wing Gabriel Ibitoye, playing his first Bristol match since the end of December, lurking on the touchline. The fact that Ravouvou was facing infield made no difference, as the Fijian centre flung a blind offload round his back almost perfectly into the path of Ibitoye. With two knees and one hand on the ground, the ball flew like a bullet, in one of the most astonishing offloads seen in many a Premiership season.
Ibitoye scooted home to score untouched and, having touched the ball down, even Bristol's most daring player could not believe what he had just seen, with his eyes wide and his hands on his head as he looked back to his Fijian team-mate, 15 metres back.
Still got it! 🫡 @BenKay5 re-creates that outrageous Ravouvou assist.
Marks out of ten for this one? pic.twitter.com/MleUyUbWMa
— Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) April 20, 2025
'That offload... that's outrageous,' said Sam Warburton, former Wales and Lions captain, on TNT. 'Out the back. The accuracy to do that. So high risk. Oh my gosh, he is not even looking.'
'It is so silly,' added Ugo Monye, Warburton's fellow pundit. 'Ibitoye has got his hands on his head!'
England World Cup winner Ben Kay even recreated the offload at half-time and one thing is for sure: no Bristol season-ticket holder could possibly complain about value for money at Ashton Gate.
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