A SOLID if unspectacular performance kept Bream on course for another tilt at a league title. To date they have won four out of five.
"It's tougher than last season but we are playing well and aiming high," says club spokesman Richard Leppington.
"Like all clubs we are susceptible to injuries and we do not have strength in depth. Losing Jimmy Roberts, who has returned to Lydney, is also a blow. At our level he was a class act and very difficult to replace."
Bream's only reverse has been to Old Bristolians who snatched a last minute victory.
"We ought to have won that one. They will be promotion candidates," said Leppington.
Saturday's victory was well deserved, he said.
"It was a stop-start performance. We were on top and dominated the set pieces but the referee awarded a remarkable 28 penalties. It seemed that there was a hold-up every couple of minutes," he said.
Tries by Jon Avers, Dan Hardy and Brett Scriven plus two conversions by Hardy completed Bream's scoring before the interval. The Bristol side scored a try each side of half-time.
Leppington picked out front-rower Rob Byett and flankers Dave Fizzington and Tristan Wilson as names to watch for and said that scrum-half Sean James was in top form. Another dangerous attacker was full-back Tai Lakubaka who was a constant threat in broken play. Last season he scored 34 tries.
Promising youngsters included Peter Pritchard, Andy Cooper and Mark Lea.
"It's a long season and there is plenty to play for. I think that if we can avoid injuries we can certainly be in the shake-up for promotion to the Premier Division," said Leppington.