GIFTED full-back Mat Protheroe believes testing himself under Premiership legends Pat Lam and Bruce Reihana at Bristol will help him fulfil his untapped potential.
England U20s star Protheroe claims a lack of opportunities forced him to quit Gloucester this summer and that a year in the Championship can provide a career boost. Protheroe, 20, said: “I enjoyed my time at Gloucester but wanted to accelerate my career and with where I was in the pecking order and Jason Woodward going there, I couldn ‘t see a future for me.
“When the opportunity came with Bristol, especially wi...