■ By ROGER PANTING

Triumph: Nick Haining crashes over for Bristol

Held: Bristol’s Charles Piutau is tackled by Henry Trinder

DAN Thomas came back to haunt his former club as Bristol beat their fierce rivals for the first time in more than a decade.
The Welsh flanker made 11 appearances for Gloucester between 2014- 17 and his ability to win possession at the breakdown was a deciding factor in a deserved Bristol victory.
Gloucester’s academy coach Richard Whiffin said: “Dan is a quality player, he is good over the ball and came back to bite us. His career has...