By PAUL REES
Bristol went into the Six Nations break as one of the form teams in the Premiership with skipper Fitz Harding calling on his players to carry that momentum into the restart.
The Bears have won four of their last five league matches after losing five in a row, meaning the lay-off came at the wrong time in one sense with only Ellis Genge involved in the Six Nations.
The Bears went into the break on the back of a 57-44 victory over rivals Bath at a sell-out Ashton Gate. It did not advance them up the table but in eighth place they are only seven points behind Harlequins in secon...
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