BRISTOL have beaten a host of their Premiership rivals to tempt Dave Attwood, right, into returning to his home town club next season.
The England lock started his career with Bristol in 2005 before moving onto Gloucester and then Bath seven years ago.
The 31-year-old, who had a spell on loan at Toulon last year, had been attracting the interest of several clubs including Sale Sharks.
Toulon were interested in signing him this summer when his three-year deal at the Rec ends, but the chance of returning home obviously proved to be too strong.

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