By PAUL REES

PAT Lam believes players should be canvassed anonymously for their views on 4G pitches after a third Bristol player required surgery this season following an injury sustained on Worcester’s artificial surface.
Toby Venner, making his first appearance for the club after being recruited from Gloucester as emergency scrum-half cover, suffered knee ligament damage and will be out for the rest of the season.
When Bristol played Worcester at Sixways in the Premiership Cup last November, full-back Matty Jones sustained a knee injury and prop Jono-Benz Salomon injured his ankle and was...