NEWS EXTRA

BRISTOL Bears are confident their captain Steven Luatua and Sam Jeffries will return before the end of the season after both went off injured in their 38-29 defeat to Harlequins last weekend.
Assistant coach Conor McPhillips said: “Both will be back before the end of the season. It’s just working through with the medics the exact time frame. Initially we were pretty worried, but there was some good news within the bad news.”
Both back rowers had scored tries in the first half, but shortly after, Luatua dislocated his wrist and Jeffries suffered a knee in...