BRISTOL have promoted Sean Marsden to backs and attack skills coach. He replaces senior backs and attack skills coach Dave Walder, who has left the club.
Marsden, 44, played more than 150 times for Bristol and first joined the club’s coaching staff in 2016 after taking up a role in the academy.
“It’s a great opportunity for him to take the next step in his coaching career and he is fully deserving of the role,” director of rugby Pat Lam said. “We’ve seen the impact that Bristolian Mark Irish has had on our forwards last season when I gave him...