By Paul Rees
Joe Batley has two remaining targets in a career that started at Gloucester 10 years ago – help Bristol win the Premiership for the first time and gain international recognition.
The 28-year old second row is in his second stint with the Bears after playing for the club for 30 months from 2017.
He rejoined five years later after stints with Leicester and Worcester and has established himself as one of the mainstays of the side.
He has started all except one of the Bears’ last 26 Premiership matches, the blow-out against Newcastle at Ashton Gate last April when he was rested, a...
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