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Smith back for another crack at the Premiership

24 June 2018 0 comments

FORMER Australia international captain George Smith has penned a sixmonth injury cover deal as Bristol embark on a return to the Premiership. The back rower, […]

Lam can back up big talk – Muldoon

17 June 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Defence guru: John Muldoon in action for Connacht PICTURE: Getty Images THOSE daring to write-off Bristol’s chances of becoming a Premiership powerhouse […]

Woolmore ready for top flight after Jersey blooding

3 June 2018 1 comment

HUNGRY prop Jake Woolmore insists Bristol’s collection of Championship recruits will prove their critics wrong in next season’s Premiership. While Charles Piutau, below, and John […]

The Rugby Paper’s Championship Team of the Season

12 May 2018 0 comments

Bristol dominate our XV, but there are some worthy mentions for other stars who were certainly in with a shout…

Booy’s sure his Bears will thrive in new environment

29 April 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL’S planned new £10m training ground will underpin the club’s rise to the top echelon of domestic and European rugby, according to […]

Freestyle has put Gloucester back in the swim

29 April 2018 2 comments

No fear: John Afoa JOHN Afoa is hell bent on leaving Gloucester a trophy winner after revealing how he has revelled in the “no fear” […]

Baa-Baas appoint Bristol boss Lam

15 April 2018 0 comments

PAT Lam will coach the Barbarians against an England XV at Twickenham on May 27. Lam, who has just guided Bristol back into the Premiership, […]

England v Barbarians: Bristol coach Pat Lam to take charge of Baa-Baas

12 April 2018 0 comments

The Baa-Baas assemble at Twickenham at the end of May

Champions Bristol vow to wow the home fans

8 April 2018 1 comment

By ROB WILDMAN JORDAN Crane has ordered his Bristol team to finish off their Championship promotion season in style next Friday at home to Doncaster. […]

Bristol prop Jack O’Connell to make switch to Ealing Trailfinders

29 March 2018 0 comments

Loosehead to make switch from Ashton Gate to Bristol’s main promotion challengers

Bristol bailed out by boot of Irish ace Madigan

25 March 2018 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING IAN Madigan kicked six penalties to save Bristol from the embarrassment of successive home defeats and gain a valuable four points towards […]

Searle off to understudy Sopoaga

11 March 2018 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS have completed the signing of Bristol fly-half Billy Searle, above, who is […]

Lam’s lads close in on club record

4 March 2018 0 comments

Preview Bristol v Jersey Today, Kick-off 2pm. Ashton Gate BRISTOLcould break a club-record winning streak if they overcome Jersey today. Pat Lam’s men are targeting […]

Nadolo gets behind bid for Pacific Islanders franchise

25 February 2018 1 comment

ISN’T it odd how things come full circle. Back in the supposedly bad old amateur days, the Super Ten competition was formed in 1993. Western […]

Bakewell’s challenge to create new pack legacy

25 February 2018 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY New generation of prop: Ellis Genge PICTURES: Getty Images NEW Leicester forwards guru Mark Bakewell has vowed to create a Tigers pack […]

Lam promises to give youth their chance

25 February 2018 1 comment

FRUSTRATED Bristol supremo Pat Lam says he is sick of his club being used as a bargaining tool as he prepares to unveil his latest […]

Lay boosts Bristol front row stocks

28 January 2018 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA SAMOA prop James Lay has joined Bristol on a short-term loan to cover Pat Lam’s injury-hit front row resources. The tighthead arrives from […]

Blues blasted by Bristol’s big guns

21 January 2018 0 comments

Bristol…68 Cardiff Blues …0 ■By MIKE NICHOLS BRISTOL ran ten tries past Cardiff Blues in a match between the pool’s two non-qualifiers. In a mismatch […]

Bristol cut loose with Williams hat-trick

31 December 2017 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN Power play: Steven Luatua forces his way through to score for Bristol PICTURE: Dante Kim Try time: Luc Jones THREE tries early […]

Bristol wrap up Christmas bonus within half an hour

24 December 2017 2 comments

By WILLIAM CARPENTER Bristol…56pts Tries: Vui 2, Morahan 13, Leiua 18, Pisi 28, Lam 55, Joyce 63, Protheroe 66, Jeffries 79 Conversions: Madigan 2, 13, […]

YOUNG GUNS

24 December 2017 0 comments

JAMES DUN BRISTOL FLANKER When your dad played in the back row for Bristol, Wasps and England, Chris Robshaw attended the same school as you […]

Leinster made us pay for mistakes says Lam

10 December 2017 1 comment

By WILL CARPENTER Bristol 35 Leinster A 46 LEINSTERwithstood a late Bristol fightback to seal a bonus-point victory at Ashton Gate on Friday. Bristol boss […]

Williams confident of filling Webb role for Wales

10 December 2017 1 comment

CRACKERJACK Bristol scrum-half Rhodri Williams believes Rhys Webb’s defection to Toulon will offer him a route back into a Wales jersey – after he completes […]

Bristol stay on track but Knights put up a fight

3 December 2017 1 comment

By GUY WILLIAMS Defiant: Doncaster’s Curtis Wilson scores LEADERS and promotion favourites Bristol completed the first half of their Championship campaign with their 11th consecutive […]

Protheroe benefiting from time with Bruce

26 November 2017 0 comments

GIFTED full-back Mat Protheroe believes testing himself under Premiership legends Pat Lam and Bruce Reihana at Bristol will help him fulfil his untapped potential. England […]

Carnegie caned as new-style Bristol take on Lam philosophy

19 November 2017 1 comment

By COLIN NEWBOULT EVENat this stage of the season, Bristol appear a certainty for promotion. And the concerning thing for their rivals is that they […]

Lam lines up lrish tight-head Carey

5 November 2017 1 comment

BRISTOL are showing an interest in signing Irish tight-head Conor Carey as they look to strengthen their squad for an expected return to the Premiership. […]

Tough-tackling Falcons realising true potential

29 October 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Improving: Newcastle lock Calum Green NEWCASTLE forwards coach Micky Ward reckons competition for places and a rock solid defence will underpin his […]

Rhodri’s six-minute hat-trick routs Reds

29 October 2017 2 comments

Jersey Reds 17pts Tries: Pincus 38, Selway 46, Dudley 55 Conversions: Pincus 55 Bristol 36pts Tries: Luatua 18, 65, R Williams 21, 25, 27 Conversions: […]

Tuohy relishing his stint with Leicester

15 October 2017 0 comments

ON-LOAN Leicester lock Dan Tuohy says he has an open mind over his future after joining the Premiership giants from hometown outfit Bristol. Tuohy, capped […]

Madigan impressed by Bristol prodigy Protheroe

24 September 2017 2 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA IAN Madigan is backing lightning-quick Bristol team-mate Matt Protheroe for big things. After starring for England at age grade level, […]

Madigan hoping Schmidt links keep in Ireland frame

10 September 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER IAN Madigan is refusing to give up on his Ireland dream, despite plying his trade in the English Championship with Bristol this […]

Even Luatua can’t save Lam’s return

27 August 2017 1 comment

By JOHN FALLON Connacht …24 Bristol …14 STEVEN Luatua made his Bristol debut, but not even the presence of the All Black could prevent a […]

Bristol fightback falls short after first half to forget

13 August 2017 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Leading the charge: Bath captain Matt Garvey Bristol 31 Bath 34 BRISTOL staged a remarkable second half rally to score 24 unanswered […]

Charles Piutau signs for Bristol

11 August 2017 0 comments

Bristol have made a major coup on the transfer market with the signing of All Black Charles Piutau from the start of the 2018/19 season. […]

Dan Leo: Charitable mindset has held back Pacific rugby

3 August 2017 0 comments

Much of the kiwi media-fare leading up to the third test between New Zealand and the Lions focussed on Kieran Read and the fact it […]

Robinson: I couldn’t quit even after club axed Dad

30 July 2017 0 comments

BRISTOL flanker Olly Robinson has revealed why he decided to stay at the club in the wake his father’s sacking as director of rugby last […]

Madigan eyes route back to Test scene via Bristol

25 June 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY FLY-HALF Ian Madigan has revealed his twin targets of steering Bristol into the Premiership and reclaiming a place in the Ireland team. […]

Murray back fit and firing with second half cameo

7 May 2017 0 comments

Munster 50pts Tries: Earls 8, O’Donoghue 28, Conway 33, 54, Cronin 43, Saili 70, Oliver 80 Conversions: Keatley 9, 29, 34, 43, 55, 71 Penalty: […]

Evans at double to seal home semi-final

30 April 2017 1 comment

Connacht 8 Scarlets 30 STEFF Evans touched down twice and Scarlets secured a home semi-final with a bonus point victory over Connacht. In what was […]

Jason will be last to walk away from us say Bristol

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOl chairman Chris Booy insists there will be no more ‘get out’ clauses on offer after revealing that star full-back Jason Woodward […]

Dragons put frighteners on

19 February 2017 0 comments

By DARAGH SMALL REIGNING champions Connacht kept their top six hopes alive but crucially failed to secure a bonus point in their victory over Dragons. […]

Bristol to bring in All Black Luatua

15 February 2017 0 comments

Bristol have pulled off a massive coup by signing All Blacks flanker Steven Luatua ahead of next season. The 25-year-old will arrive from the Blues […]

Pat Lam confirmed as Bristol head coach

6 December 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Pat Lam will take over as Bristol head coach next season. The 48 year-old, […]

Peter Jackson column: Underdogs Connacht my team of the season

29 April 2016 0 comments

Pat Lam achieved some notable firsts as a player at the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st. A permanent fixture […]

Sale sign USA fly-half MacGinty

31 March 2016 0 comments

Sale Sharks have secured the signing of USA International fly-half AJ MacGinty. The 26-years-old, who will join from Connacht, is a direct replacement for Danny […]