BRISTOL BEARS Lam makes five changes to winning XV
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- Created on Friday, 04 December 2020 13:56
- Last Updated on Saturday, 05 December 2020 12:10
- Published on Friday, 04 December 2020 13:56
- Written by TOM TAINTON at Ashton Gate
Bristol born lock Dave Attwood is set for his first outing of the Premiership campaign when Bristol Bears host Northampton Saints tonight (1945ko).The England international recovers from a leg injury to start in the second row, as director of rugby Pat Lam makes five changes from the Bears XV which secured a 30-13 bonus point home win over Worcester Warriors.
Scrum half Andy Uren is set to make his first start of the season while Henry Purdy switches to full back, with Wales' Ioan Lloyd away on international duty.
In the pack, Jake Woolmore and Max Lahiff earn starts in the front row.
Bristol Bears starting 15. Henry Purdy; 14. Niyi Adeolokun, 13. Piers O’Conor, 12. Siale Piutau (c), 11. Alapati Leiua; 10. Sam Bedlow, 9. Andy Uren; 1. Jake Woolmore, 2. Bryan Byrne, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Dave Attwood, 5. Joe Joyce, 6. Jake Heenan, 7. Dan Thomas, 8. Nathan Hughes.
Ready on the bench 16. Will Capon, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. John Afoa, 19. Ed Holmes, 20. Mitch Eadie, 21. Harry Randall, 22. Tiff Eden, 23. Toby Fricker
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