Pat Lam could be about to rip up his recruitment playbook and bring in a big coach from outside his inner circle ahead of the 2023/24 season.
Reports are circulating that Bristol Bears are keen on adding former Newcastle Falcons head coach Dave Walder as the club’s attack coach.
Walder will leave his role as head coach of Newcastle Falcons at the end of the current campaign but has effectively been put on gardening leave after falling out with the club’s directors over recruitment and retention after seeing England prop Trevor Davidson follow hooker George McGuigan out the door in high-profile midseason moves.
