England star Ellis Genge is set to be added straight into Bristol Bears' leadership group when he returns to the club having captained Leicester Tigers to the Premiership title last season.
Lam has not had a club captain so to speak since he arrived at Bristol in 2017, with former All Black Steven Luatua his go to skipper in recent years following Jordan Cranes' retirement and transition into coaching and Siale Piutau's departure for Japan, with the likes of Joe Joyce and Callum Sheedy amongst the current crop of players to also lead the side.
Genge is unlikely to be replace Luatua as the club's primary on-field leader, but Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam said Genge comes across as a leader in everything he does, a trait recognised by England head coach Eddie Jones who has added him to the national side's leadership group as well.
