Pat Lam praised the performances of four of Bristol Bears’ young players who stepped up to senior rugby from the club’s champion U18s side on Friday night.
The Bears' director of rugby said fly-half Sam Worsley, number eight Ed Harvey, backrower Aaron Tull and centre Joe Jenkins, who all featured in the 22-17 defeat to Brive out in France, have great futures ahead of them.
All four teenagers were prominent figures in Bristol Bears’ 2021/22 national academy title winning U18 squad and have been training with the first team this summer.