Pat Lam admitted he left his calm persona at the door of the Bath changing rooms at half time as he gave an emotional team talk to fire up his side to come from behind and win at the Recreation Ground on Friday night.
Bristol, who started the weekend ninth in the table, still have eyes on making an odds-defying run for the top four, and at the bare minimum securing Champions Cup rugby for next season after spending this year competing in the Challenge Cup.
Being ‘A Champions Cup team’ is so big a part of Lam’s vision for the club that is emblazoned on the wall at Bristol’s High Performance Training Centre.
