Pat Lam described reports in the press that he could lose his job as Bristol Bears director of rugby at the end of the season as ‘white noise’ he won’t let distract him from the job at hand.
Lam has been consistent throughout his five and half years at Bristol in saying he does not allow outside noise in the press, and to a lesser extent even from the fans, impact him and the way he runs the club.
Lam arrived at Bristol in 2017 from Connacht, with the club having yo-yoed back down to the Championship after one year in the Premiership in an all too familiar tale for the then long-suffering fanbase..