Pat Lam has explained why he has made the slightly surprising decision to release England U20 international Alex Groves.
In a ‘ruthless’ sink or swim environment, the Bears director of rugby explained the towering second row has not made the breakthrough into the Bristol Bears first team he had hoped and so has been immediately released from his contract at the club having signed a two-year academy deal back in 2020.
Lam said: “When we looked at it and weighed up everyone at this stage of the season and he is not what we are looking for.”
