Pat Lam has indicated that Bristol Bears already have their replacement for Connacht-bound forwards coach John Muldoon lined up with the director of rugby providing an insight into the type of individuals he likes to employ on his staff.
Muldoon is ending his five-year association with the Bears at the end of the season, returning to the club where he made his name as a player over 15 years, to take up the role of forwards coach under Pete Wilkens.
Lam and Muldoon have enjoyed an excellent working relationship as both head coach-player in Ireland and then as part of the same staff in Bristol where the 40-year-old followed his boss a year after he took the reins at Ashton Gate.
