Pat Lam believes Bristol Bears' 42-19 loss at Sale Sharks on Saturday summed up their disappointing season.
The Bears were 28-0 down before the interval on the final day of the Gallagher Premiership campaign, with Tom Roebuck, Akker van der Merwe "and a Cobus Wiese brace securing the bonus point in no time. Toby Fricker got one back and replacement Nathan Hughes added a late double in his final Bristol appearance, but second-half scores from Arron Reed and Dan Du Preez sealed a heavy defeat.
It was a fitting end to a poor campaign for Bristol, finishing 10th in the standings after a 16th defeat. Set-piece woes and sloppy handling gave Sale a helping hand and, driven by the desire to win for departing South Africans Lood de Jager and Faf De Klerk, the Sharks were ruthless.
