Pat Lam has no plans to significantly add further to his squad ahead of the 2023/24 season with Bristol Bears set to go into the new campaign with their smallest senior squad in years.
A third year of the reduced £5m baseline salary cap means that despite some big-name departures from Ashton Gate this summer, like marquee men Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau, the Bristol director of rugby has been left with little wiggle room to strengthen his squad.