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EXCLUSIVE - 'The Bear Pit' documentary lifts lid on Bristol Bears revolution
By Online Editors
RugbyPass presents an original documentary which examines the revolution and return to the Premiership of the Bristol Bears.
Championed by billionaire investor Stephen Lansdown, led by championship winning coach Pat Lam, populated by a bevy of top stars and sporting an ambitious rebrand - Bristol Bears have reconstructed themselves as they once again face into the edifice of English rugby's elite competition - the Gallagher Premiership.
In April Lansdown said the club had been “in a time-warp and we got caught out last season in the Premiership – we can’t let that happen again.”
This is the story of that venture.
RugbyPass talks to the main actors in this revolution in a bid to lift the lid of one of English rugby's most intriguing stories of reconstruction and redemption.
Welcome to the 'The Bear Pit'.
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Well said except Argentina is most certainly not an “emerging nation” as far as rugby is concerned. If you’re making global-social-political claim, then I’m out of my depth entirely.
Argentina by multiple leagues of magnitude played better than Ireland today. Striking away a try in the 2nd minute did not necessarily lead to Arg demise, but as we all know, rugby is such an emotional game that then to be down 12-0 over nothing is gut-wrenching, especially as it was effectively a 19 point swing. Argentina’s fight back throughout the rest of the match was laudable.
A howl of great sadness for a beautiful sport that has criminal administrators, feckless refs, foppish TMOs, idiotic tv pundits, et al. attempting to collectively suicide the whole thing. No fault of the players or coaches necessarily. We have a situation where punitive cards that detract away from the essence and loftiness of the game itself are celebrated to a degree that is pathologically purblind. Rugby has created for itself a fetish for punishment rather than simply allowing the game to be played. Shameful.
Go to commentsAbsolutely right, can’t expect nearly an all kiwi officiating team to know the rules properly 😉
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