Ahead of the start of the new Premiership Rugby season, returning Bath Rugby lock, Dave Attwood, spoke about walking into a new Farleigh House, a promising group of young players and why Ed Griffiths’ involvement opened him up to a return.

Ahead of a Friday night encounter with Bath at Ashton Gate, Bristol Bears’ Dave Attwood spoke to Joe Harvey about the club’s start to the season, taking on his former club and World Rugby's new guidance around contact training.

The Bristol Bears lock is studying to become a barrister and this week, he is taking part in a rugby union conference which will be tackling some of the biggest issues in the game.