Bristol omitted three players over Saracens artificial pitch fears

Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam omitted Pedro Rubiolo, AJ MacGinty and Steven Luatua from the Prem game at Saracens on 10 October over injury fears on the artificial pitch at StoneX Stadium. Lam said all three came off major injuries last year and would have played at home or in a semi-final, according to The Guardian.