Bears boss Pat Lam has confirmed a huge turnover of players at Bristol, with 4 of the 20 who are leaving retiring from playing.
Pat Lam's Premiership side have been left without Siale Piutau (knee), Piers O’Conor (knee), Charles Piutau (knee), Will Hurrell (head), Luke Daniels (shoulder) and Charlie Powell (ankle).
The final round of the 2018/19 Gallagher Premiership regular season has been played and we have picked our XV of the week from six enthralling contests.
Bristol's European Challenge Cup came to an end as they were thrashed 39-15 by La Rochelle in the quarter-finals.
A round-up of the top performers from Round 14 of the Gallagher Premiership season, where Gloucester and Harlequins both solidified their spots within the top four with impressive home wins.
Bristol Bears have fallen to their first heavy defeat of the season.
A new coach may have brought renewed optimism and the squad might boast seven England internationals but I think Harlequins are firmly in the relegation battle this season.
Six players will make their competitive debuts for the club when Bristol Bears kick off the Gallagher Premiership season on Friday against West Country rivals Bath.
July is here and teams up and down the country are heading back into preseason and beginning their preparations for the 2018/19 season.
