Pat Lam is delighted to have his star winger back for the first time this year as the Bears prepare to take on Leicester at Ashton Gate on Sunday.
England lock Ollie Chessum will return to Leicester Tigers' starting XV on Sunday as his side host Saracens in the Gallagher Premiership.
Bristol kept up the pressure on Gallagher Premiership leaders Bath with a 52-38 win over strugglers Exeter in a thrilling West Country derby.
England captain Maro Itoje will return to captain a Saracens side containing four of his international team-mates during the Guinness Six Nations when they host Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday.Â
The men’s Rugby World Cup expansion has pushed developing nations to pursue a semi-professionalisation of their club competitions, or, at least, arrange a deal for their top players to stay in the game for an extended period.
Max Malins' planned return to action has been pushed back by a couple of weeks with Bristol Bears boss Pat Lam forecasting another month on the sidelines for the full-back/wing.
Gallagher Premiership round seven away to Harlequins on November 29 is the Bears’ debut date ringed in his calendar but who knows, we might see him sooner if he is ready and Fiji want him involved on a four-match tour where three of the matches fall under the World Rugby regulation nine player release.