Bristol Bears need to start winning at home, said head coach Dave Ward as the Premiership Women’s Rugby returns this weekend.
All three of the Bears’ wins in the league this season have come on the road with defeats to Saracens and Harlequins at home.
They return from the two-week league break fifth in the table, five points ahead of Trailfinders a place below them.
“It’s really important for us to start winning at home,” Ward told BBC Radio Bristol.
“It’s a massive game for them, it’s a massive game for the league and for the players – they’re champing at the bit and want to get playing,”
After a few days in freezing temperatures, Saturday in Bristol is forecast to be a washout and with the team playing at their usual home ground of Shaftesbury Park – on a 3G pitch – Ward said the weather would “massively” impact team selection.
“We want to play a fast game even if it’s raining, even if it’s a little bit cold and we want to run…
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