Bristol Bears want to begin successful at dwelling, stated head coach Dave Ward because the Premiership Ladies’s Rugby returns this weekend.
All three of the Bears’ wins within the league this season have come on the highway with defeats to Saracens and Harlequins at dwelling.
They return from the two-week league break fifth within the desk, 5 factors forward of Trailfinders a spot under them.
“It is actually essential for us to begin successful at dwelling,” Ward instructed BBC Radio Bristol.
“It is a large recreation for them, it is a large recreation for the league and for the gamers – they’re champing on the bit and wish to get taking part in,”
After just a few days in freezing temperatures, Saturday in Bristol is forecast to be a washout and with the crew taking part in at their common dwelling floor of Shaftesbury Park – on a 3G pitch – Ward stated the climate would “massively” impression crew choice.
“We wish to play a quick recreation even when it is raining, even when it is a little bit bit chilly and we wish to run Trailfinders round,” Ward added.
“Naturally with moist climate you possibly can have extra scrums, you will have totally different challenges with that, most likely extra line-out mauls to defend and possibly much less of the ball shifting previous the 12 channel as a result of naturally the circumstances do tighten the sport up, have we bought that third kicking choice probably as properly.
“You begin to consider substitutions, scrums are attritional, mauls are attritional, you have to begin bringing these gamers on and you may most likely see that with choice this week.”
