Ten years ago, Bristol were in the Championship and facing bankruptcy. Today they sit top of the Premiership and have stunned the rugby world by signing the Fiji wing Semi Radradra, one of the standout players at the World Cup, on a three-year contract.
Since league rugby started in 1987, Bristol have finished in the top half of the elite division only four times and their story in the professional era before Steve Lansdown took over the club in 2012 was largely one of struggle on the field and financially, with the next crisis never far away.
Written by Paul Rees
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/nov/27/semi-radradra-fiji-winger-joins-bristol-bears-rugby-three-year-deal under the title “Semi Radradra signing a statement of intent from fast-rising Bristol”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
