Bristol to Face More Pain After Heartbreak ; Defeat in Promotion Match Means Top Players Could Leave and 'Tight Times' Ahead

Western Daily Press › May 27, 2010

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Paul Hull has admitted Bristol face a painful few days after missing out on promotion back to the Guinness Premiership - and has accepted that key players may now leave the club. Bristol were beaten 29-10 in the second leg of the Championship play-off final in front of a sold-out Memorial Stadium last night, going down 38-16 on aggregate after their 9-6 defeat at Sandy Park a week earlier.

Failure to return to the Premiership at the first time of asking means Bristol must compete in the Championship next season without the benefit of the Pounds 1.75 million Premier Rugby parachute payment.

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Bristol to Face More Pain After Heartbreak ; Defeat in Promotion Match Means Top Players Could Leave and 'Tight Times' Ahead

They now run the very real risk of losing some of their top stars - with centre Luke Eves' move to Newcastl...

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