Daily Express

Bears drop big hint for final

- NEIL SQUIRES

BRISTOL have a Jonny Wilkinson- style drop- goal masterplan up their sleeves if tonight’s European Challenge Cup final against Toulon goes down to the wire.

The Bears have been fine- tuning their own version of England’s World Cup- winning extra- time move – code- named Zig- Zag – which enabled

BRISTOL

Wilkinson to kick

Sir Clive Woodward’s side to glory.

“We have a play that will give us the opportunit­y for a drop- goal,” revealed Bristol director of rugby, Pat Lam, right.

“We have been practising it in training. I have a favourite saying – it’s better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. We have everything there if we need it.

“This is the last time we plan on being in this competitio­n as we move on to the Champions Cup next year – and hopefully every year after that.”

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