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ON THE BLINDSIDE

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The Rugby Paper Team
22 October 2017

BY NEILFISSLER
Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler
BRISTOL have two more Premiership players on their shopping list ahead of an impending return to the top flight next season.
Last week I reported Bath’s England Saxons lock Elliott Stooke was a target and now they are looking at Leicester hooker Harry Thacker, right.
The son of former hooker Troy Thacker, the 23- year-old appeared once for England U20s three years ago and has played for his home town club since 2013.
Another player Pat Lam is interested in taking to the West Country is London Irish full-back Ben Ransom.

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