Bristol boss faced interview with Pat Lam’s wife

Pat Lam’s wife interviewed Bristol’s chairman and chief executive before her husband agreed to leave Connacht at the end of this season.

Bristol boss faced interview with Pat Lam’s wife

The news has naturally come as a hammer blow to the Irish province as their head coach has opted to takeover a side rock bottom of the Aviva Premiership and without a win all season. Bristol’s chairman, Chris Booy, understands the disappointment in Ireland over Lam’s departure but insists this was not a decision which the Connacht coach has taken lightly.

“The process has been a two-way street. We had a number of applicants for this job, but we identified him very early as a man who fits our profile,” said Booy.

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