Without wishing to steal the thunder from Matt's article, he bravely put himself through a fitness session with Dave Bell and Tom McLaughlin the club's Head of Physical Preparation and Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach respectively.

The goal is to try and appreciate what the Bristol Rugby players will be going through when they return for preseason training next week.

To read Matt's article and see video clips and pictures from the session, keep an eye on forthcoming issues of the Evening Post.

Spoiler alert - it wasn't pretty!!!