Latest NewsBristol Rugby Announce Retained List
28 members of existing squad will stay at the Memorial Stadium
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Bristol Rugby have retained the core of the first-team as Liam Middleton and his side bid for a place in the top four of the RFU Championship next season.
Twenty-eight members of the existing squad will remain at the Memorial Stadium ahead of the new campaign.
Mark Lilley (Bath), Glen Townson (Newcastle) and Matthew Jones (Newport-Gwent Dragons) all agree deals to stay with the Club, while Redford Pennycook and Luke Eves also put pen to paper.
Callum Braley (Hartpury), Joe Joyce (Filton) and Steve Uren (Filton) sign professional Academy contracts.
Bristol have confirmed five new signings so far. James Grindal (Leicester Tigers), Bryan Rennie (Exeter Chiefs), Bruce Douglas (Worcester Warriors), David McIlwaine (Doncaster Knights) and Adrian Jarvis (London Irish) will join up with the squad for pre-season training.
Fourteen members of the 2011/12 squad will be leaving Bristol Rugby. These include No. 8 Dan Montagu, prop Mark Irish and Academy duo Darren Barry and Mark Davies.
Retained squad members:
Ross Johnston
Rhys Lawrence
Tom Channon (Academy)
Wayne Thompson
Mark Lilley
Jason Hobson
Will Davis (Academy)
Mariano Sambucetti
Roy Winters
Glen Townson
Ben Glynn (Academy)
Joe Joyce (Academy)
Redford Pennycook
Iain Grieve
James Merriman
Marco Mama (Academy)
Steve Uren (Academy)
Mitch Eadie (Academy)
Tom Slater
Ruki Tipuna
Callum Braley (Academy)
Tristan Roberts
Matthew Jones
Jack Tovey
George Watkins
Ryan Edwards (Academy)
Jon Goodridge
Matt Williams
Luke Eves
Fautua Otto
Jack Gadd (Academy)
Departing squad members:
Louis Silver (Doncaster Knights)
Jason Harris-Wright (Connacht)
Darren Barry
Daniel Montagu
Mark Irish
Jake Caulfield
Matty James (Nevers Rugby)
Henry Vanderglas (Grenoble)
Mark Davies
Sean Marsden (Hartpury College)
Darren Crompton (Hartpury College)
Josh Ovens (returns to parent club)
James Letherby
Will Helu
