Player/ Coach interview requests

Please contact Nicol McClelland to arrange your interview(s) on 07545 921481 or by email at nicol@bristolrugby.co.uk

Ad hoc briefings

The timing and location of these will made in advance and giving as much notice as possible and will contain instructions on how to respond and book your place.

Team news

Press conferences usually take place on a Wednesday afternoon at Bristol Rugby's training base at Clifton RFC unless otherwise advised. Watch out for the weekly announcements via the Bristol Rugby news service.

Paul Hull will announce the provisional squad, issue quotes and handle questions from the media.

If you would like to conduct a 1:1 with Paul or schedule an interview with one of the players, please email Nicol McClelland at nicol@bristolrugby.co.uk so that we can make appropriate arrangements.

Matchday Media

Before Match Day

If you wish to attend a home fixture, please email nicol@bristolrugby.co.uk before the relevant deadline preceeding the game stating which publication/ television channel or radio station you are representing.

The cut off time will be published in advance.

Also state whether you are a journalist, photographer or cameraman as this will help us to prepare your pass to allow access to the appropriate area of the ground.

Photographers must be able to provide proof of commission and we can only accommodate a certain number per game.

Please remember to list a contact number in the unlikely event that we have to ring you.

If you do not contact us before the deadline, we will not be able to guarantee car parking (parking is not ordinarily available at the stadium but in the Civil Service car park just down the road).

Confirmation of accreditation will be by email and will not take place until the accreditation deadline has passed. If you do not receive an email by 12 noon on the Friday before the game, please contact Nicol McClelland.

Pre match

If you have requested and been allocated parking, it will be in the Outer Car Park accessed through Trubshaw Gardens.

On arrival at the Outer Car Park, the steward at the gate will have a list of all media who have registered to attend and will direct you to your allocated parking space.

Once parked, please make your way to the media room which is situated behind the clubhouse in the Stadium and to the left hand side of the club offices.

The Media Room will be open from 1pm onwards (for a 3pm kick off) to help you find your bearings and make your visit to Bristol as enjoyable as possible.

You will provided with a match program and team sheet as well as a ground passes (where appropriate) and match ticket.

Refreshments will also be available in the media room.

Post match

Post match interviews with Paul Hull and a representative from the visitors' coaching staff will be held in the media room.

The coaches will be brought to the media room approximately 20 minutes after the final whistle.

Facilities

The media room is equipped with a number of power points and a number of BT phone lines.

The press seats in the Centenary Stand are equipped with a number of power points but phone points must be booked in advance. Please contact Nicol for further information.

We also have a wireless broadband network available on matchdays in the media room.