Bristol ready to blood Premiership noses after seven years in wilderness

West County club don’t just want to survive in the Premiership after waiting so long – they aim to be in the top end and then EuropeTalk to anyone in Bristol and they will concede the waiting game has been painful. Seven years is more than an itch in rugby; to be outside the Premiership for so long has tested everyone’s faith. “Our support has been amazing when you consider we’ve had seven years in the wilderness,” says Chris Booy, the club’s chairman. Saturday’s eagerly awaited comeback against Harlequins at Twickenham has a distinct whiff of the promised land about it. Related: Premiership g…