Bristol have 'everything' to win title - Reed

Bristol skipper Amber Reed believes nan nine has "everything" to spell 1 measurement further and triumph nan Premiership Women's Rugby title, aft being beaten successful nan last astatine nan extremity of past season.

The Bears were defeated 36-24 by eventual two-time convention champions Gloucester-Hartpury successful June successful their first-ever quality successful nan final.

They commencement nan 2024-25 run distant to Loughborough connected Saturday astatine 15:00 BST.

"We cognize we person everything to spell and return nan title to beryllium champions, but it's astir proving that week-on-week," Reed told BBC Radio Bristol.

"Last twelvemonth showed that you person to beryllium it week-on-week, you can't person a mates of bad weeks because nan convention will tally distant pinch you."

Fly-half Reed, who is successful her 16th play pinch nan Bears and has been capped 67 times times by England, said nan first crippled of nan play was a chance for nan squad to make a statement.

"It was truthful competitory crossed nan committee you person to deed nan crushed moving from nan commencement and it's a large opportunity for this group while WXV is connected to really laic down that marker," Reed said.

"We cognize that if we don't execute present it's going to beryllium really reliable astatine nan backmost extremity of nan season."

Bristol person retained overmuch of their squad for nan caller season, pinch Scotland centre Emma Orr and Wales winger and Great Britain sevens subordinate Jasmine Joyce-Butchers nan header caller arrivals - though Joyce-Butchers antecedently played for nan club.

Head coach Dave Ward, who took complete successful 2021, said nan "motivation" was location among nan group to spell a measurement further than reaching nan final.

"We want to spell and triumph it arsenic well. We've talked astir a three, four, five-year scheme - we want to triumph trophies for this group of players," Ward said.

"This twelvemonth again presents america pinch a bully opportunity to do that and Saturday is nan first measurement connected that ladder."