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Article: My Bristol plan ; Steve Gorvett does not officially start as chief executive until August 1 - but he has already set his sights on taking the Bristol back into the upper echelons of the English elite.
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- Western Daily Press (Bristol UK)
- Article date:
- June 18, 2008
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Steve Gorvett does not officially start as chief executive until
August 1 - but he has already set his sights on taking the Bristol
back into the upper echelons of the English elite.
The 53-year-old former Queen Elizabeth's Hospital school pupil
used to play for the club when they were one of the best teams in
the country during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Bristol finished ninth in the Guinness Premiership last season
but Gorvett, pictured above, is aiming higher for his tenure in
charge.
He said: "We must keep moving forward - there's some big clubs in
the Premiership and we want to be there up with them.
"There are some big clubs (at the top of English rugby) but this
is the group we ...