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"That game, first of the season, is huge," says forwards coach John Muldoon. "I'm sure Bath are sick of us, at this point. We've gotten one-up on them for the last couple of years, on the first day."https://www.instagram.com/p/CiVpleuMCHF/
"We're like a family here and everybody has each other's backs. Very close-knit. Any of the new guys that come in, we try get them settled in as quick as possible. Get them out for a coffee, show them what's what."Irish outhalf AJ MacGinty is one of the new guys at Bristol, having moved from Sale Sharks over the summer. After he helped Connacht to the PRO12 title, in 2016, Pat Lam told the Dubliner, who is a USA international, that he would always have a place for him in one of his squads. Six seasons later and Lam kept his word, bringing MacGinty in to challenge Sheedy, Tom Wilstead and Sam Worsely. "Those six years have flown by," he tells us. "I'm still finding my feet here, at the moment - straight into pre-season, getting the family settled in and getting to know the lads... I'm sure there will be a bus journey, heading back from an away game, to help with the initiations and team bonding!"
"I was like a fan-boy, to be honest. I was asking him to get in a picture with me. To be fair to Johnny, he still keeps in contact with me now and he seems like an absolute legend of a bloke. "He's someone I have looked up to for years, and just to get a message, out of the blue, to see how things are going... he's a role model. We're both professionals, as well, but I still look up to him, massively."As the Wales international speaks about 'buying into the team culture', Kyle Sinckler - not wanting to spoil the shot - comes through and sneaks behind the camera, whispering an apology as he heads back out to the bottom pitch. Before Sheedy scoots off to get changed out of his gear and get on with the rest of his day, we run through some quick 'throw your teammates under the bus' questions. The theme is 'Most likely to... '

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