At the end of last month, a few hours after Bristol Bears had announced the stunning signing of Fiji international Semi Radradra on a three-year deal, Pat Lam presided over a bustling press day at Clifton RFC.

Understandably, given news of Saracens’ salary cap scandal and sanctions had broken just a few weeks previously, many questions centred around the financial intricacies of Bristol’s squad.

After all, the Premiership salary cap is currently due to remain at £6.4m for 2020-21, with up to an additional £600,000 dealt to each club for fielding academy players under the age of 24. Unless Lord Myners’ review of the regulations, announced on Thursday, imparts any immediate changes, next season will be the fourth consecutive campaign it has stayed at that mark.

A man of immense integrity, Lam is always generous with his insight. He confirmed that Radradra, who lit up Rugby World Cup 2019, would join from French side Bordeaux Bègles as one of Bristol’s marquee players. Every club can nominate two men whose wages are excluded from that season’s cap.