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Tainton, 35, has worked at Bristol for more than a decade before being made chief operating officer in 2022. <\/p>\n
Bristol’s match in Cardiff marks the first time one of their home Premiership matches has been played away from Ashton Gate.<\/p>\n
It follows similar initiatives by other clubs to play at international stadiums during the league season, with Saracens playing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Harlequins at Twickenham during recent campaigns.<\/p>\n
Tainton said while there were “no immediate plans\u201d for any games to be played internationally, he “would not rule anything out” in the future. <\/p>\n
“What I will say of the Premiership and new executive there, they have come in with a freshness and a purpose and new ideas. I don’t think anything is off the table,\u201d Tainton said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe value Ashton Gate and we value our season ticket holders and we value home games \u2013 [it\u2019s] certainly not something we\u2019re cooking away in the background in terms of a Premiership game.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are very much aligned with Premiership Rugby and their strategy to grow the game to get more eyeballs on rugby.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n