Bristol Rugby are looking for the sort of win that can rejuvenate their season tomorrow – on the longest domestic trip of their campaign.

Some of Paul Hull's players will bide their time on the 180-mile journey to Doncaster with the odd game of cards.

But Luke Arscott can assure Bristol Rugby fans that the gambling will stop when they get off the coach.

The full-back freely admits that Bristol have not been on top of their game, apart from during a 40-minute spell against Cornish Pirates a fortnight ago.

Defeat to Exeter, plus some other less-than-inspiring performances, have ensured that Bristol go into tomorrow's trip to Castle Park in third spot in the Championship.

Arscott said: "We have been disappointed by our performances over the last few games. We put our best 40 minutes of rugby together in the second half at Cornish Pirates.

"We just have to be more consistent and keep hold of the ball more."

A quick glance at the Championship table suggests Doncaster should be easy meat for the former Premiership side.

But the South Yorkshire outfit won at Plymouth Albion last week, although that was their only victory so far this term and they are second bottom.

Tomorrow's game is the first meeting of the clubs. But Arscott insists: "They are not an unknown quantity.

"We expect them to be a tough side. They went to Plymouth, which is quite a tough place to go and, although that doesn't fit in with their results, we know they are a good side because they were up there in the top four of this division last season.

"We have looked at videos of their games and they haven't been playing too badly. They pushed Exeter close when they played them."

Cards, films and books are used to occupy time on the long coach trips.

"There are a few of us who play a bit of cards," said Arscott. "But not much betting goes on."

And Arscott insists he does not have a side-bet with his younger brother Tom over who scores the most tries. The young wing has the edge over Luke by two scores to one.

"It is nice to score tries, but I don't go out there thinking of scoring a try myself," said Luke.

"It is about the team and if we can score four tries that's brilliant. There is a little bit of healthy competition between me and Tom, but it's not selfish. If he is on the end of a two-on-one, I will pass him the ball."

Apart from the Exeter defeat, Bristol Rugby have been getting the results without really impressing.

"If we can put the performances together the wins will come," said Arscott. "At this stage we will concentrate on ourselves. There are a lot of teams that can cause upsets and that's why we have to take everyone seriously, including Doncaster."