Jason Spice says Bristol Rugby's second-half demolition of Cornish Pirates was long overdue – and must be used as a measure for the rest of the season.

Bristol scored four tries in 23 minutes at Camborne Rec last weekend, turning a 6-6 half-time scoreline into a convincing 35-13 victory.

And scrum-half Spice, whose side host Moseley in the Championship tonight, feels the standard has now been set in terms of Bristol's attacking ambitions.

"In the first half, we probably could have held on to the ball a bit better – but the conditions were a lot tougher than our coaching staff probably gave us credit for," joked Spice in relation to the half-time team-talk delivered by head coach Paul Hull.

"But after half-time we were clinical – and it was probably overdue. We are trying to play an attractive brand of rugby – but at the same time we are trying to play a winning brand of rugby.

"Sometimes we have to be a little more conservative than we would like – and so far we have been pretty good in patches of 15 or 20 minutes, where we can pile on the points, and then be pretty average for long periods.

"We are trying to be more consistent and I think what happened in Cornwall has opened a lot of guys' eyes to how many points we can score if we play like that. We had a really good 30 or 40 minutes down there – and now we've done that we have to do it for the whole game."

New Zealander Spice, whose top-level experience includes successful stints with Wellington, Ospreys and Cardiff Blues, was Bristol's highest-profile summer signing and very quickly became Hull's team captain.

But he has not been satisfied with his personal form in his six league starts for Bristol – and has promised there is much more to come.

"It's getting better each week – but I am still quite a way from where I want to be," he said.

"I have sat down with the coaches and we have talked about what I need to do – and they are pretty relaxed in terms of my progress and getting me back to full fitness, which is a key thing. I've been getting a bit closer to where I want to be but I've still got a bit of work to do."

Spice missed virtually the entire pre-season after breaking his arm while playing for Cardiff Blues in last season's EDF Energy Cup final victory against Gloucester.

"I literally had no pre-season, so I went in reasonably cold," he said. "But this game on Friday will be my seventh of the season, so hopefully I will be a little bit more improved from last weekend. Then, come Christmas, I should be up and running."

And while Spice feels his personal form is gradually improving, he is also hoping his team can continue their steady improvement when they face in-form Moseley this evening.

"We have been guilty of throwing a lot of ball away this season – but in that second half in Cornwall we were holding onto it and going that extra phase," said Spice.

"The fact we were then scoring off those plays has certainly made the players more aware of what we can do – it's as if evidence has been presented to them.

"If we can put that together for the whole game, then I don't think there will be too many teams who will be able to hang in there against us."