Mark Irish joined Bristol from Gloucester in 2005

Bristol prop Mark Irish says the prospect of beating Cornish Pirates home and away is giving them an extra spur ahead of their match on Sunday.

The Pirates were beaten for the first time this season when the two sides met at the Memorial Stadium in September.

"That's the incentive for us. Lets see if we can do the double on them," Irish told BBC Radio Bristol.

"We're under no illusions about how big a test this is, they'll be a big crowd down there too."

Irish continued: "It's a big ask but we've had a good weeks training and I think the training we've been doing has paid off so hopefully it'll be a good weekend."

We've had a good record against them whether we played down there or at the Memorial Stadium. Mark Irish

Bristol have won three of their last four league games and the match in Penzance is their last before two weeks of British & Irish cup fixtures.

And the 29-year-old loose head prop is determined to go into the break on a high.

"We've got to give it everything as [if we get] a result here and if other results go our way we could go up to seventh," he said.

Pirates, who are fourth in the Championship, are yet to be beaten at home this season but that is not a record that concerns Irish.

"I think as a team we like playing against Pirates," he said.

"We've had a good record against them whether we played down there or at the Memorial Stadium.

"For us it's a challenge isn't it. A challenge to go down there and get a result."

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