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Bristol Bears Director of Rugby Pat Lam believes the Premiership Cup is valuable for the development of younger players to play rugby the “Bristol Way”, following the Bears’ 67-19 win over Bedford Blues, where they scored 11 tries. “I’m very proud and pleased for them. If you put a drone above the game and put […]
After racing to a huge 19-point lead and a bonus point guarantee in the first 40 minutes, the Bristol Bears charged on and shut down Bath, coming away with a 36-26 win. Bristol, seemingly bouncing back from their recent home derby loss to close rivals Gloucester on Friday and handing Bath their first loss of the […]
Gloucester defeated Bristol Bears in a nail-biting game 44-41, where George Barton’s penalty made the difference at Ashton Gate. Following the game Bristol Bears’ Director of Rugby Pat Lam was not completely satisfied with the result, but praised their opponent. “First of all, it’s a good game of rugby in the sense of the neutral […]
Embed from Getty Images It was another jam-packed weekend of Gallagher Premiership action as all four of our south west sides were in action; Gloucester were challenged by table rivals Wasps, Exeter Chiefs took on Bath in a derby and Bristol Bears took a trip to Northampton. First of all, Gloucester’s hopes of a top […]
What makes sport interesting? Close games, not knowing who’s going to win, the list goes on. Now this is both visible in the Gallagher Premiership and The Top 14. Every week you don’t know who could take home four or five points. There is a drastic difference over the border from England, in Wales, Scotland […]
It was a painful start to the season for last season’s table toppers, with a defeat at Ashton Gate to newly promoted Saracens in the opening game of the 2021/22 season. It was looking as if this season was not going to pick up for ‘the greatest showmen’ of the game. Until now. A 37-21 […]
The British and Irish Lions will face South Africa this summer, as the home nations combine their talent to once again take on the best that the Southern Hemisphere has to offer. Despite doubts over the location of the tour – due to coronavirus concerns – it looks set to go ahead, as the Lions […]
The Six Nations always has the potential to derail any side’s domestic campaign. With the Gallagher Premiership season currently around the halfway point, losing key players to international duty at this stage has proved detrimental to several squads of years gone by. Additionally, with the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup contested at the dawn of the […]
Gloucester suffered their eighth loss of the season on Friday as they were narrowly defeated by Gallagher Premiership leaders Bristol Bears 18-17 at Kingsholm. The Cherry and White’s led 17-15 until a high tackle from lock Alex Craig in the 75th minute allowed Bears’ fly-half Ioan Lloyd to convert a penalty from 40 meters which […]
Friday night was a historic one for Bristol Bears, as the West Country side overcame Toulon 32-19 in France to claim their first-ever European trophy. Pat Lam’s side put in a typically aggressive, intense performance at the Stade Maurice-David , something that has been synonymous with the rising club since the Aucklander took over in […]