Bears Beyond The Gate

Recorded right after the game the boys discuss the disappointing 29-38 loss to Saracens at Ashton Gate on Sunday. Having conceded 14 points in the first 3 minutes the boys showed a lot of heart to battle back into the game but ultimately fell short... again.

We discuss the individual performances and look at some of the key moments in the game.

There's also our preview of the forthcoming games against Bath and Saracens, a discussion on new signing Magnus Bradbury and our thoughts on Randall and Sinckler's performances for England against Ireland.

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Once again this season we snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. After a flying start at arch rivals Bath a red card, there yellows and some poor decision making see the Bears fall to a 29-27 defeat in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

We try to make sense of this crazy game and give our thoughts on individual performances.

We once again speak to Will at The Harlequins Podcast about the reigning champions visit to Ashton Gate next Sunday. He's confident that Quins will win and after Saturday's debacle lets hope Bristol bounce back and show us what they can do.

We also discuss the injury-cover arrival of another scrum half, plus a fullback and tight head prop. There's news of the Bears A game against the Navy and discuss the decision to reject Donny and Ealing's application to join the Premiership. Some mixed views in the studio on that one!

All this and more with Lee, Miles, Pete and Tony.

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This week we bask in the glory of the Bears bonus-point win against a strong Wasps team. We certainly didn't expect to see such a good performance after the horror show at Worcester the week before.

Hera out thoughts on the likes of Strong, Eden, Frisch and Adeolokun who all stepped up to the plate to guide the Bears to a memorable win. Hear our thoughts on the game, performances and tactics and if Tiff Eden had done enough to keep the 10 shirt for next week.

We also look ahead to the next game against a slowly improving Bath team with our friend Matt Price from @BathBytes. Hear our thoughts on Pat's likely selections and how this big westcountry derby will go.

There's also news about the U18s winning the national title, a close game for the women against Sarries and Harry Randall's first Six Nation start against Wales.

All this and more with Lee, Miles, Pete and Tony.

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In this week's show we discuss the 19-14 defeat to Worcester Warriors. Once again a lack of precision and too many turnovers left the Bears humbled at Sixways. To make matters even worse, new scrum half, Toby Venner, lasted all of a dozen minutes before the number 9 curse struck again.We pick through the bones of this disappointing performance and analyse what went wrong.

There's also a preview of next Friday's game against Wasps with friend of the podcast, Rob from The Wasps Report. We give our thoughts on our chances and what team changes Pat Lam may make.

There's speculation we are going to bring a Championship fly half to Ashton Gate next term along with the already announced arrival of AJ MacGinty. Find out who it is!

Also there's our take on the new pay-to-view option for non BT/ITV covered games and the return of 'Gets my Goat'.

All this and more with Tony, Lee and Pete.

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In this special bumper edition of BBTG we celebrate our 100th episode of the podcast.

The team hadn't read the script and instead of having a glorious victory to review, we try to make sense of the 32-49 home defeat against London Irish. How did we go from a halftime lead to conceding 39 unanswered points in half an hour! And then with 14 men we score three tries in the last five minutes. A crazy, crazy game.

Hear our thoughts on the match, the Naulago red card, Mr Ridley's refereeing along with our perspective on individual performances.

To celebrate our century of shows we talked to the King of Southmead. In a wide-ranging interview Joe tells us how the club has evolved since he joined, the night we won the Challenge Cup in France as well as his rugby ambitions. 

We also talk about Vui's new four-year deal, the departure of Groves and the arrival of student hooker Fred Davies next year. There's also our reflections on Randall's first Six Nations start for England, Sinckler's late try in Rome and Sheedy's cameo appearance for Wales against Ireland.

We finish off with our memories and high points from our 100 episodes. A longer pod than normal, but well worth a listen.

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In this week's show we give our thoughts on Bristol's entertaining 37-21 win against Newcastle Falcons at Ashton Gate. Tom Whiteley shone as a nine-and-a-half (scrum half and fly half) and Siva Naulago put in a eye-catching performance in his first start of the season after a long-term injury.

We also look ahead to the next game on Friday against London Irish and Pete has a cosy chat with our good friend Jerry Brown, Chair of the London Irish Supporters Association. Jerry tells us all about the teams recent form, a young number 7 to look out for and his thoughts on how the game will go.

With Uren and Morahan off with injuries at the weekend, we give our thoughts on who might come in and wether Tiff Eden did enough to keep the fly half jersey.

We also talk to the Bristol Bullsharks, a new team looking for players - it's rugby but not as we know it; we discuss Sinckler, Randall and Sheedy's opening weekend in the Six Nations; and comment on Harry Randall's new 'long-term' deal with the Bears.

All this and more with Tony, Lee and Pete.

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In this week's show we talk about the record-breaking European Champions Cup win away at Scarlets. the 52-21 scoreline is the most points Bristol have scored in the competition and the most tries in a match. 

We talk about the player performances, the tactics and the return of some star names. With all the results in we discuss our Round of 16 opponents, Sale Sharks, and give our thoughts on Bristol's chances to progress to the quarter finals.

We also talk about the new TV deal for free-to-air Premiership coverage, speculation about Nathan Hughe's next club  and more, with Tony, Lee, Miles and Pete.

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In this week's show we discuss Bristol Bears 28-17 win against Stade Francais Paris at Ashton Gate in the Champions Cup. Kicking off at the unusual time of 8pm on Saturday evening the Bristol faithful witnessed a free flowing open game with some cracking tries from the Bears. We talk tactics, team performance and pick out some individuals who shone for us.

Next week is the final pool game against Welsh foes, Scarlets at Parc y Scarlets. With qualification to the knockout stage guaranteed we ask what team will Pat take to Wales for this fixture. We talk team selections and give our score predictions.

We round up the show with our thoughts on which Bears' players may receive call ups for their respective Six Nations squads. We debate who may be leaving us for the international camps and what impact that will have on Bristol's chances of glory in the second half of the season.

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In this week's show we discuss the much improved 32-15 win against Sales Sharks at Ashton Gate. Sale have been a bit of a bogey team for us over the past few seasons, but a much improved Bears picked up the try-bonus-point win with the last play of the game.

Here our thoughts on the tactics, performance and which individuals shone for us. There's also the chant that never was and the mysterious reappearnce of a regal mitten!

We also look ahead to the game against State Francais next Saturday in the Champions Cup. Will Pat be tempted to shuffle the deck or stick with a winning squad - hear our thoughts.

All this and more with Tony, Pete and Miles.

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In this week's show we discuss the 19-13 defeat at Sandy Park where the Bears were resolute in defence but rather lacklustre in attack. Was the losing bonus point a just reward or were we lucky to come away with something. Hear our thoughts on the game plan, player performances and some of the moments that stood out for us.

We also look ahead to Sale's visit to Ashton Gate on Friday and ponder the team and tactics for this game. We talk with Jonathan Beardmore from the Eggchasers Podcast who gives us his thoughts on both Bristol and Sale's season so far, what's going wrong for both teams  and what to expect on Friday night.

All this and more with Tony, Lee, Miles and Pete.

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