Bears Beyond The Gate

The boys talk about doing the double over arch rivals Bath. Bristol win 13-19 at the Rec for our first league victory since 2006. Are we happy? Not half! We also look ahead to the Harlequins game and round up rugby news from BS3 and beyond. 

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The boys discuss the hard-fought 13-10 win against Worcester Warriors at Ashton Gate that sees Bristol climb up to third in the league. We look ahead to next week's game against arch-rivals Bath at the Rec' and round up the comings and goings on the player front. We also talk about the shocking news that Bristol centre, Will Hurrell, suffered a stroke during the away game at Leicester. We send our best wishes to Will and hope he makes a full recovery. We finish with our 'Gets My Goat' feature and find out what's upset Lee.

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We discuss the dramatic turnaround in fortunes for Bristol Bears to run out 20-14 winners away at Northampton Saints. From an error-strewn first 60 minutes to a clinical final 20. 

We look ahead to the game against Worcester and wonder if Pat will change a winning team. 

In our round-up we give our thoughts on the future of the Championship, development plans at Ashton Gate and the arrival of Umbro to make next year’s kit. We also cover the rumoured arrival of an England international on loan. 

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In this week's show it's Six Nations sausages from Knowle West's finest Ellis Genge. We talk about the Scotland v England game and some of the incidents on and off the pitch. We look ahead to next weekend's league game against Northampton and pick our Bear's 15 to take on the high-flying Saints.

We also read out a listeners email that prompts a debate about the atmosphere down at the Gate. What are we missing? All will be revealed. We close the show with some new transfer rumours involving the Bears.

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This week the boys discuss the signing of British Lion, Kyle Sinckler, and the return of one of our own, Mitch Eadie. There's also the merits of the four contract renewals also announced this week. But where does that leave the squad for next season with the contracts of over 20 players coming to an end in June. Who will stay and who will go - we give our thoughts.

We look at the ticket pricing for the European Challenge Cup Quarter Final and reflect on 8 out of our next 10 games appearing live on BT Sport. We save England's 'no show' performance in Paris in the Six Nations until the end - sharp but to the point analysis.

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In this show we discuss Bristol’s dazzling second half performance to beat old rivals Gloucester 34-16. The win gets our league ambitions back on track and secures the Rifles Cup.

Also find out why co-presenter, Lee, is keeping a low profile this week. 

 We also give our opinions on the unfolding Saracens saga and give our thoughts on the Six Nations. In this week’s Gets My Goat, Miles unleashes his frustration. There’s nothing bottled up, that’s for sure. 

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We discuss the last-minute try that salvaged a 7-7 draw against Zebre away in the Challenge Cup that was just enough for Bristol to gain the second-seed spot in the knockout phases. We take a look ahead to the quarter final against Dragons in April and who we may meet if we progress. With the injury list growing we debate who Pat will pick for the big league game against Gloucester - the 227th meeting with our Westcountry rivals. We finish this show by talking about the latest twist in the Saracens saga that has seen the champions doomed to relegation after just eight games. What does that mean for Bristol?

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We discuss Bristol Bears impressive 52-3 win against Brive to secure a home quarter final in the European Challenge Cup. But with the potential to grab a home semi final too, what team should we send to Italy next week? We also have a chat about the Six Nations and whether we’ll see any Bears called up for international duty. There’s also a ‘Gets My Goat’ to finish the show.

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The boys discuss Bristol Bears 31-18 defeat at Welford Road and their first experience on the Supporters Club coach. They also witness a surprising dash to a Leicester kebab shop. We look ahead to the return of the European Challenge Cup with the home game against Brive; answer comments from social media; and give our updated predictions for the rest of the season.

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Despite a bumper crowd at Ashton Gate the Bears put on a stuttering performance losing 21-26 to lowly Wasps. We discuss where it went wrong and what needs to change before the trip to Welford Road in the New Year. We also take a look at Bristol Bears' record against Leicester Tigers over the years.  Finally, there's our Festive Quiz where you can pit your wits against Lee, Miles and Pete as question-master Tony takes a look back at the season so far. Don't miss this last show of the decade.

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