Bristol Bears face Newcastle Falcons at Ashton Gate on Saturday in Round 15 of the 2021/22 Gallagher Premiership.
Bristol Bears have won their last three first team matches, against Sale in Gallagher Premiership Rugby and Stade Français and Scarlets in the European Champions Cup. The Bears record at Ashton Gate in Premiership Rugby this season is won three, lost three.
Newcastle Falcons only victory in Gallagher Premiership Rugby since early November was a “declared win” against Sale on Boxing Day. The Falcons have won just twice away from home this season in Premiership Rugby, at Bath in Round 2 and at Exeter in Round 8.
The Falcons beat the Bears 13-5 at Kingston Park in Round 5 and have not achieved a season’s double over Bristol since 2016/17 when they achieved their only previous victory at Ashton Gate.
If you are not inside the stadium this weekend, here are all the ways you can follow the action...
What time is kick-off?
Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons kicks-off at 2pm on Saturday, February 5.
Is the game on TV?
No, sadly it is. not
Unfortunately, BT Sport will not be showing every game during the 2021/22 Gallagher Premiership season with fans now back in stadiums and this weekend's game has not been selected to be broadcast.
The great news is a deal has been agreed between Premiership Rugby and ITV to bring the league's highlights show back to terrestrial TV.
The second show, covering every game this weekend, starts at 11.40pm on Sunday night on both ITV and ITV HD, while there is another showing on Monday on ITV4 at 7pm.
How else can I follow the game?
If you can’t watch the game live you can follow live play-by-play updates, reaction, analysis and interviews on our live blog on Bristol Live.
BBC Radio Bristol will also be providing live commentary from the game.
What's the team news?
Bristol Bears: 15 Luke Morahan, 14 Siva Naulago, 13 Semi Radradra, 12 Piers O’Conor, 11 Henry Purdy, 10 Tom Whiteley, 9 Andy Uren; 1 Jake Woolmore, 2 Bryan Byrne, 3 Max Lahiff, 4 Dave Attwood, 5 Joe Joyce (captain), 6 Chris Vui, 7 Dan Thomas, 8 Fitz Harding.
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Yann Thomas, 18 John Afoa, 19 Sam Jeffries, 20 Steven Luatua, 21 Tiff Eden, 22 Antoine Frisch, 23 Alapati Leiua.
Newcastle Falcons: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Adam Radwan, 13 Matias Orlando, 12 Pete Lucock, 11 Nathan Earle, 10 Will Haydon-Wood, 9 Sam Stuart; 1 Adam Brocklebank, 2 George McGuigan, 3 Mark Tampin, 4 Greg Peterson, 5 Sean Robinson, 6 Gary Graham, 7 Will Welch (captain), 8 Callum Chick.
Replacements: 16 Robbie Smith, 17 Conrad Cade, 18 Trevor Davison, 19 Josh Basham, 20 Connor Collett, 21 Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti, 22 Brett Connon, 23 Tom Penny.
Who are the officials?
Referee: Matthew Carley (115th Premiership game).
Assistant Referees: Greg Macdonald & Gareth Holsgrove.
TMO: Tom Foley.
Citing Officer: Richard Nunn.
What are the odds?
Bristol Bears 2/9
Draw 20/1
Newcastle Falcons 3/1
Odds taken from SkyBet, correct at the time of publication. Please gamble responsibly.
