Bristol Bears are back at Ashton Gate on Friday night looking to continue their recent uptick in form against Northampton Saints in Round 19 of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership.
While the narrative around the Bears continues to be that of a struggling, underperforming season, director of rugby Pat Lam insists his side have turned a corner and the Bears' only defeat in their last six first team outings was by a single point at Saracens in Round 16 of the Gallagher Premiership and Bristol are unbeaten in their last six fixtures at Ashton Gate in all tournaments.
But third placed Saints have had Bristol's number of late, dominating the Bears 45-31 at Franklin's Gardens earlier this season as part of a three game winning run since the Bears' 28-21 victory at cinch Stadium in March 2021.
Here are all the ways you can follow the action...
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What time is kick-off?
Bristol Bears v Northampton Saints kicks-off at 7.45pm on Friday, March 3 at Ashton Gate Stadium.
Is the game on TV?
Yes, of course it is.
Every Gallagher Premiership game is being shown either on BT Sport of PRTV this season.
Premiership Rugby have confirmed the match is being shown live on BT Sport 1HD and can also be watched on the BT Sport App.
The coverage on BT will start at 7pm.
How else can I follow the game?
If you can’t watch the game live on TV you can follow live play-by-play updates, reaction, highlights, stats, analysis and interviews on our live blog on BristolLive.
BBC Radio Bristol will also be providing live commentary from the game.
What's the team news?
Bristol Bears: 15. Charles Piutau, 14. Siva Naulago, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. James Williams, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Harry Randall (c); 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Chris Vui, 5. Joe Batley, 6. Sam Jeffries, 7. Fitz Harding, 8. Magnus Bradbury
Replacements: 16. Bryan Byrne, 17. Jake Woolmore, 18. George Kloska, 19. Steven Luatua, 20. Jake Heenan, 21. Andy Uren, 22. Sam Bedlow, 23. Ioan Lloyd.
Northampton Saints: 15 George Hendy, 14 Courtnall Skosan, 13 Fraser Dingwall (c), 12 Rory Hutchinson, 11 Tom Collins, 10 Fin Smith, 9 Callum Braley; 1 Ethan Waller, 2 Sam Matavesi, 3 Alfie Petch, 4 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, 5 Alex Moon, 6 Alex Coles, 7 Angus Scott-Young, 8 Sam Graham
Replacements: 16 Tom Cruse, 17 Alex Waller, 18 Paul Hill, 19 Karl Wilkins, 20 Aaron Hinkley, 21 Jake Garside, 22 James Grayson, 23 Tom Litchfield.
Who are the officials?
Referee: Ian Tempest (110th Premiership game).
Assistant Referees: Adam Leal and Phil Watters.
TMO: David Rose.
Citing Officer: Ally Hogg
What are the odds?
Bristol Bears 2/5
Draw 20/1
Northampton Saints 7/4
Odds taken from SkyBet, correct at the time of publication. Please gamble responsibly.
