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John Evely

How to watch Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears live on TV and team news

Bristol Bears travel to Leicester Tigers on Saturday in Round 21 of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership.

Both Leicester Tigers and Bristol Bears have won their last four Gallagher Premiership matches and the two clubs drew 26-all at Ashton Gate in Round 12, their first tie since an 11-all draw at Memorial Stadium in 1969.

The Bears have not won five league games in succession for almost two years but have a decent record at Mattioli Woods Welford Road having won on two of their last four visits to Leicester.

Here are all the ways you can follow the action....

READ MORE: Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears LIVE: Play-by-play updates from Welford Road

When is the game?

Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears is being played on Saturday, March 25 at Mattioli Woods Welford Road.

What time is kick-off?

The kick-off time is at 12.30pm.

Is the game on TV?

Yes.

This season every Gallagher Premiership match will be televised on either BT Sport on PRTV.

Premiership Rugby have confirmed today's match will be shown live on PRTV with coverage starting at around 2.50pm.

You can sign up here for £4.99 right here.

Highlights will be available online shortly after the match on the Premiership Rugby website along with a full match replay the following day.

How else can I follow the game?

If you are not going to watch the game on TV or be inside the stadium, Bristol Live will be live blogging the match bringing you all the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews and highlights from inside the ground.

BBC Radio Bristol will also be providing live commentary of the game.

What's the team news?

Leicester Tigers: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Matt Scott, 12 Jimmy Gopperth, 11 Harry Potter, 10 Handré Pollard, 9 Ben Youngs; 1 Tom West, 2 Julián Montoya (c), 3 Joe Heyes, 4 George Martin, 5 Cameron Henderson, 6 Hanro Liebenberg, 7 Olly Cracknell, 8 Jasper Wiese

Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 James Cronin, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Eli Snyman, 20 Tommy Reffell, 21 Jack van Poortvliet, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Freddie Steward.

Bristol Bears: 15. Charles Piutau, 14. Ioan Lloyd, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. James Williams, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Harry Randall (cc); 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Chris Vui, 5. Joe Joyce, 6. Steven Luatua (cc), 7. Fitz Harding, 8. Magnus Bradbury.

Replacements: 16. Fred Davies, 17. Ellis Genge, 18. George Kloska, 19. Jake Heenan, 20. Sam Lewis, 21. Andy Uren, 22. Sam Bedlow, 23. Noah Heward.

Who are the officials?

Referee: Matthew Carley (132nd Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales and Peter Allan. TMO: Stuart Terheege.

Citing Officer: Shaun Gallagher.

What are the odds?

Leicester Tigers 2/5

Draw 20/1

Bristol Bears 2/1

Odds taken from SkyBet and correct at the time of publication, please game responsibly.

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