In this week's show we look ahead to the final home game of the season as Bristol face Exeter Chiefs at the Gate. Hear our thoughts on the team and our predictions for the game. We also look forward to the Women's team's trip to Sandy Park to face Exeter in the play off semi final, following this week's narrow away to defeat to Exeter in their final league game. It's all Exeter, Exeter, Exeter! One of our listeners has asked for help to complete a research project into the women's game. If you a...
May 16, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 111
In this week's show we discuss the heavy defeat at Welford Road as the Bears lost 56-26 to Leicester. We talk about the game, tactics and player performances. We also discuss today's news that John Afoa will leave the club at the end of the season rather than take up a role as a full time coach. John is heading to France with a two-year playing contract. We discuss the implications of losing both our best scrummager and a coach! All this and more with Tony, Lee, Miles and Pete. Let us know what ...
May 02, 2022•54 min•Season 3Ep. 110
What a difference a week makes. After European disappointment last week the Bears bounced back with a late 29-28 win over Gloucester to win the Rifles Cup. With Semi out for the rest of the season and many of our other stars unavailable the match day squad did the club proud to snatch a late win despite Sam Bedlow's red card. Hear our thoughts on the game and player performances. We also talk to the Leicester fan's podcast about our next game away at Welford Road. After a Christmas ding-dong at ...
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 109
In this week's show we talk about the fateful Friday night that saw Bristol dumped out of the Champions Cup by Sale. Hear our thoughts on the selections, tactics and player performances. We also preview the next home game against Gloucester with our friends from the Cherry Jam Podcast. Due to a technical glitch the last five minutes of this week's recording is unavailable. Let us know what you think!...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 108
It may not have been a showcase of fluent rugby but we are mighty happy with the 9-10 victory away at Sale in the Champions Cup first leg. Hear our thoughts on the game, player performances and Pat's tactic of going with a superstar heavy bench. With the second leg at home on Good Friday we debate the Bears approach for the next clash with Sale. Same again or do we start our big names from the first minute. Hear our thoughts. We also talk about the arrivals of Ibitoye, Williams, Davies, Mulhall ...
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Not a great week for the Bears with disappointing loss against Gloucester in the Premiership Cup quickly followed by a league defeat away at Northampton. Hear our thoughts on the player performances, tactics and where it all went wrong... again. To make a bad week on the field worse, news broke of Bristolian Dave Attwood's departure at the end of the season to join Bath. Then the Daily Telegraph's revelation that a contract mess up means six players who were due to leave the club have been given...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 106
In this week's show we review Bristol 61-19 win against Bath in the Premiership Rugby Cup and the narrow 27-23 defeat to Saracens in the 'Showdown' at White Hart Lane. Hear our thoughts on both games and the player performances that stood out. There's also our previews of the forthcoming games against Gloucester (cup) and we speak to Northampton journalist, Tom Vickers, about our trip Saints (league). Plus more rumours about players arriving and leaving. Let us know what you think!...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 105
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 ...
Mar 13, 2022•1 hr•Season 3Ep. 104
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...
Mar 07, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 103
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 ...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 102
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...
Feb 21, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 101
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...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 100
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 ...
Feb 07, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 99
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 Pr...
Jan 24, 2022•59 min•Season 3Ep. 98
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 ...
Jan 17, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 97
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 ...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 96
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 giv...
Jan 03, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 95
It was a real heartbreaker on Boxing Day as Leicester Tigers scored in the dying seconds to win 26-28 at the Gate. A wonderful game of rugby for the neutral and probably the best Bears' peformance of the season so far. Hear our thoughts on the game, tactics and player performances. There was also the return to Bristol of Ellis Genge, accompanied by a new chant from the stands. We give our thoughts on his performance and talk to his dad, Richard. The next game is on New Year's Day away at Exeter....
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 3Ep. 94
In this show we start with the big news this week that Ellis Genge is returning home to Bristol next season. We talk about the 'Baby Rhino' heading back to BS3 and what this means for him and the squad for next year. With the trip to Paris to play Stade Francais postponed at short notice we take a look at the team Pat selected and ponder on the future of this year's competition. We also look ahead to the big Boxing Day fixture against the unbeaten Leicester Tigers at Ashton Gate. With a fixture ...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 93
In this week's podcast we discuss the cancellation of the home game against Scarlets, where we've been awarded a 28-0 - five point win - as our opponents were unable to field a team. Looks good on paper for the start of our Champions Cup campaign, but will this week off be a blessing in disguise or a setback for our European ambitions. We also look ahead to the trip to Paris for the next European game against State Francais. We hear from our good friend Remi Calandra, a State Francais fan, about...
Dec 13, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 92
In this week's show we discuss Bristol's dissapointing 27-10 defeat away at Kingsholm. With possible our strongest match-day squad of the season, expectations were raised but not matched by the result. We talk about the performances, tactics and ask when will the Bears start to click again? There's also the start of our European Champions Cup campaign at home to Scarlets this weekend. But with the bulk of the Welsh team's squad not out of COVID-19 isolation until 24 hours before the game what's ...
Dec 06, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 91
We pick the bones out of the 20-36 home defeat to Northampton Saints. Despite quick starts in both halves, our scrum disintegrated during the game starving the Bears of possession and territory at crucial times. We talk team selection and tactics and who stood out on a night it went wrong for Bristol. We also have our friend Ed from the Cherry Jam podcast to review the upcoming league game against Gloucester at Kingsholm. Will it be Gloucester or Bristol Bears with their hands on the Rifles Cup ...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 90
In this week's show we talk about the disappointing 68-13 defeat at Sixways in the Premiership Cup. We take a look at the performance and ask how important is this cup competition and should we restructure it for next season. We also chat to Graham McKechnie, Sports Editor at BBC Northampton, about the next league fixture at home to the Saints. Get Graham's take on Northampton's season so far and his thoughts on their prospects for the trip to Ashton Gate. All this and more on this week's show w...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 89
In this week's show we discuss the 33-27 win for Bristol against Exeter Chiefs in our opening game of this season's Premiership Rugby Cup. A blend of experience and youth helped overcome our Devon rivals at Sandy Park. We talk about the performance and some of the new names that pulled on a Bears' shirt for the first time. We also look ahead to the next cup tie away at Worcester. The big news this week was the announcement that USA international fly half, AJ MacGinty, will join Bristol form the ...
Nov 15, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 88
In this week's show we celebrate back-to-back bonus-point wins after Bristol beat Worcester 27-5 at Ashton Gate. We give our thoughts on theme, tactics and player performances. Have we turned the tide this season or is it a false dawn? We also look ahead to the start of the Premiership Rugby Cup campaign with a trip down the M5 to Sandy Park. We discuss how Pat will approach the competition - a chance to keep building momentum with the first team or a chance to bring through some of the fringe a...
Nov 08, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 87
After our rest week Lee, Miles, Pete and Tony are back to discuss the Bears 45-33 win away at London Irish. A gripping fixture saw Bristol score three unanswered tries in the first 20 minutes and then finish the half with three men in the sin bin. In a gutsy performance, Bristol managed to take control in the second half to run out as winners. We talk tactics, performances and take a closer look at some of those yellow card moments. We then turn our attention to the next game at home against Wor...
Nov 01, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 3Ep. 86
In this week's show we give our thoughts on the Bears latest league defeat, a 13-5 reversal away at Newcastle Falcons. A much changed team saw plenty of fresh faces against the Falcons but some of the old problems raised their heads again. We also talk to the one and only Jerry Browne from the London Irish Supporters Association about the forthcoming trip to Brentford to play the Exiles in their new stadium. All this and more on this week's show. Let us know what you think!...
Oct 18, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 85
In this week's show we try and put on a brave face as we discuss the 52-24 defeat away at Harlequins. It was just like last season's semi-final. Bristol scored with ease in the first period and were then blown away by Quins in the second half. We ask what went wrong and how much scope does Pat have to fix things in the short-term. At least the women's team shone a light this weekend with an impressive victory at Harlequins and sit top of the table with five wins from five. There's also Pete's Pr...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 84
Bath time for the Bears and we pulled the plug on our local rivals once again. With over 23,000 in Ashton Gate, Bristol got the season up and running with a 25-20 win against them from down the road. We talk about the faltering first half and the Bears comeback in the second period to claim our first league win. We look at the players, the performance and the tactics as well as the Steven 'splash' as Captain Lautua went over for our first try. We speak to our friends at The Harlequins Podcast ab...
Oct 04, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 83
In this week's show we try and pick the bones out of the 44-8 defeat away at Wasps in round two of this season's Gallagher Premiership. Another lacklustre performance where for the second week running we've failed to score a single point in the second half of the game. Have we become too predictable? Do we have a plan B to cope with a defensive squeeze on our running game? We discuss selections, tactics and indivudal performances. We look ahead to the next game at home to Bath on Friday night wi...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 82
