Bristol Bears

Quins Boast Season Ticket Record While Bristol Lament Slow Take Up

Harlequins claim to have broken their record for memberships as their 150th anniversary season began in earnest last week with their narrow victory in the London Double Header game against Bristol at Twickenham. Before...

Rob Hawkins: Bristol sign retired hooker as injury cover for Marc Jones

Former Newcastle hooker Rob Hawkins comes out of retirement to join Bristol on a short-term deal.

Premiership Rugby Statistics

After a record-breaking performance for Leicester Tigers on the opening day of the new Primiership season, edging out Gloucester Rugby 38-31, Richard Cockerill’s men have won seven of their...

Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points

The Aviva Premiership and Guinness Pro12 both kicked off at the weekend and the first round of matches featured tries aplenty, some shock results and plenty of controversy. Which players stood out, for...

Barnes' talking points

Warren Gatland coaching the Lions, wonderful Glasgow and rumours of a super signing for Bristol all feature in Stuart Barnes' talking points..

So near, so Farah for Bristol while Worcester endure ‘stiff learning curve’

• Bristol lose to Harlequins despite training inspiration of Mo Farah• Saracens snuff out Worcester in Twickenham double-headerThe London double-header is no longer able to live up to its billing with...

Premiership Highlights: Harlequins v Bristol Rugby (Round 1)

Saturday stat round up

How great is it rugby is back?!  Another great day of action which through up some cracking results. We take a look at the PRO 12, Aviva Premiership and TOP 14 to see how the stats compare against...

Quins given scare by Bristol

Bristol demonstrated the target for their return to the Aviva Premiership extends beyond mere survival by giving Harlequins a fright before succumbing 21-19 at Twickenham.

Nick Evans’ cool head sees Harlequins sneak past Bristol at Twickenham

• Harlequins 21-19 Bristol• Bristol pick up bonus point in their first Premiership game for seven yearsBristol played in an identical strip to the one worn by Worcester in the opening match, but there...