Bryan Byrne rugby player
Bryan Byrne rugby player

Bryan Byrne

9th Sep 1993 1.78m/104kg Hooker

Premiership returns with West Country derby at Ashton Gate

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Following a two-week hiatus, the Premiership returns with a bang this weekend when Bath head to Ashton Gate for the hotly anticipated West Country derby.   Heading into the clash, Bristol...

Bristol wake up to earn a bonus-point win at Connacht

5 years ago by UltimateRugby

Connacht 18 Bristol Bears 27     Bristol Bears put on an impressive second half display to earn a bonus point win in Ireland.     It promised so much, but failed to deliver. At...

Frustrating Night For Connacht As Bristol Take The Spoils

5 years ago by Irish Rugby News

Connacht fell to a second successive Heineken Champions Cup defeat as Pool B rivals Bristol Bears ran out 27-18 bonus point winners at the Sportsground. An error-strewn first half ended 5-3 in Bristol’s...

Bristol Bears v ASM Clermont Auvergne Round 1 Highlights

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A thrilling game at Ashton Gate as Clermont Auvergne ran in seven tries to Bristol Bears' five to secure a 38-51 victory. Kotaro Matsushima dotted down for a hattrick scoring in the 4th, 26th and...

Clermont win thriller at Ashton Gate scoring seven scintillating tries

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Clermont ran in seven tries at Bristol in highly entertaining Champions Cup Pool B performance with tries from Kotaro Matsushima (three), Apisai Naqalevu, Damian Penaud (two) and Fritz Lee.    Japanese...

Saturday and Sunday Premiership line ups

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harlequins, Exeter, Sale Sharks and Northampton Saints kick off the 2020/21 Premiership season on Friday before the action continues on Saturday and Sunday.   Bath and Newcastle get the ball...

Premiership | Worcester vs Bristol line ups and preview

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Round 18 kicks off on Friday with a clash which will generate some interest as both Worcester and Bristol suffered heavy defeats in Round 17 and will be nigh-on-desperate to make this fixture their own.   The...

Premiership | Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs line ups, stats and more

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Just four days after claiming maximum reward from their 32-22 win at Sale Sharks, the Chiefs travel to local rivals Bristol Bears tomorrow night for their Round 15 Gallagher Premiership encounter at Ashton...

Premiership | Bristol Bears v Saracens line ups, stats and more

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The fifth match-up of Round 14 of the Premiership sees Bristol Bears hosting Saracens.   Vengeance will be foremost in the minds of the Bears after the last time the teams met - on 20 December 2019...

How Bristol Bears could line up for the remainder of the Premiership season

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Pat Lam has been one of the busiest coaches in terms of transfers with six new players joining the club permanently with two loanees joining from Saracens.   The resume their race for a top place...