Bath secure the kick off and look to spread it wide

Priestland gets the game underway

A sell out crowd to start the season

Ashton Gate is packed tonight!

Luatua leads Bath out and we are are all set for kick off

Garvey leads Bath out

We are minutes away from the start of this West Country derby!

Premiership Rugby is BACK!!! And what a way to kick the season off with Bristol hosting Bath at a packed Ashton Gate.

Bristol Bears have big ambitions on their return to England's top flight rugby competition with a new branding paired with a number of big signings. Pat Lam's charges were impressive in the Championship last season winning all but one of their matches on their way to securing promotion.

Todd Blackadder will be looking for improvement this season after missing out on a playoff spot last season. Bath won exactly half their Premiership matches last season and were 7 points shy of 4th placed Newcastle Falcons.

Stay tuned for what promises to be a superb start to the season.