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John Evely

Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers TV guide, kick-off time, team news and odds

Bristol Bears take on defending champions Leicester Tigers on Saturday night in in Round 12 of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership.

The Bears have lost their last six Gallagher Premiership matches since beating London Irish 40-36 in Brentford in Round Three.

The Bears have not lost three in a row at Ashton Gate in Premiership Rugby since they were relegated in 2016/17.

Last season's meeting between the two sides at Ashton Gate was a classic with Tigers coming back to win 28-26 on Boxing Day.

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

READ MORE: Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers LIVE: Play-by-play updates from Ashton Gate

When is the game?

Bristol Bears v Leicester Tigers is being played on Saturday, December 3 at Ashton Gate Stadium.

What time is kick-off?

The kick-off time is at 8pm.

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 BT Sport 1 HD , with coverage starting at 7.45pm.

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?

Bristol Bears: 15. Charles Piutau, 14. Deago Bailey, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. Piers O’Conor, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye, 10. Callum Sheedy; 9. Will Porter; 1. Ellis Genge, 2. Bryan Byrne, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Chris Vui, 5. Joe Batley, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Sam Lewis, 8. Jake Heenan.

Replacements: 16. Harry Thacker, 17. Jake Woolmore, 18. Jay Tyack, 19. John Hawkins, 20. Dan Thomas, 21. Andy Uren, 22. AJ MacGinty, 23. Joe Jenkins.

Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Chris Ashton, 13 Guy Porter, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Anthony Watson, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Ben Youngs, 1 James Whitcombe, 2 Julián Montoya (vc), 3 Dan Cole, 4 Harry Wells, 5 Ollie Chessum, 6 Hanro Liebenberg (c), 7 Tommy Reffell, 8 Jasper Wiese.

Replacements: 16 Charlie Clare, 17 Francois van Wyk, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Eli Snyman, 20 George Martin, 21 Jack van Poortvliet, 22 Charlie Atkinson, 23 Harry Potter.

Who are the officials?

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (120th Premiership game)

Assistant Referees: Mike Hudson and Jamie Leahy

TMO: Claire Hodnett

Citing Officer: Duncan Bell

What are the odds?

Bristol Bears 5/4

Draw 20/1

Leicester Tigers 4/7

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

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