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John Evely

How to watch London Irish v Bristol Bears live on TV and team news

Bristol Bears are on the road in Round 15 of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership with a trip to Brentford to take on London Irish at the Gtech Community Stadium.

It looks likely to be a high scoring affair as these two side like to entertain. Each of the last three fixtures between these teams has been a high scoring affair, with a minimum of 76 points scored.

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

READ MORE: London Irish v Bristol Bears LIVE: Play-by-play action from the Gallagher Premiership

When is the game?

London Irish v Bristol Bears is being played on Sunday, January 8 at the Gtech Community Stadium.

What time is kick-off?

The kick-off time is at 3pm.

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 this weekend's match will be shown live on PRTV with coverage starting at around 2.50pm.

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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?

London Irish: 15 Ben Loader, 14 Lucio Cinti, 13 Luca Morisi, 12 Benhard van Rensburg, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Ben White, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke, 2 Mike Willemse, 3 Lovejoy Chawatama, 4 Chunya Munga, 5 Rob Simmons (c), 6 Josh Basham, 7 Tom Pearson, 8 Matt Rogerson.

Replacements: 16 Ignacio Ruiz, 17 Danilo Fischetti, 18 Oliver Hoskins, 19 Api Ratuniyarawa, 20 Juan Martin Gonzalez, 21 Chandler Cunningham-South, 22 Joe Powell, 23 Rory Jennings.

Bristol Bears: 15. Noah Heward, 14. Toby Fricker, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. Ioan Lloyd, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Andy Uren; 1. Ellis Genge, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Kyle Sinckler, 4. Joe Batley, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Jake Heenan, 8. Magnus Bradbury

Replacements: 16. Jake Kerr, 17. Yann Thomas, 18. Max Lahiff, 19. Joe Joyce, 20. Dan Thomas, 21. Tom Whiteley, 22. Callum Sheedy, 23. Jack Bates

Who are the officials?

Referee: Christophe Ridley (64 th Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Hamish Smales and Gareth Holsgrove.

TMO: David Rose.

Citing Officer: Danae Zamboulis.

What are the odds?

London Irish 8/15

Draw 20/1

Bristol Bears 11/8

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

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