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John Evely

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

Bottom of the table Bristol Bears head to league leaders Saracens on Saturday in Round 16 of the 2022/23 Gallagher Premiership.

Saracens certainly have the bragging rights between the two side having lost just two of their last dozen encounters with Bristol in the Premiership, both at Ashton Gate in 2019 and 2020.

Bristol have lost on all three previous visits to StoneX Stadium and in midweek Bears director of rugby Pat Lam called the away day 'the ultimate test.'

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

READ MORE: Saracens v Bristol Bears LIVE: Play-by-play updates and team news

When is the game?

Saracens v Bristol Bears is being played on Saturday, January 28 at the StoneX 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 today's match will be shown live on PRTV with coverage starting at around 2.50pm.

You can sign up here for £4.99 right here.

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?

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 Rotimi Segun, 13 Alex Lozowski, 12 Duncan Taylor, 11 Alex Lewington, 10 Manu Vunipola, 9 Aled Davies; 1 Robin Hislop, 2 Theo Dan, 3 Christian Judge, 4 Andrew Kitchener, 5 Hugh Tizard, 6 Andy Christie, 7 Jackson Wray (c), 8 Billy Vunipola.

Replacements: 16 Kapeli Pifeleti, 17 Eroni Mawi, 18 Alec Clarey, 19 Cameron Boon, 20 Tom Ellis, 21 Ivan van Zyl, 22 Nick Tompkins, 23 Francois Hougaard

Bristol Bears: 15. Rich Lane, 14. Siva Naulago, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. James Williams, 11. Gabriel Ibitoye, 10. AJ MacGinty, 9. Harry Randall; 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Joe Batley, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Jake Heenan, 8. Magnus Bradbury

Replacements: 16. Bryan Byrne, 17. Jake Woolmore, 18. Jonathan Benz-Salomon, 19. Ed Holmes, 20. Fitz Harding, 21. Andy Uren, 22. Callum Sheedy, 23. Jack Bates.

Who are the officials?

Referee: Anthony Woodthorpe (18 th Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Simon Harding and Jamie Leahy.

TMO: Stuart Terheege.

Citing Officer: Buster White.

What are the odds?

Saracens 1/4

Draw 20/1

Bristol Bears 11/4

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

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