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John Evely

Bristol Bears v Harlequins TV details, team news and odds

Bristol Bears are back at Ashton Gate on Sunday with Harlequins coming to town in Round 20 of the 2021/22 Gallagher Premiership.

This is Harlequins' first visit to Ashton Gate since their unbelievable comeback at the venue in last season’s Gallagher Premiership Rugby semi-final, winning 43-36.

But Harlequins beat Bristol 52-24 at the Twickenham Stoop in Round Four of this season however have not achieved a Premiership season’s double over the West Countrymen since 2016/17.

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

What time is kick-off?

Bristol Bears v Harlequins kicks off at 3pm on Sunday, March 13.

Is the game on TV?

Yes.

Thanks to the latest innovation by Premiership Rugby every game is now available to watch online on PRTV.

This weekend's match has not been selected to be broadcast on BT Sport, but the game will be broadcast live on the Premiership Rugby app.

A match pass will cost £4.99, and a full round pass will cost £6.99.

Highlights will also be available live on PRTV as well as BT Sport and ITV.

To buy matches on PRTV Live click here (link to premiershiprugby.com/prtvlive ) and to subscribe to BT Sport click here.

How else can I follow the game?

If you can’t watch the game live at Ashton Gate you can follow live play-by-play updates, reaction, analysis and interviews on our live blog on Bristol Live

BBC Radio Bristol will also be providing live commentary from the game.

What's the team news?

Bristol Bears: 15. Rich Lane; 14. Alapati Leiua, 13. Semi Radradra, 12. Antoine Frisch, 11. Henry Purdy; 10. Callum Sheedy, 9. Max Green; 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Bryan Byrne, 3. Jake Armstrong, 4. Dave Attwood, 5. Chris Vui, 6. Steven Luatua (c), 7. Sam Jeffries, 8. Fitz Harding.

Replacements: 16. Jake Kerr, 17. Ashley Challenger, 18. John Afoa, 19. Joe Joyce, 20. Jake Heenan, 21. Theo Strang, 22. Tiff Eden, 23. Piers O’Conor.

Harlequins: 15. Tyrone Green, 14. Cadan Murley, 13. Huw Jones, 12. Andre Esterhuizen, 11. Oscar Beard, 10. Will Edwards, 9. Danny Care; 1. Simon Kerrod, 2. Jack Walker, 3. Will Collier, 4. Matt Symons, 5. Hugh Tizard, 6. Stephan Lewies - (C), 7. Tom Lawday, 8. Archie White.

Replacements: 16. Sam Riley, 17. Santiago Garcia Botta, 18. Wilco Louw, 19. George Hammond, 20. Luke Wallace, 21. Scott Steele, 22. Luke Northmore, 23. Louis Lynagh.

Who are the officials?

Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys (110 th Premiership game).

Assistant Referees: Joe James and Paul Dix.

TMO: Dean Richards.

Citing Officer: Jay Curts.

What are the odds?

Bristol Bears 10/11

Draw 20/1

Harlequins 10/11

Odds taken from SkyBet, correct at the time of publication. Please gamble responsibly.

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