Bristol Bears vs Gloucester Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Bristol Bears vs Gloucester taking place? Bristol Bears vs Gloucester will take place on Friday 22nd April, 2022 at 19:45 (UK)
Where is Bristol Bears vs Gloucester taking place? Bristol Bears vs Gloucester will take place at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol
Where can I get tickets for Bristol Bears vs Gloucester? Ticket information for Bristol Bears vs Gloucester can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Bristol Bears vs Gloucester on in the UK? Bristol Bears vs Gloucester will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Bristol Bears vs Gloucester in the UK? BT Sport subscribers can stream Bristol Bears vs Gloucester live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Bristol Bears: 15 Luke Morahan, 14 Toby Fricker, 13 Piers O’Conor, 12 Antoine Frisch, 11 Alapati Leiua, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Andy Uren, 8 Fitz Harding, 7 Sam Jeffries, 6 Steven Luatua (c), 5 Chris Vui, 4 Ed Holmes, 3 John Afoa, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Jake Woolmore
Replacements: 16 Jake Kerr, 17 Jono Benz-Salomon, 18 Jake Armstrong, 19 Joe Joyce, 20 Dan Thomas, 21 Harry Randall, 22 Sam Bedlow, 23 Jack Bates
Gloucester: 15 Santiago Carreras, 14 Louis Rees-Zammit, 13 Chris Harris, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Adam Hastings, 9 Charlie Chapman, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow, 6 Jordy Reid, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Freddie Clarke, 3 Fraser Balmain, 2 Santiago Socino, 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin
Replacements: 16 Jack Singleton, 17 Harry Elrington, 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson, 19 Andrew Davidson, 20 Ben Morgan, 21 Ben Meehan, 22 Billy Twelvetrees, 23 Tom Seabrook
THE PREDICTION
Bristol Bears saw defeat snapped from the jaws of victory as they lost 29-35 at home to Sale Sharks in the second leg of their Champions Cup quarter-final after beating them 9-10 in the opener. Four defeats from their last five matches across all competitions is poor form to face another tough opponent in Gloucester, who have won their last two away games in the Premiership Rugby Cup and Challenge Cup. A 31-21 victory over Northampton Saints in their Challenge Cup play-off is a solid working level to take here and Bristol will be missing star man Semi Radrada who will not return until next season as he undergoes knee surgery. Back Gloucester with a +2 head start to sneak this one.
