Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers taking place? Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers will take place on Sunday 26th December, 2021 at 14:00 (UK)
Where is Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers taking place? Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers will take place at Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol
Where can I get tickets for Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers? Ticket information for Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers can be found on each side’s official website
What TV channel is Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers on in the UK? Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers will be televised live on BT Sport
Where can I stream Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers in the UK? BT Sport subscribers can stream Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers live on the BT Sport Player & app
THE TEAM NEWS
Bristol Bears: 15 Charles Piutau, 14 Toby Fricker, 13 Semi Radradra, 12 Sam Bedlow, 11 Ioan Lloyd, 10 Callum Sheedy, 9 Harry Randall, 8 Fitz Harding, 7 Sam Jeffries, 6 Steven Luatua (c), 5 Chris Vui, 4 Joe Joyce, 3 Kyle Sinckler, 2 Harry Thacker, 1 Yann Thomas
Replacements: 16 Will Capon, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 John Hawkins, 20 Jake Heenan, 21 Andy Uren, 22 Piers O’Conor, 23 Henry Purdy
Leicester Tigers: 15 Freddie Steward, 14 Harry Potter, 13 Matías Moroni, 12 Dan Kelly, 11 Nemani Nadolo, 10 George Ford, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Marco van Staden, 7 Tommy Reffell, 6 George Martin, 5 Eli Snyman, 4 Harry Wells, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Julián Montoya, 1 Ellis Genge (c)
Replacements: 16 Nic Dolly, 17 Nephi Leatigaga, 18 Joe Heyes, 19 Ollie Chessum, 20 Jasper Wiese, 21 Richard Wigglesworth, 22 Bryce Hegarty, 23 Guy Porter
THE PREDICTION
Bristol Bears have not played a competitive fixture since the start of the month after their Champions Cup fixtures at home to Scarlets and away at Stade Francais were both postponed. They will have had plenty of time to gear up for what could be a stunning upset on Boxing Day, with travelling Leicester Tigers still unbeaten after 13 matches across all competitions. Steve Borthwick’s winning machine continues to edge further and further away from Saracens and they get the benefit of playing earlier on Sunday to extend that gap even further with a win. Bristol have been improving in recent months after a dreadful start but if the Top 14 leaders Bordeaux could not stop them too weeks ago in the Champions Cup it seems unlikely that Leicester lose here. Take the away side to edge this outright.
