Bears Beyond The Gate

Ep 236 - Decent shift in Cape Town and that was just the BBTG flag plus Chiefs preview and shout outs

Day late due to logistics so apologies. Running order: 00.00-07.30: Intro and general Premier Sports rant 07:30-12.12: Flag stories 12:12-27:45: General review of the

Ep 235 - Scrappy defeat at the StoneX, more mixed zone interviews and a Storm(ers) is brewing

In this week's episode we review yet another defeat at the StoneX but discuss whether it was quite as bad as the 30-7 score suggested. Overall, we weren't grea

Ep 234 - Bonus mid-week pod - Pete chats to Duncan from the Sarries fan pod 'Fezcast' to preview the game at the Stone-X on Saturday

Recorded as a two way chat this short-ish episode serves as a preview for the visit to the Stone X, where (in)famously a Bristol Senior team has never won although the Cu

Ep 233 - The crowd was flocking, the Gate was rocking and Saints were silenced - plus news from the 'NFL' style mixed zone, Sarries preview, Listener shout outs and a Goat/Anti Goat.

In this week's episode Pete, Lee and Miles crack open a cheeky beer at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom and raise their glasses to the excellent win against Northamp

Ep 232 - Toothless Sharks blunted by Bears' bite and we look forward to a humdinger at The Gate

In the first review of the new Prem season we discuss Bristol's first bonus point win in Manchester THIS CENTURY.  There had been a fair amount of trepidation in th

Ep 231 - The Prem is back and the sharks are already swimming

Pete, Miles and a special 'pod royalty' guest sit down with a cheeky beer at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom and discuss the season ahead more generally and th

Ep 230 - Season 8 starter. Pre season news, first Prem Cup game and thoughts on the campaign ahead

The lads are back for another season. They whip through news and updates from the off season, briefly review the first Prem Cup game and then give their thoughts, hopes

Ep 229 - End of season review ramble...

In this last episode of yet another eventful but ultimately unsuccessful season we unashamedly put the stopwatch away and ramble on until we run out of gas. We chart our

Ep 228 - Derby day redemption but season effectively over

We look back on the excellent victory vs TFDTR on Friday night a the Gate which was a fitting way to say good bye to the leavers as well as purge some of the Franklin’s G

Ep 227 - Worse than a shellacking? Lower than a nadir? We try to make sense of Friday!

It's a sombre pod and many things have already been said about Friday's chastening and record-breaking defeat against Saints across various platforms. There are

Ep 226 - Play off hopes hang in the balance as Sarries do what Sarries do for the tenth time in a row

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Ep 225 - Bonus point win in Newcastle sets up Sarries showdown plus listener poetry, Red Roses at the Gate and ideas to fill the Atyeo

In this week's episode, Pete, Lee and Miles discuss Bristol's dominant victory away at Newcastle. It was another welcome five points but it came at a cost with

Ep 224 - Derby day demolition sparks renewed play off hopes

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Ep 223 - Dream start morphs into brutal lesson plus Big Day Out, Joe Jenkins and 'football men' as DORs

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Ep 222 - Toulouse preview with Rosbifs Rugby pod - crumbs of comfort and food, drink and entertainment recommendations!

In this special preview episode Pete is joined by Rob from the Rosbifs Rugby pod. He gives us the lowdown on what to expect from Toulouse on Saturday. It's not part

Ep 221 - Good day out but a disappointing Men's result - pre and post match from Cardiff

In a slight diversion from the norm Pete, Lee and Miles record live from The Philarmonic on St Mary's Street, Cardiff, both before and straight after the game. What

Ep 220 - Short, sharp Tigers review and looking forward to Big Day Out Two

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EP 219 - Time to tame the Tigers (again) and news from in and around the club

We're back from our Six Nations hiatus with a round up of news from in and around the club as well turning our attention to the relatively happy hunting gound that i

Ep 218 - Bears Centurian Jake Heenan joins the pod plus some Bristol rugby-related bits and pieces before the annual Six Nations hibernation

The main event is the Jake Heenan interview where we chat to him about his rugby career which of course included seven years and over 100 appearances for Bristol Bears. W

Ep 217 - Immense in defence. Bears get down and dirty in Devon

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