Bears Beyond The Gate

A Bristol Bears podcast made by fans for fans. Each week your hosts Pete, Lee and Miles will take a light-hearted look at developments from Ashton Gate and beyond.

Podcasting since 2019 • 230 episodes

Bears Beyond The Gate

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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 performances through the season and reminisce over the ups, the down...

June 15, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 229 • 1:36:40

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 Garden horror from the previous round.We admire the endeavour to bag...

June 01, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 228 • 1:05:11

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 lots of interrelated reasons why teams lose matches both contextual and in the heat...

May 17, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 227 • 50:07

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

May 11, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 226 • 1:12:17

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 more injuries to contend with.On the postive side we have two weeks to ...

April 26, 2026 • Season 7 • Episode 225 • 1:03:09

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Fan Mail

Hey lads, firstly my bad on the name front. I'm Henry. Good game last night, showed the grunt that we missed since the six nations. Few things: Firstly, sad to see some leavers going, especially Rich. Has sadly been plagued by injuries but our best fullback when fit for a while. With Elizalde going, fullback is looking a little thin, but think carrington might be stepping up and Jordan moving into the back field more regularly. Second, looking very light with regards to locks for next season (dunnie and Steele leaving) and I think this has been a big issue this season. No coincidence that we lost a lot of games while Rubiolo is injured. Need a big signing (in terms of weight) in the second row (will rowlands out of contract with Racing idk) Finally with comparison to how bath turned things around quickly, I think we need to be more appreciative of the slow path. Bath have been paying up to the salary cap and have been delaying increases to salary in order to get in the large talent pool. In addition, bath have a larger catchment area with rugby being the primary sport, which heavily favours their academy. And their uni is better at rugby than Bristol so their academy players can stay in the city for uni very easily. Bristol have been slowly building up the academy and uni rugby and that will bear fruits soon. This is exemplified by the large academy signings, but they won't be in their prime for 5-7 years probably

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