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Bristol Bears vs Newcastle Red Bulls · Premiership Rugby

Premiership Rugby · 2025-26Full time
Bristol Bears
36–27
Newcastle Red Bulls

Match report

Bristol Bears beat Newcastle Red Bulls 36-27 at Ashton Gate, Bristol in round 8 of the Premiership Rugby on Saturday, 27 December 2025.

That makes it three wins in a row for Bristol Bears. Newcastle Red Bulls have now lost five in a row. George Selwood refereed.

Written automatically from the match data; updated as results come in.

Head to head

2
Bristol Bears wins (100%)
0
Draws (0%)
0
Newcastle Red Bulls wins (0%)

Last 2 meetings, since December 2025

Biggest Bristol Bears win
52–19
24 Apr 2026

Last 2 meetings

  • 24 Apr 2026 · Premiership Rugby
    Newcastle Red Bulls19
    Bristol Bears52
  • 27 Dec 2025 · Premiership Rugby
    Bristol Bears36
    Newcastle Red Bulls27

Lineups

Avg. age
29.4
Avg. age
28.1

Bristol Bears

  1. 1Max Lahiff
  2. 2Harry Thacker
  3. 4George Taylor
  4. 5Joe Batley
  5. 6Joe Owen
  6. 7Fitz Harding
  7. 8Viliame Sevaka Mata
  8. 9Harry Randall
  9. 10Tom Jordan
  10. 11Kalaveti Ravouvou
  11. 12James Williams
  12. 13Matias Moroni
  13. 14Noah Heward
Replacements
  1. 16Gabriel Oghre
  2. 17Ellis Genge
  3. 18Jimmy Halliwell
  4. 19Pedro Rubiolo
  5. 20Luka Ivanishvili
  6. 21Sam Worsley
  7. 21Sam Wolstenholme
  8. 23Richard Lane

Newcastle Red Bulls

  1. 1Adam Brocklebank
  2. 2George McGuigan
  3. 3Murray McCallum
  4. 4Oscar Usher
  5. 5Sebastian De Chaves
  6. 6Thomas Gordon
  7. 7Tom Christie
  8. 8Ollie Leatherbarrow
  9. 9Simon Benitez Cruz
  10. 10Brett Connon
  11. 11Elliott Obatoyinbo
  12. 12Sammy Arnold
  13. 13Alex Hearle
  14. 14Oliver Spencer
  15. 15Ethan Grayson
Replacements
  1. 16Ollie Fletcher
  2. 17Connor Hancock
  3. 18Richard Palframan
  4. 19Finn Baker
  5. 21James Elliott
  6. 22Boeta Chamberlain