Bristol Bears have announced the signing of Argentina U20s fullback Benjamin Elizalde one week after their fifth-place finish at the World Rugby U20 Championship. The 19-year-old will arrive at Ashton Gate from Deportiva Francesa. RugbyPass had reported that Bristol had sent scouts out to the World Championship in South Africa, and the mission appears to…
The nomadic New Zealander, who hails from Waikato, worked under Pat Lam at Connacht for three-and-a-half years and was a key component in the unheralded Irish province’s Pro12 Championship win in 2016. Ellis described that title-winning season “as the highlight of my rugby life”. He left Galway to return home to New Zealand in 2017…
The Bristol Bears and loosehead prop Jake Woolmore have extended their contract, the team has announced. On the last day of the 2023–24 season, the seasoned prop—who joined from Jersey Reds in the summer of 2018—signed a new contract to stay with the team for a seventh season. He became the 14th player to reach…
FINAL PREVIEW… Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury Saturday June 22. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park GLOUCESTER-Hartpury will be aiming to secure back-toback Premiership Women’s titles at Sandy Park on Saturday but standing in their way are a Bristol Bears side that appear to be peaking at the right time. Bristol are appearing in their first PWR final…
Emma Orr, a centre from Scotland, has signed with the Bristol Bears and will compete in Premiership Women’s Rugby next season. Since making her debut in April 2022, the 21-year-old centre has made 19 appearances for her nation, scoring four tries. Before playing rugby for Biggar, then Heriot’s in the Scottish Premiership, Orr began his…
Without a cap According to the most recent sources, Bristol Bears hooker Gabriel Oghre is set to be called up by England on Sunday as head coach Steve Borthwick gets ready for the summer tour that will take him to Japan and New Zealand. Oghre was tipped for international honours by England vice-captain Ellis Genge…
Benhard Janse van Rensburg has signed off a dream debut season at Bristol Bear by walking away with three of the main awards at the club’s end-of-season celebration. The 27-year-old South African moved to Bristol last summer following the collapse of London Irish where he was a key figure in their midfield, but the centre…
Bristol Bears and Doncaster Knights are doing a hooker swap ahead of the 2024/25 season Hooker Fred Davies will swap Bristol Bears for Doncaster Knights next season the Championship club have confirmed. Davies, 25, joined Bristol ahead of the 2022/23 season having been the star of Durham University’s BUCS side. While at university he broke…
In order to guarantee that the team has a robust supply of specialised nines going into the 2024–25 season, the Bristol Bears have confirmed that 24-year-old scrum half Sam Wolstenholme has agreed to a new contract extension with the team. Wolstenholme came to the team from Leicester Tigers, via Wasps, in the summer. With Ireland’s…