Premiership live: Bristol Bears v Bath, plus Championship radio commentary

Summary

FT: Bristol Bears 17-10 Bath
Four Madigan penalties and Leiua try give Bristol victory
Homer try and Priestland penalty see Bath fight back from 9-0 down
Opening match of 2018-19 Premiership season
Bristol promoted from Championship last season
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Live Reporting

Emma Thurston

Rugby Union Weeklypublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Bristol Bears v Bath (19:45 BST)
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Rugby Union Weekly is back with a bang!
On the first show of the new season, Bristol Bears head coach Pat Lam joined Chris and Ugo at the Premiership launch and shared how Bristol will one day win the Champions Cup.
Danny Care set Chris and Ugo their first challenge plus much more.
Enjoy the podcast HERE!
'Ideal evening for rugby'published at 19:06 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Bristol Bears v Bath (19:45 BST)
Chris Jones
BBC rugby union reporter at Ashton Gate
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Headed pitchside as the players go through their warm-ups, with Bath star Semesa Rokoduguni being peppered with high balls. It’s a beautiful evening - ideal for rugby - with clear blue skies and the sun setting over the Bristol Suspension Bridge.
Follow the start of the Championshippublished at 19:05 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
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Away from the Premiership and Ashton Gate, tonight Hartpury College are hosting Yorkshire Carnegie as the Championship re-commences.
BBC local radio will be bringing you live commentary of that match, it also starts at 19:45 (BST), so scroll across the choice of commentaries at the top of the screen to find it.
A huge Round 1published at 19:03 British Summer Time 31 August 2018
Bristol Bears v Bath (19:45 BST)
Derby days are always special days in the fixture calendar and the fact we’re starting the season with one just adds to the excitement.
Just in case you’ve not had a chance to look through the weekend’s schedule, here it is in full.
After tonight, there’s a jam-packed day tomorrow with four fixtures over the course of the afternoon and we'll be bringing you updates on all of them.
- Gloucester v Northampton (14:00 BST)
- Harlequins v Sale (15:00 BST)
- Worcester v Wasps (15:00 BST)
- Exeter v Leicester (16:30 BST)
The holders Saracens will have to be patient and wait until Sunday afternoon to commence the defence of their title.
- Newcastle v Saracens (15:00 BST)
Welcome!published at 19:00
Bristol Bears v Bath (19:45 BST)
Good evening and a very warm welcome to the start of a new rugby season.
Tonight, 97 days after Saracens lifted the trophy at Twickenham Stadium, the slate is wiped clean and all 12 Premiership sides will start from scratch once again.
With the introduction of Bristol Bears and the recruitment of high-class players and coaches into the competition, the foundations are in place for the most competitive Premiership season yet.
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