Summary

  • Use play icon at top of the page to watch live coverage

  • First game shown live on BBC - one fixture per week will be live on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app

  • Bristol currently top league with five wins from five games

  • Wasps third with three wins and two defeats from opening five matches

  1. Bristol can 'go all the way' - Murraypublished at 09:44 Greenwich Mean Time 28 November 2021

    Bristol Bears centre Phoebe MurrayImage source, Getty Images
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    Bristol centre Murray is the team's top try-scorer in the Premier 15s so far this year

    Bristol Bears centre Phoebe Murray believes the team have what it takes to "go all the way" in the Premier 15s after winning their first five matches this season.

    Unbeaten Bristol sit top of the league table, ahead of Saracens thanks to their superior points difference.

    Since the Premier 15s was created in 2017-18, Bristol have never finished higher than sixth.

    "We've always been striving to be a top-four team and actually now we do have that belief that we can do that and we could take it all the way," Murray told BBC Sport.

    "To go five from five this season so far has been absolutely amazing. I think it's something we thought we were capable of achieving after the pre-season that we had," Murray said.

    "But to actually go out there and show it, and I think probably prove a lot of people wrong off the back of last season when we didn't do as well as we hoped.

    "Being eighth place, it was quite tough to bounce back and actually believe that we could and I think we only grew stronger after each match this season."

    Read more from Murray.

  2. Watch Premier 15s on the BBCpublished at 18:05 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2021

    Premier 15s rugby union will be broadcast live on the BBC for the first time this weekend as unbeaten league leaders Bristol Bears take on Wasps.

    A selected game will be available to watch each weekend on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app.

    Premier 15s adds to the BBC's commitment to women's sport, alongside events such as the Women's Hundred and the Women's Super League.

    Second-placed Saracens play Bristol Bears live on 4 December, with their match against current champions Harlequins also showing the following weekend.

    Harlequins lift their first Premier 15s titleImage source, Getty Images
  3. How can I watch Bristol Bears v Wasps in the Women's Premier 15s?published at 18:03 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2021

    All times are GMT and subject to change

    BBC iPlayer

    The BBC's live coverage of the Women's Premier 15s will start with the unbeaten Bristol Bears against third-placed Wasps.

    Coverage will start at 14:15 GMT and be available on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. It will be available to catch-up on for 30 days too.

    Sunday, 28 November

    14:15-16:!0 GMT: Bristol Bears v Wasps - BBC iPlayer & BBC Sport website and app.

    Fixtures have been confirmed until the end of the January, with the following fixtures also set to be available on the BBC (schedules are subject to change).

    Saturday 4 December - Worcester v Exeter Chiefs

    Sunday 12 December - Saracens v Harlequins

    Sunday 19 December - Worcester Warriors v Gloucester-Hartpury

    Saturday 8 January - Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury

    Saturday 15 January - Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins

    Saturday 29 January - Wasps v Exeter Chiefs

  4. How to get into Rugby Unionpublished at 17:59 Greenwich Mean Time 27 November 2021

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    Why you need to start playing rugby

    Camaraderie and teamwork are vital skills in most team sports, but none to the same extent as in rugby union.

    From schoolyard games of touch to lining up for your country in the Six Nations, rugby union is a sport of skill, bravery and strength.

    If you are more interested in throwing a ball around there are plenty of options for you, from the aforementioned touch, where tackling is banned, to light-hearted options like beach rugby.

    Although a certain level of physical stature is required in the professional ranks, rugby union really is an accessible sport, with the wide range of functions between different positions making it a sport for everybody,

    Forwards are typically stronger, heavier and entrusted with the more physical aspects of the game, whereas backs utilise pace and agility.

    It is incredibly popular at universities and women's rugby clubs around the country are always looking for enthusiastic players and the next new pool of talent.