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Bears Beyond The Gate
by 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.
Episodes
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Ep 236 - Decent shift in Cape Town and that was just the BBTG flag plus Chiefs preview and shout outs
Day late due to logistics so apologies. Running order: 00.00-07.30: Intro and general Premier Sports rant 07:30-12.12: Flag stories 12:12-27:45: General review of the game 27:45-35.00: Player performances 35:00-36:35: Poem 36:35-57:45 - Chiefs preview including selection and predictions 57:45-END…
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Ep 235 - Scrappy defeat at the StoneX, more mixed zone interviews and a Storm(ers) is brewing
In this week's episode we review yet another defeat at the StoneX but discuss whether it was quite as bad as the 30-7 score suggested. Overall, we weren't great but there were some positive 'moments' and it was good to see new players stand up and be counted. Ultimately though, our ill discipline...
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Ep 234 - Bonus mid-week pod - Pete chats to Duncan from the Sarries fan pod 'Fezcast' to preview the game at the Stone-X on Saturday
Recorded as a two way chat this short-ish episode serves as a preview for the visit to the Stone X, where (in)famously a Bristol Senior team has never won although the Cubs did recently. Is this the year? Given our impressive start to the season, why not? Duncan thinks so but inevitably Pete...
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Ep 233 - The crowd was flocking, the Gate was rocking and Saints were silenced - plus news from the 'NFL' style mixed zone, Sarries preview, Listener shout outs and a Goat/Anti Goat.
In this week's episode Pete, Lee and Miles crack open a cheeky beer at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom and raise their glasses to the excellent win against Northampton Saints on Family Day. It was a game of two halves, each one with its own compelling narrative, but yet another professional and...
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Ep 232 - Toothless Sharks blunted by Bears' bite and we look forward to a humdinger at The Gate
In the first review of the new Prem season we discuss Bristol's first bonus point win in Manchester THIS CENTURY. There had been a fair amount of trepidation in the run up to the game but in the end it was a professional dismantling of a side that has often outmuscled us. We talk through the key...
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Ep 231 - The Prem is back and the sharks are already swimming
Pete, Miles and a special 'pod royalty' guest sit down with a cheeky beer at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom and discuss the season ahead more generally and the upcoming campaign opener at Sale in particular. It is episode 231 by the way, despite what you heard otherwise! Will we make the play...
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Ep 230 - Season 8 starter. Pre season news, first Prem Cup game and thoughts on the campaign ahead
The lads are back for another season. They whip through news and updates from the off season, briefly review the first Prem Cup game and then give their thoughts, hopes and opinions on the season ahead. Is this the year? Join Pete, Lee and Miles for cheeky beer and a bit of Bristol rugby…
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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 downs and the in betweens. It's actually quite a cathartic...
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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 bagel Bath in the second half and actually come back to win…
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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 of battle, but ultimately shipping that many points…
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Ep 226 - Play off hopes hang in the balance as Sarries do what Sarries do for the tenth time in a row
Let us know what you think!
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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 recover and prepare for the vist of Saracens which will be the...
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Ep 224 - Derby day demolition sparks renewed play off hopes
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Ep 223 - Dream start morphs into brutal lesson plus Big Day Out, Joe Jenkins and 'football men' as DORs
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Ep 222 - Toulouse preview with Rosbifs Rugby pod - crumbs of comfort and food, drink and entertainment recommendations!
In this special preview episode Pete is joined by Rob from the Rosbifs Rugby pod. He gives us the lowdown on what to expect from Toulouse on Saturday. It's not particularly optimisitc but there are a few crumbs of comfort and who knows, stranger things have happened? Equally, or maybe even more...
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Ep 221 - Good day out but a disappointing Men's result - pre and post match from Cardiff
In a slight diversion from the norm Pete, Lee and Miles record live from The Philarmonic on St Mary's Street, Cardiff, both before and straight after the game. What a difference a few hours makes! You can only say what you think and the Thatchers fuelled pre-match expectation and optimism is...
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Ep 220 - Short, sharp Tigers review and looking forward to Big Day Out Two
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EP 219 - Time to tame the Tigers (again) and news from in and around the club
We're back from our Six Nations hiatus with a round up of news from in and around the club as well turning our attention to the relatively happy hunting gound that is Welford Road as we re-start our quest to reach the Prem summit on Sunday. Running order: Injury updates Contract extensions New...
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Ep 218 - Bears Centurian Jake Heenan joins the pod plus some Bristol rugby-related bits and pieces before the annual Six Nations hibernation
The main event is the Jake Heenan interview where we chat to him about his rugby career which of course included seven years and over 100 appearances for Bristol Bears. We also discuss his relationship with Pat from his time as a youngster in the Auckland Blues Academy through to the title…
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Ep 217 - Immense in defence. Bears get down and dirty in Devon
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Ep 216 - Beaten by Bordeaux but heads held high
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Ep 215 - Attitude at altitude - Bears make European Cup play offs for first time in 3 years
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Ep 214 - Gritty and not particularly pretty but the win against Sale concludes a very tidy Christmas campaign
The band is back together again as the boys chat over the gritty, but not particularly pretty new year win over Sale. It was a chilly night at the Gate and the fortress was certainly tested but thankfully the drawbridge was raised in the 72nd minute when Kela Ravouvou scored the deciding try.…
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Ep 213 - A tasty portion of 'Pod Thai'
It's a rough and ready one-take Zoom episode on account of one pod member sweating profusely half way round the world, and with no music intro, but the lads talk over the 'stuttery' win against Newcastle Red Bulls and briefly reminisce on the glory of Big Game 17 in London. They also discuss what...
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Ep 212 - A mid week 'Edu-Pod' with a deep dive into all things Pau and a chat with the Bears Supporters Advisory Committee
Just like the BBC, the pod is here to inform, educate and entertain so we were delighted to chat with Rob Graham from the Rosbifs Rugby pod about all things Pau. He gives us an insight into this less fashionble club from the foot of the Pyrenees and predicts how they might shape up at Ashton Gate...
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Ep 211 - European campaign underway as Bears squeeze past a dogged Scarlets
In this episode we review the game against Scarlets. It looked like we were cruising at 12-0 up with more points to come but the home side had other ideas and put in a proper shift to take us to the wire. We discuss the reasons why this might have happened as well as hear the thoughts of some...
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Ep 210 - Bears win well in the one game Prem restart as West Wales awaits
SORRY - for some unspecified reason the sound quality isn't as crisp us usual but there isn't much I can do about it 😭. Let us know what you think!
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Ep 209 - Rapid Saints preview
The lads jump on Zoom to speculate on the team for Saints this coming Saturday now that the Autumn International break is over. Which returning players will feature? Have we succesfullly reduced our Guinness world record breaking injury list to more manageable levels? Is the officiating team for...
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Ep 207 - 'Feisty one you are!' The derby does not disappoint as Bears battle hard but Bath are a bit better
It was a derby day to remember and although it didn't go our way for us, the effort was there. Pete, Lee and Miles ‘deep dive’ into the heated clash with them down the road, where the Bears battled hard, created big moments, but ultimately found that Bath were just that little bit better on the...
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Ep 206 - Bears regain the Rifles Cup with a seven-try skittling at Kingsholm but an angry Bath await!
This week we go over Friday night’s 7-try, 49-point dismantling of Gloucester under the lights and in front of the baying crowd at Kingsholm. We regained the Rifles Cup with another warrior-like performance of grit and graft but also sprinkled some fantastic handling and offloading. Despite our...
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Ep 205 - Bears win ugly in the ding-dong derby
Pete, Miles and Lee pick through the narrow win against the Chiefs as well as previewing the upcoming fixture against Gloucester with help from Ed Price from the Cherry Jam fan pod. There is also the usual excellent contributions from listeners and a bonus section on Bennard Janse Van Rensburg's...
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Ep 204 - Bristol have a bad bear day near Barnet...
The five key takeaways from the pod this week after a few cheeky beers and bit of rugby banter… 1. Bears suffered an "absolute shellacking," losing 50-17 after falling 31-0 down by halftime, though the lads accept that Saracens' performance was "outstanding" and they probably would have beaten…
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Ep 203 - Bears pull away in the seond half to win the season opener after being 'Radwaned' in the first...
We chew over the opening day bonus point victory from the Media Conference Room at Ashton Gate. We were the only ones in it mind but it was still quite exciting nonetheless. A shaky first half, where Tigers did a 'Radwan' on us, subsequently developed into a comfortable victory as the intensity...
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Ep 202 - "You're joking, not another Dun". James makes his second live appearance to help us preview the Tigers game
Pod friend James Dun makes his second appearance live from the BBF Taproom to tell us how pre-season has gone, talk us through how the boys will prep for the game during the week and even make some of his own suggestions for ramping up the atmosphere at the Gate, in particular searching for…
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Ep 201 - New season, new tech and new CEO. Tom Tainton joins the pod to talk all things Bears past, present and future.
Having reached a double ton at the end of last season wth the help of emerging club and Instagram legend James Dun, the boys road-test their brand new crowd funded recording equipment at the BBF Taproom Studio Bar for the season seven opener with Bears CEO Tom Tainton, who, lets be honest, was…
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Ep 200 - Season review with a very special guest in person at the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom
Running order: 00.00 - 14.30: Re-living the semi at the Rec 14.30 - 18.40: Back to the start of the season and the focus on cohesion 18:40 - 25.45: Pronouncing Ravouvou, thoughts on Rubiolo and gym strength 25.45 - 30.45: Integrating the Internationals 30.45 - 41.00: Lee's list of positives,...
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Ep 199.5 - Season over as a twenty minute Bath blitz breaks Bristol hearts
After being 'super-excited' for the game on Friday and reaching high peaks of excitement at half time we talk about the glorious defeat to them down the road in the play off semi final at the Rec. It was everything we had hoped for bar the final score but just like that, the season was over.…
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Ep 199 - Drawbridge up, play off secured and the enemy await
In this week's episode we re-live a fantastic day down the Gate when the Bears secured their first play off berth in four years with a resounding 52-26 victory over Quins. The Bears Way was on display in its full roller-coaster splendour although to be fair they weathered a small storm in the...
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Ep 198 - Bears' destiny in their own hands as Saints provide the silver lining to a grey northern cloud
Join Pete and Lee as they review the Friday night loss at Sale and how Saints' win against Sarries has provided us with a play off lifeline. At least things are simple now. Win against Quins and we are in the play offs. Lose and we probably won't be... Up the Bears! Let us know what you think!
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Ep 197 - Big Day Out review as Bears do the double on Bath
It's been a long time coming and it has divided opinion, but Saturday saw 51,000 spectators descend on Cardiff for the Big Day out at the World's premier rugby stadium. We review both the pre-match atmosphere, the game itself and what we can take forward to the tough away game at Sale. It is...
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Ep 196 - The Force is not with us. Saints review, Big Day Out preview and a new Bristol Bears song
You’re listening to Bears Beyond The Gate episode 196. Yes 196. We’re three fans who love the club, the game and all things Bears. Each episode we talk about the game that’s gone, the game that’s coming up and anything else that takes our fancy as long as it is vaguely Bears related. We try to be...
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Ep 195 - Bears huff and puff but it's Tigers who blow the house down
Only a couple of hours after the end of the disappointing defeat against Tigers we knock out a pod. It's raw and a bit unstructured and involves a long discussion about how many more fortress metaphors we can realistically use before just giving up and accepting that we're never going to win lots...
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Ep 194: 'Flagging the Shed'. Tales from Gloucester after a disappointing result but an excellent away day experience
Miles and Pete break down the humbling defeat at Gloucester by piecing together what they can remember from an excellent away day in the Shed. Bristol's defence left a little bit to be desired but fair play to Gloucester as they were on fire and it was an honour to witness once of best no-look...
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Ep 193 - Bears and Chiefs serve up a try-feast at the Gate as the Prem restarts with a bang
We run through the key moments of the 52-38 victory at a pulsating Ashton Gate as the Bears saw off the Chiefs with a disciplined second half display after losing Santi Grondona to a red after 30 minutes. The first half however... We also briefly look forward to the away fixture at Kingsholm with…
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Ep 192 - Return of the Thack (and others) - Chiefs preview, Womens' semi final review and season card renewal chat
We look forward to the return of the Premiership after the long Six Nations hiatus with a little help from Sports Reporter Elgan Alderman from The Times who was the ONLY journalist to tip Bristol for glory at the start of the season. We ask him why he went against the tide of peer opinion and...
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Ep 191- Bears Women special - interview with Dave Ward and Tom Luke plus preview of the semi-final play off at Queensholm
This week we focus on the Bears Women's upcoming semi-final play off with Gloucester-Hartpury on Sunday 2nd March at 3pm. Not only do we invite a proper dual season ticket holder onto the pod as a special guest but we also have an exclusive and in-depth interview with Dave Ward and Tom Luke. They...
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Ep 190 - Bumper Bears banter is back - play off games, cliches, fans forum, listener questions/comments and an epic rant!
The boys are back at the Bristol Beer Factory for yor favourite Bristol rugby lock-in. Unashamedly long but to help you out here is the running order: 0 - 6m45s: Intros, beer review, riders and the BBF Quiz night details 6m45s - 22m0s: Bears Women's win at Quins and qualify for play-offs 22m0s -...
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Ep 189 - Bears Men successfully wing it against Falcons but the Women lose their way at Trailfinders
As we head towards the Six Nations break we are sitting pretty in second place in the Prem table on 40 points. It might have been a bit of a topsy turvey win against Falcons that we appeared to try and win at least three times, but ultimately we scored 8 tries and pulled away in the final...
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Ep 188 - Defeat from the jaws of a draw and Tigers tamed at the Gate
You’re listening to Bears Beyond The Gate, a Bristol Bears podcast made by fans for fans. We three regulars at Ashton Gate who love the club, the game and all things Bears. This week we look back on two Saturday fixtures with the Women going first with a bonus point victory 43-29 win against...
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