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Bears Beyond The Gate

Bears Beyond The Gate

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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.

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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

    Ep 218 - Bears Centurian Jake Heenan joins the pod plus some Bristol rugby-related bits and pieces before the annual Six Nations hibernation
    Feb 8 2026

    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 winning Connacht side of 2016 and finally his successful stint in Bristol. He provides great insight into the ups and downs of a pro rugby player but also demands recognition for the selfless way that he gave up his contract here in order to free up cap space for Tom Jordan and Louis Rees-Zamitt!

    Joking aside it was a very interesting 30 mins or so which we hope that listeners will enjoy.

    Prior to that we also discuss the recent Prem Cup games, the emergence of Bears players in England A and (and senior) squads (up the Klosk!) and reaffirm our belief that it was us who started the famous 'Gengey's coming home chant'.

    All that and more with Pete, Lee and Miles and a few cheeky beers provided by the Bristol Beer Factory Taproom via the ever generous Lewis.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Ep 217 - Immense in defence. Bears get down and dirty in Devon

    Ep 217 - Immense in defence. Bears get down and dirty in Devon
    Jan 26 2026

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    57 mins
  • Ep 216 - Beaten by Bordeaux but heads held high

    Ep 216 - Beaten by Bordeaux but heads held high
    Jan 20 2026

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    30 mins
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