Bristol Bears are essentially in a state of knockout rugby already in the 2024/25 Investec Champions Cup with the English side needing a win against Benetton Rugby on Sunday to give themselves any chance of making the last 16.
Here are all the ways you can follow all the action from the third pool stage game…
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When is the game?
Bristol Bears v Benetton is being played on Sunday, January 12 at Ashton Gate.
What time is kick-off?
The kick-off time is at 3.15pm UK time.
Is the game on TV or being streamed?
Yes. But another competition means another subscription service is required. All this season’s Investec Champions Cup games will be shown live on Premier Sports which can either be streamed online or watched on Virgin TV, Amazon Prime or Sky Sports packages.
Today’s game is being shown on Premier Sports 2, with coverage starting at 3pm.
Subscription costs from £10.99 a month, although if you sign-up for the annual subscription and use the discount code EPCR70 you can pay just £70 for the year. Sign up here.
Highlights will also be available on the Investec Champions Cup YouTube channel shortly after the game.
How else can I follow the game?
If you are not going to be inside the stadium, and even if you are, BristolLive will be live blogging the match bringing you all the build-up, team news, live play-by-play match updates, reaction, stats, analysis, interviews and highlights from inside the ground.
Will there be live radio commentary of the match?
BBC Radio Bristol will also be providing live commentary of the game.
What’s the team news?
Bristol Bears : 15. Benjamin Elizalde, 14. Jack Bates, 13. Kalaveti Ravouvou, 12. James Williams, 11. Noah Heward, 10. Harry Byrne, 9. Kieran Marmion, 1. Yann Thomas, 2. Harry Thacker, 3. Max Lahiff, 4. Joe Owen, 5. Joe Batley, 6. Santiago Grondona, 7. Fitz Harding (c), 8. Bill Mata
Replacements : 16. Gabriel Oghre, 17. Ellis Genge, 18. George Kloska, 19. Steele Barker, 20. Steven Luatua, 21. Harry Randall, 22. Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 23. Rich Lane
Benetton Rugby : 15. Rhyno Smith, 14. Matt Gallagher, 13. Tommaso Menoncello, 12. Nacho Brex, 11. Onisi Ratave, 10. Tomas Albornoz, 9. Andy Uren, 1. Thomas Gallo, 2. Siua Maile, 3. Giosue Zilocchi, 4. Niccolo Cannone, 5. Federico Ruzza, 6. Michele Lamaro (c), 7. Manuel Zuliani, 8. Lorenzo Cannone
Replacements: 16. Bautista Bernasconi, 17. Simone Ferrari, 18. Enzo Avaca, 19. Eli Snyman, 20. Riccardo Favretto, 21. Alessandro Izekor, 22. Alessandro Garbisi, 23. Leonardo Marin
Who are the officials?
Referee: Luc Ramos (Fra)
Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas (Fra) and Jonathan Gasnier (Fra)
TMO: Julien Castaignede (Fra)