Bristol Bears vs Harlequins Gallagher Prem preview: How to watch, confirmed lineups and recent form

Home team	Bristol Bears
Away team	Harlequins
Venue	Principality Stadium
Competition	Gallagher Premiership
Kick off time	3:30 pm
Watch Live in the UK	TNT Sports/Discovery+

Bristol Bears vs Harlequins Gallagher Prem preview as the sides will play at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.

Bristol sit just outside the top four, and a bonus-point win could see them push towards that part of the table. Harlequins sit in ninth place and are just four points above bottom place. With only two wins from 11 this season, a win for Quins could be the catalyst to save their season.

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Bristol Bears vs Harlequins confirmed lineups and team news

Bristol Bears (1-15):

Genge, Oghre, Kloska, Dun, Owen, Luatua, Harding, Grondona, Randall, Jordan, Boshoff, Williams, Moroni, Ravouvou, Rees-Zammit

Replacements (16-23):

Gwilliam, Woolmore, Chawatama, Taylor, Grondona, Marmion, Janse van Rensburg, Ibitoye

Harlequins (1-15):

Kerrod, Walker, Jones, Treadwell, Williams, Petti, Kenningham, Dombrandt, Townsend, Evans, David, Bradley, Murley, Isgro, Benson

Replacements (16-23):

Riley, Hobson, Delgado, Green, Carr, Driscoll, Grant, Kerr

Recent Form:

Bristol Bears (Home team): L-W-L-W-W

Bristol returned to Prem action after the Six Nations break losing 33-19 away to Leicester in the previous round of fixtures. They had lost all four of their Prem Cup games during the Six Nations, but had been in great form before this, winning five games in a row. The game against Leicester was back and forward on the scoreboard without Bristol managing to take the lead. When they got it back to 20-19, Leicester scored two more tries in the final 15 minutes to seal the game.

Harlequins (Away team): L-L-W-W-L

Harlequins have had a very difficult season in the Prem this year only winning two games. Both of these wins came at home in November. On the other hand they won three of their four Champions Cup games in Europe, only losing to Leinster. In the first round of the Prem after the Six Nations, they lost at home to Gloucester. Quins were leading the game with 15 minutes to go

Bristol Bears vs Harlequins head-to-head record (last five matches):

Date	Competition	Winner	Score
20th December 2025	Premiership	Bristol	14-40
31st May 2025	Premiership	Bristol	52-26
29th November 2024	Premiership	Bristol	24-48
18th May 2024	Premiership	Bristol	28-53
28th October 2023	Premiership	Harlequins	21-23

Bristol Bears have won the last four meetings between these two teams, scoring 40 or more points in each of these games. Harlequins haven’t scored more than 28 points against Bristol since 2022, seven games between these teams.