Matchday programme: Bristol Bears vs Northampton Saints

BRISTOL BEARS
academy news
Academy youngsters feature in
Bears ‘A’ friendly
A young Bristol Bears ‘A’, featuring eight
of last season’s U18 side, faced Ealing
Trailfinders on Saturday evening, in the
first-ever fixture staged at the club’s new
High Performance Centre.
With a number of Academy youngsters
playing their first games of senior rugby,
the fixture - played on the Lansdown
pitch - provided an important milestone
in their development.
Toby Fricker try and a penalty from Tom
Wilstead completed the scoring for Bears
‘A’, while a Levi Davis double led the way
for Ealing.
Senior Academy manager Gethin Watts
said: “It was a fantastic opportunity for
our young players to test themselves
against a quality Ealing outfit. For some
of these guys, it’s their first taste of
senior rugby, so we were pleased to see
how well they performed.
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Andrew Turner, Aaron Thompson, Benjy
Joseland, Harry Rowson, Chay Mullins,
Tom Wilstead, Deago Bailey and Charlie
Rice all represented the U18s last season,
while rugby league convert Ben Bamber
enjoyed a first outing in a Bristol jersey.
Played in four 20-minute quarters, a
“It was great to have the first team
players and staff at the HPC following the
win over Worcester to support the guys
as well. That shows the tight-knit culture
and togetherness of our Bears Team
Culture.”
Bristol Bears ‘A’: 15. Freddie Owsley; 14. Toby Fricker, 13. Jack Bates, 12. Charlie Powell, 11.
Deago Bailey; 10. Tom Wilstead, 9. Chris Cook; 1. Peter McCabe, 2. Darren Dawidiuk, 3. Jake
Armstrong, 4. Ben Bamber, 5. Alex Groves, 6. Charlie Rice, 7. George Kloska, 8. James Dun.
System players: Andrew Turner, Aaron Thompson, Tom Kessell, Benjy Joseland, Harry
Rowson, Chay Mullins.
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