How to watch Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers: TV channel, live stream and kick-off time

Result: Leicester Tigers won 22–16 at Ashton Gate on Friday 30 October 2026, beating Bristol Bears in Round 5 of Premiership Rugby. This page covers how to watch Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers, the UK television channel and the streaming options.

Kick-off was at 7.45pm UK time. The match was shown on TNT Sports 1 in the UK and streamed on the TNT Sports app and discovery+.

How to watch Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers on TV

TNT Sports 1 was the UK television channel for the match. It is the channel listed for this Round 5 fixture in Premiership Rugby, and coverage ran from the 7.45pm kick-off at Ashton Gate.

Could I stream it?

Yes. The match was available to stream on the TNT Sports app and on discovery+. Both carried the same fixture as the TNT Sports 1 broadcast, so a phone, tablet or other connected device could follow the game rather than a television.

Kick-off time and venue

Bristol Bears and Leicester Tigers kicked off at 7.45pm UK time on Friday 30 October 2026. The game was staged at Ashton Gate, Bristol’s own ground, and it was a Round 5 match in Premiership Rugby.

What happened in the match?

Bristol scored first through Louis Rees-Zammit, converted by James Williams, but Leicester replied with four tries. Freddie Steward, Adam Radwan, Ollie Hassell-Collins and Jamie Blamire scored them, and Leicester led 12–7 at half-time before pulling clear to win 22–16.

Bristol’s points all came from Williams, who added a conversion and three penalties. Both of the match’s yellow cards went to Bristol, in the first half, and there were no red cards. The full account is in our Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers match report.

Was the match on free-to-air television?

No. The fixture was a Premiership Rugby match carried by TNT Sports 1, a subscription channel, and streamed on the TNT Sports app and discovery+. There was no free-to-air UK broadcast of this fixture.

Who was on the scoresheet?

Leicester scored four tries to Bristol’s one, and each side landed one conversion. Bristol kicked three penalty goals and Leicester kicked none: every Leicester point after their opening converted try came from tries that went unconverted.

Bristol Bears published the club match report for the fixture, which records Rees-Zammit’s try and Williams’ 11 points from the boot.