Bristol
36 - 27
Newcastle
27 Dec 2025
Stage: Regular Season Round 8
Ashton Gate
Bristol vs Newcastle head to head
Bristol Bears secured a thrilling 36-27 victory over Newcastle Red Bulls at Ashton Gate. The match kicked off with an early try from McCallum for Newcastle, quickly followed by Spencer's second try. Bristol responded strongly with three tries in quick succession, including two from Rees-Zammit, establishing a strong lead. The Bears continued their momentum after halftime, with Heward and Ravouvou adding to the score. Despite a red card for Batley, Bristol maintained their composure, with Oghre scoring to extend the lead. Newcastle fought back with Spencer adding his second try, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the deficit. The game concluded with Bristol holding on for a hard-fought win.
Weather
Temperature: 7.5°C (Feels like 1.5°C) Condition: PartlyCloudy Wind: 22.8 km/h, gusting to 46.3 km/h Humidity: 79% Cloud Cover: 44%
Highlights
Events
- Kickoff
-
6'
0 - 5
Try
Murray McCallum · Newcastle
-
13'
Substitution
Jimmy Halliwell on for Lovejoy Chawatama · Bristol
-
14'
0 - 10
Try
Oliver Spencer · Newcastle
-
19'
5 - 10
Try
Louis Rees-Zammit · Bristol
-
21'
10 - 10
Try
Matias Moroni · Bristol
-
22'
12 - 10
Conversion
Tom Jordan · Bristol
-
26'
12 - 15
Try
Ollie Leatherbarrow · Newcastle
-
27'
12 - 17
Conversion
Brett Connon · Newcastle
-
28'
Substitution
Lovejoy Chawatama on for Jimmy Halliwell · Bristol
- Halftime 12 - 17
- Second Half
-
43'
12 - 20
Penalty
Brett Connon · Newcastle
-
43'
Substitution
Gabriel Oghre on for George Taylor · Bristol
-
43'
Substitution
Pedro Rubiolo on for Max Lahiff · Bristol
-
44'
17 - 20
Try
Noah Heward · Bristol
-
47'
17 - 25
Try
Oliver Spencer · Newcastle
-
48'
17 - 27
Conversion
Brett Connon · Newcastle
-
50'
22 - 27
Try
Kalaveti Ravouvou · Bristol
-
53'
Substitution
Richard Palframan on for Murray McCallum · Newcastle
-
53'
Substitution
Ollie Fletcher on for George McGuigan · Newcastle
-
56'
27 - 27
Try
Louis Rees-Zammit · Bristol
-
56'
Substitution
Sam Wolstenholme on for Harry Randall · Bristol
-
57'
29 - 27
Conversion
Tom Jordan · Bristol
-
57'
Substitution
Jimmy Halliwell on for Lovejoy Chawatama · Bristol
-
57'
Substitution
Connor Hancock on for Adam Brocklebank · Newcastle
-
57'
Substitution
Amanaki Lelei Mafi on for Tom Gordon · Newcastle
-
60'
34 - 27
Try
Gabriel Oghre · Bristol
-
61'
36 - 27
Conversion
James Williams · Bristol
-
62'
Substitution
Richard Lane on for Matias Moroni · Bristol
-
65'
Red Card
Joe Batley · Bristol
-
66'
Substitution
Boeta Chamberlain on for Brett Connon · Newcastle
-
66'
Substitution
Finn Baker on for Sebastian de Chaves · Newcastle
-
66'
Substitution
James Elliott on for Simon Benitez Cruz · Newcastle
-
66'
Substitution
Cammy Hutchison on for Sammy Arnold · Newcastle
-
73'
Substitution
Luka Ivanishvili on for Noah Heward · Bristol
-
77'
Yellow Card
Kalaveti Ravouvou · Bristol
-
77'
Substitution
Sam Worsley on for Tom Jordan · Bristol
- Fulltime 36 - 27
Player ratings
Bristol
- 15 Louis Rees-Zammit 10.0
- 14 Noah Heward 7.1
- 13 Matias Moroni 7.8
- 12 James Williams 7.7
- 11 Kalaveti Ravouvou 6.4
- 10 Tom Jordan 6.8
- 9 Harry Randall 6.7
- 1 Max Lahiff 8.0
- 2 Harry Thacker 7.9
- 3 Lovejoy Chawatama 6.6
- 4 George Taylor 6.9
- 5 Joe Batley 3.0
- 6 Joe Owen 6.9
- 7 Fitz Harding 7.0
- 8 Viliame Mata 6.6
- 16 Gabriel Oghre 8.6
- 17 Ellis Genge –
- 18 Jimmy Halliwell 6.2
- 19 Pedro Rubiolo 6.5
- 20 Luka Ivanishvili –
- 21 Sam Wolstenholme 6.2
- 22 Sam Worsley –
- 23 Richard Lane 6.6
Newcastle
- 15 Ethan Grayson 7.1
- 14 Oliver Spencer 7.4
- 13 Alex Hearle 7.4
- 12 Sammy Arnold 6.9
- 11 Elliott Obatoyinbo 7.1
- 10 Brett Connon 5.9
- 9 Simon Benitez Cruz 5.6
- 1 Adam Brocklebank 6.3
- 2 George McGuigan 7.0
- 3 Murray McCallum 6.9
- 4 Oscar Usher 6.3
- 5 Sebastian de Chaves 6.1
- 6 Tom Gordon 6.0
- 7 Tom Christie 6.3
- 8 Ollie Leatherbarrow 7.1
- 16 Ollie Fletcher 5.8
- 17 Connor Hancock 6.1
- 18 Richard Palframan 6.6
- 19 Finn Baker 5.9
- 20 Amanaki Lelei Mafi 6.7
- 21 James Elliott 6.1
- 22 Boeta Chamberlain 5.7
- 23 Cammy Hutchison 6.0