Bristol Bears host Harlequins on Saturday in Round 18 of the 2024/25 Gallagher PremiershipHarry Randall of Bristol Bears makes a break with Gabriel Oghre of Bristol Bears in support . (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Bristol Bears’ must-win game against Harlequins has been picked as the marquee game to be broadcast this weekend as the two most entertaining sides in the Gallagher Premiership shoot it out in Round 18 of the 2024/25 Gallagher Premiership, with Pat Lam’s side playing to keep hold of their place in the play-offs.

Bristol director of rugby Lam said: “We want to be part of that mix, we said that right from the beginning. We haven’t been in that mix for four years now. There’s a lot to play for. It’s like a quarter-final. We all know the ramifications of the result but we’ll focus on just getting all the bits and pieces to get the result we want.

“I’m really proud of this group, we’ve got one of the smallest groups in the competition and we haven’t left the top four all season. We got in the top four round one and we’ve stayed in there. The only achievement we want is a win – none of that means anything if we drop out in the very last round. The boys are pretty focussed and looking forward to it.”

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Here are all the ways you can follow all the action this weekend…

When is the game?

Bristol Bears v Harlequins is being played on Saturday, May 31 at Ashton Gate Stadium.

What time is kick-off?

The kick-off time is at 3.05pm.

Is the game on TV or being streamed?

Yes. The match has been selected to be shown live by broadcasters TNT Sports and online on the discovery+ app.

The game will be shown live on TNT Sports 1, TNT Sports UHD and discovery+ with coverage starting at 2pm.

Highlights will also be available on the Premiership Rugby website 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 Noah Heward, 14 Kalaveti Ravouvou, 13 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 12 James Williams, 11 Gabriel Ibitoye, 10 AJ MacGinty, 9 Harry Randall; 1 Yann Thomas, 2 Gabriel Oghre, 3 George Kloska, 4 Pedro Rubiolo, 5 Joe Batley, 6 Santiago Grondona, 7 Fitz Harding, 8 Viliame Mata

Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Jake Woolmore, 18 Max Lahiff, 19 Joe Owen, 20 Steven Luatua, 21 Kieran Marmion, 22 Harry Byrne, 23 Jack Bates

Harlequins: 15. Nick David, 14. Rodrigo Isgro, 13. Oscar Beard, 12. Luke Northmore, 11. Cadan Murley, 10. Jamie Benson, 9. Will Porter; 1. Fin Baxter, 2. Jack Walker, 3. Titi Lamositele, 4. Jonny Green, 5. George Hammond, 6. Jack Kenningham, 7. Will Evans, 8. Alex Dombrandt (c)

Replacements: 16. Nathan Jibulu, 17. Jordan Els, 18. Ollie Streeter, 19. Joe Launchbury, 20. Tom Lawday, 21. Jake Murray, 22. Sean Kerr, 23. Leigh Halfpenny

Who are the officials?

Referee: Luke Pearce

Assistant Referees: Jack Makepeace and Greg MacDonald

TMO: Stuart Terheege