Viliame Mata rugby player
Viliame Mata rugby player

Viliame Mata

22nd Oct 1991 1.96m/115kg No. 8

The unstoppable Viliami Mata

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

No ones stopping Mata ❌💥Bristol secure a first-half bonus point as Viliame Mata powers over 💪#GallagherPrem | #BRIvHAR pic.twitter.com/k3QRvp7lr8 — Rugby on TNT Sports (@rugbyontnt) May...

Bears name side to face the Harlequins

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Noah Heward makes his long-awaited return from injury while Argentina international Pedro Rubiolo makes his Bristol Bears debut in Saturday’s Round 18 Gallagher Premiership clash with Harlequins...

All to play for in the Premiership (permutations)

6 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

With this weekend marking the penultimate round of Premiership Rugby, the stakes are higher than ever. Every game has something riding on it, and at least one team playing that has something massive...

Bristol team named for Exeter derby

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harry Randall returns from Six Nations duty as Bristol Bears kick-off the Gallagher Premiership Run-In with a West Country derby against Exeter Chiefs at Ashton Gate (5.30pm KO, live on TNT Sports). The...

Top 3 Premiership Players who started 2025 with a bang

10 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

The new year started the way the old one had ended in Gallagher Premiership Rugby; a glut of tries, a feast of unpredictability and a smattering of sensational individual displays. We’ve picked...

La Rochelle vs Bristol Bears: A look at the numbers

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

It was a textbook scoring match between La Rochelle and the Bristol Bears in the final fixture of Saturdays edition of Round 2 in the Champions Cup. In a game that saw no penalty conversions and the Bears...

Team news: La Rochelle vs Bristol Bears

11 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Steven Luatua returns to the Bristol Bears starting XV for Saturday’s Investec Champions Cup round two clash with La Rochelle at Stade Marcel-Deflandre on Saturday (8pm KO GMT, live on Premier Sports). The...

Viliame Mata to debut for Bears against Harlequins

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Viliame Mata will make his long-awaited Bristol Bears debut against Harlequins at The Stoop on Friday night (7.45pm KO, live on TNT Sports). The Fijian international is named at number eight for the Gallagher...

Ravouvou returns for Bristol

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Kalaveti Ravouvou returns from injury for Bristol Bears’ Gallagher Premiership round six clash with reigning champions Northampton Saints at Ashton Gate on Friday night (7.45pm KO, live on TNT Sports). Fijian...

Genge and Randall return for Saracens clash

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Ellis Genge and Harry Randall return to the starting XV for Saturday’s Gallagher Premiership round five clash with Saracens at Ashton Gate on Saturday (3.05pm KO, live on TNT Sports). The England...