It’s been almost a year since the last time Newcastle defeated Sheffield so they will be keen to bring Sheffield’s BBL Trophy journey to an end. Last time they met: Eagles 76-99 Sharks (27 December 2019) Last five meetings: Eagles 1-4 Sharks Watch the BBL Cup Final LIVE on the BBC Sport website and BBC Red Button, Sunday 26 January, 3:30pm WORTHING THUNDER V TEAM SOLENT KESTRELS Date: Saturday 25 January 2020 Venue: Worthing Leisure Centre It’s an all NBL team BBL Trophy Quarter Final on Saturday as Worthing Thunder take on Team Solent Kestrels.
" Batley has found a new gear since joining Worcester Warriors and returns an improved player with analyst Sam Larner pointing out he beaten the second most defenders of any lock in the Premiership this season and is one of only two second rows to have made 150 plus tackles with fewer than 10 missed. In the near future will provide like for like cover for Chris Vui at Bristol while he is away on international duty with Samoa this Autumn. READ MORE: ‘Ready for the Olympics but not rugby’ - Injury latest on Bristol Bears star Siva Naulago Injured Bristol Bears star gets Autumn international call-up in allegiance switch Bristol Bears confirm Max Malins signing, contract length confirmed and first words How Magnus Bradbury's arrival at Bristol Bears was almost 10 years in the making Bristol Bears ‘icon’ Ellis Genge joins Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports agency Are you mad about Bristol Bears? If so, you could receive the latest club news straight to your phone by signing up to our WhatsApp service.
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Bristol Bears bring home Worcester Warriors forwardVersatile forward Joe Batley has re-joined Bristol Bears with immediate effect, the club have confirmed. The 26-year-old, who can play in the second row and back row, returns to Ashton Gate after leaving Worcester Warriors following their financial collapse. The Rugby Football Union has announced today that Worcester have been suspended from the Gallagher Premiership and Premiership Rugby Cup for the remainder of the 2022-23 season.
He was given the all-clear to resume playing after a course of debilitating chemotherapy and was on loan at Leicester Tigers before the Gallagher Premiership season was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Discussing Batley's return, Bristol director of rugby, Pat Lam, said: "It's been a challenging time for Joe and his family, but we are pleased to be able to bring him back into a club and system he knows and enjoys. “He's grown and developed massively during his time in Worcester, and I know he will add real value to our team going forward.
It is the latest devastating development as Warriors’ future had been left in doubt after the club was partially liquidated at a High Court hearing on Wednesday, with HM Revenue and Customs pursuing unpaid tax in the region of £6million. READ MORE: Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs LIVE: Play-by-play updates from Ashton Gate Wednesday’s ruling instructed that WRFC Players Ltd, a subsidiary of WRFC Trading Ltd through which players and some staff are paid, be wound up. The practical result of the ruling was all players at the club became out of work free agents. Club captain Ted Hill, Ollie Lawrence, Fergus Lee-Warner and Valeriy Morozov had already joined Bath on loan and British and Irish Lions winger Duhan van der Merwe has returned to former club Edinburgh.
Batley joined Worcester in the summer of 2020, linking up with his former forward coach at Bristol, Jonathan Thomas, who went on to become head coach at Sixways before departing in January of this year with Steve Diamond arriving at the club. Batley came through the youth system at Gosport & Fareham before being signed by Gloucester where he developed through the Academy to the senior squad. The 6ft 6in forward joined Bristol in 2017 but his career was disrupted when he was diagnosed with stage two Hodgkin’s Lymphoma during the Bears’ Greene Ling IPA Championship-winning campaign the following year.
Last time they met: Scorchers 72-84 Rocks (21 April 2019) Last five meetings: Rocks 4-1 Scorchers Livestats 💻 YouTube Stream NEWCASTLE EAGLES V B. BRAUN SHEFFIELD SHARKS Venue: Eagles Community Arena Competition: BBL Trophy, Quarter Final It’s the second Quarter Final of the BBL Trophy so far and either Newcastle Eagles or B. Braun Sheffield Sharks will go on to meet Cheshire Phoenix in the Semi-Finals.
24-26 Jan: What’s coming up in the BBL this weekend? - British Basketball LeagueWe’ve got action across all three BBL competitions this weekend including the first major BBL Final of the season! We take a quick look at what you can expect this weekend! THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE Friday 24 January 2020 BBL Championship: Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks v Surrey Scorchers (7:30pm) BBL Trophy, Quarter Final: Newcastle Eagles v B. Braun Sheffield Sharks (7:30pm) Saturday 25 January 2020 BBL Trophy, Quarter Final: Worthing Thunder v Team Solent Kestrels (7:30pm) Sunday 26 January 2020 BBL Cup Final: Bristol Flyers v Worcester Wolves (3:30pm) RADISSON RED GLASGOW ROCKS V SURREY SCORCHERS Date: Friday 24 January 2020 Time: 7:30pm Venue: Emirates Arena Competition: BBL Championship With no game for London Lions this week, Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks have the opportunity to narrow the gap between them and the Lions at the top of the BBL Championship standings. They’ll host Surrey Scorchers on Friday and will also be hoping to bounce back from their dramatic BBL Trophy exit last Sunday.
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