{"id":37788,"date":"2023-11-17T14:20:09","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/?p=37788"},"modified":"2023-11-17T14:44:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T14:44:35","slug":"bristol-bears-kick-off-the-season-at-ashton-gate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/2023\/11\/17\/bristol-bears-kick-off-the-season-at-ashton-gate\/","title":{"rendered":"Bristol Bears kick off the season at Ashton Gate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-597x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-37791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-597x400.jpg 597w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-1536x1030.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-2048x1373.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-627x420.jpg 627w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-537x360.jpg 537w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-640x429.jpg 640w, https:\/\/uwejournalism.net\/bowernews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/pexels-beto-valderrama-16566938-681x457.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bristol Bears will be kicking off the Allianz PWR season at Ashton Gate tomorrow against Sale Sharks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Included in the team is England lock Abbie Ward who is making her return 17-weeks after giving birth to her and head coach Dave Ward\u2019s first child, Hallie, who was born in July. &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udcac \u201cI wanted to set that precedent, for people to go, \u2018She\u2019s pregnant, but she\u2019s still showing up.&quot;<br><br>Ahead of the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThePWR?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ThePWR<\/a> this weekend, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fi_tomas_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@fi_tomas_<\/a> fascinating interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AbbieWard93?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AbbieWard93<\/a> \ud83d\udcf0<\/p>&mdash; Bristol Bears Women \ud83d\udc3b (@BristolBearsW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BristolBearsW\/status\/1725105900157804551?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 16, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When she&nbsp;announced her pregnancy in January,&nbsp;she wrote in a post on Instagram: &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait to have my mini-me pitchside next season and show that athletes can be mums too.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Husband Dave Ward told BBC Radio Bristol: &#8220;She&#8217;s got to earn her space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;[There are] difficult conversations from our perspective, <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It&#8217;s not easy on both sides of the coin, and as a coach I have to be fair to the team and I have to be fair to Abbie as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;What she&#8217;ll get either way this weekend is what she&#8217;s earned.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bristol Bears have won each of their previous six Women\u2019s Premiership games against the Manchester team. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sharpening the tools for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AllianzPWR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AllianzPWR<\/a> round 1\ufe0f\u20e3 at Ashton Gate \ud83e\ude9a<br><br>Who\u2019s joining us? 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