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Bristol Bears beat Leicester Tigers 42-24 in their opening game of the 2025/26 Gallagher PREM to go second in the early table but were left counting the injury costs after seeing three of their superstars limp off.

The Bears secured a bonus-point victory thanks to tries from Fitz Harding, Gabriel Ibitoye, Gabriel Oghre, Josh Carrington and Louis Rees-Zammit, with Tom Jordan adding 15 points with the boot on his PREM debut after making the move from Glasgow Warriors in the summer.

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But injuries to fly-half AJ MacGinty, who kicked on penalty before making way with an Achilles injury, scrum-half Harry R

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