Loughborough Lightning face off against Bristol Bears Women in PWR Round 12 on Sun 22nd February 2026 at cinch Stadium at Franklin's Gardens. Kick-off in the UK is scheduled for 15:00 and is broadcast on TNT Sports, Discovery+. In South Africa it’s at 17:00 SAST, 04:00 NZST in New Zealand, 02:00 AEST in Australia and 07:00 EST in the US.
Bristol Bears Women won the last encounter but Bristol Bears Women are in the best form of their last 5 games.
Heading into the fixture the two sides are separated by just 2 places in the league table with Bristol Bears Women in 6th and Loughborough Lightning in 8th underlining just how tight this match could be.
The official squads for Loughborough Lightning vs Bristol Bears Women will become available around 24- 48 hours before kick-off. Teams can still make changes up to an hour before the match however.
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