Bears women set for Cardiff double-header in 2026

Bristol Bears Women will play a Premiership Women's Rugby fixture at Cardiff's Principality Stadium next season.

The match on 28 March 2026 will form part of a double-header event with the men's Premiership side.

The men's team take on West country rivals Bath at Wales' national stadium on 10 May this year, the first time they have played a home game away from Ashton Gate.

Branded as the 'Big Day Out' by the club, the team will swap their 27,000 seater ground for the 75,000 capacity stadium.

More than 35,000 tickets have already been sold so far for the inaugural event this spring, according to the club.

The opponents of both the men and women's sides in Cardiff next season will be announced at a later date.

The event follows in the footsteps of Harlequins and Saracens, who have successfully hosted similar showpiece matches at Twickenham and the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in recent years.

Speaking last summer, chief executive of Bristol Sport Gavin Marshall said the aim of the event was to try and create new revenue streams for the club.