Highlights: Middlesbrough 1-3 Bristol City
Posted: Sunday, July 12th 2020
‘We’re raring to get going and play at Ashton Gate’ - Oxtoby
Monday, September 2nd 2019
City Women boss insists her team are ready for their season opener and beginning their season in front of a big crowd has ‘added incentive’ for the players to kickstart their season with a victory.
“I think we’re raring for the season to get going and playing at Ashton Gate has added incentive, so we’re in a really good place and really looking forward to it, said Oxtoby.
“The players are buzzing, all of the feedback on social media has been great so we would love to get a big crowd down there and kick start the season with a good performance.
“The league’s growing and all the other teams have strengthened but we have as well, so we're putting in the hard work now to make sure we're ready to go for the start of the season.
“We’re in a great place. I think all the players have bought into what we’re trying to do and it's really exciting times.”
“The league’s growing and all the other teams have strengthened but we have as well, so we're putting in the hard work now to make sure we're ready to go for the start of the season."
The season opener will be City Women’s first appearance at Ashton Gate since 2017, and Oxtoby is hopeful the squad’s new signings can help the Robins get off to the perfect start.
“Our recruitment has been good and we’ve got a couple more to come in, so from our perspective, we're in a great position. We kept the core of the squad together, so we're building on what we had last year instead of starting from scratch.
“The first game will dictate where we’re at, but from our perspective, we’re in a much better position than we were last year."
Bristol City Women will take on Brighton & Hove Albion at Ashton Gate Stadium on Saturday, September 7th (3pm) and tickets are available here.
Written by: Lewis Barton
Also from Bristol Sport
Sheedy blown away by new training facility
Callum Sheedy has hailed the club’s new state-of-the-art training ground as a ‘steppingstone to success’.
Posted: Monday, July 13th 2020 • Rugby
Bears team up with PAS as official performance nutrition partner
Bristol Bears are delighted to team up with PAS as the official performance nutrition partner ahead of the restart of the 2019/20 campaign.
Posted: Monday, July 13th 2020 • Rugby
Gallagher Premiership restart fixtures announced
Bristol Bears will resume their Gallagher Premiership campaign versus Saracens on Saturday, August 15th with rounds 14-17 now confirmed.
Posted: Friday, July 10th 2020 • Rugby
Break the Cycle 2020 campaign raises £15k
More than 250 riders have saddled up over the past six weeks to support Break the Cycle 2020 and raise more than £15,000 for Bristol Bears Community Foundation.
Posted: Friday, July 10th 2020 • Community
Pat Lam unveils new Bears coaching team
Bristol Bears have confirmed their coaching team ahead of the resumption of the 2019/20 campaign in August.
Posted: Friday, July 10th 2020 • Rugby