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Pat Lam’s tenure at Bristol Bears has largely been a fruitful one but after a 26-26 draw with Leicester Tigers on Saturday his side are bottom of the tree heading into Christmas and with little room for cheer, having not won since September. Following a hugely successful spell at Connacht where he led the Irish […]
It has been announced that Warren Gatland will return as the head coach of the Welsh National side after Wayne Pivac was relieved of his duties by the Welsh Rugby Union. Pivac replaced Gatland following the World Cup in 2019 and coached the side to a Six Nations win in 2021. However, 2022 has been […]
Bristol Bears were left to rue missed opportunities and ill discipline as they were denied a first win in seven games in a 26-26 draw with current Gallagher Premiership champions Leicester Tigers. Bristol Bears took three points out of the encounter, two for the draw and a try bonus point thanks to scores from the […]
Substitute fly-half AJ Macginty, missed a last minute penalty to extend Bristol’s winless run and leave them joint bottom of the Gallagher Premiership on 17 points , alongside Newcastle Falcons and London Irish. Star centre Semi Radradra made his much anticipated return to the side and immediately had an impact, scoring the first try of […]
It has been reported in the last hour that Liverpool FC’s owners Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are welcoming offers to sell the Merseyside football club. They have released a statement which is shown in the image below. FSG are an American owned sports organisation, headed by John W. Henry and have been the owners of […]
Bristol Bears’ ill-discipline cost them dear as Saracens produced a dominant second-half performance to remain at the top of the Gallagher Premiership, Tries from substitutes Harry Thacker and Jonathan Benz-Solomon were ultimately in vain as a brilliant try from Bristol-bound Max Malins and six Alex Goode penalties extended the league leaders unbeaten run. Bristol Head […]
Cheltenham Tigers succumbed to a disappointing 36-0 loss at Welford Road on Saturday as Leicester demonstrated their promotion ambitions. Cheltenham Tigers’ Grace Gillard, sat down with Park Life Sport to reflect on the defeat and revealed how the challenge of facing Leicester had a big impact on the result. “Obviously I think with Leicester Tigers […]
After six years as a student and cricketer at the University of Gloucestershire Elliott Townsend has returned to the UOG (University of Gloucestershire) cricket setup in a coaching capacity. Townsend recently graduated with a post-graduate diploma in Professional Practice and Sports Coaching and he explained how he first got involved in coaching . “I had […]
Gloucester hooker Jack Singleton was one of three players called up to Eddie Jones’ training squad following the withdrawal of Jamie George, Guy Porter and Jack Walker through injury. Adam Radwan and George Mcguigan have also joined the squad as Eddie Jones builds towards the Autumn Internationals where they will face Argentina, Japan , New […]
Gloucester Rugby have announced that versatile forward, Freddie Clarke, has extended his stay at Kingsholm. Clarke, 29, has made 124 appearances so far for Gloucester and enjoyed a stellar season in 2021/22, which saw him included in the Gallagher Premiership Team of the Year. Gloucester held an open training session on Saturday, following the postponement […]