Gloucester Rugby will play hosts to Leicester Tigers this Saturday at Kingsholm in a mid-table clash in the Aviva Premiership. The home side currently sit in fourth place, six points ahead of this weekend’s opponents Leicester in eighth position. The Cherry and Whites will be looking to improve on last week’s result against Newcastle Falcons after a 31-19 […]
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Cheltenham Town vs Port Vale Preview
Cheltenham Town host Port Vale this weekend in what could turn out to be a very important game for the Robins in their League Two campaign. The home side sit in 16th on 36 points however, they cannot afford to lose this game. If Port Vale come away with the victory they would leapfrog their […]
Six Nations: England vs Wales Team News
England England have made two changes in preparation to take on Wales at Twickenham this Saturday. Eddie Jones has chosen Danny Care to replace the injured Ben Youngs at scrum half as well as giving Jonathan Joseph the nod ahead of Ben Te’o. The selection of Danny Care will make him England’s most capped Scrum Half of all time. […]
Gloucester trio named in England U20 squad for Wales clash
Gloucester rugby’s Henry Walker, Alex Seville and Aaron Hinkley have been named in England’s 23 man squad to face Wales this Friday. Walker starts at hooker with his teammates lining up as replacements. Wales lie top of the table after round one with England unbeaten in third. England will; be looking to use their home advantage […]
Ex-UoG student Lizzy Yarnold to carry Winter Olympic flag for Team GB
Reigning skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold, will carry the Team GB flag at the opening ceremony of this year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. The University of Gloucestershire graduate won gold in Sochi back in 2014 and will carry the flag when the Games officially start on Friday. Embed from Getty Images The former Geography and Sport and […]
Davis Cup 2018: Great Britain lose first match to Spain
Liam Broady was beaten in straight sets to Spain’s Albert Ramos-Vinolas, putting Great Britain 1-0 down in their Davis Cup World Group tie in Spain. Broady, who is ranked 165th in the world, put up a great fight against the world number 21 but lost 6-3 6-4 7-6 (8-6). Embed from Getty Images After a gruelling contest […]
University Women’s Hockey support Mental Health Week
The University of Gloucestershire have been holding their very own mental health week, and Women’s Hockey have been supporting a charity called MIND. Throughout the season, the club has organised fundraisers and charity matches, collaborating with other university teams such as Rugby League. The club has raised over £300 throughout the season so far and still […]
Gloucester Rugby: Matt Scott looking to life after rugby
Scottish international and Gloucester Rugby player, Matt Scott has been put in a position where he has been told his contract is not going to be extended at the club. Embed from Getty Images In his spare time now, he has been studying an MBA (Masters of Business Administration) at the University of Gloucestershire. His […]
Big Bash League: Strikers win to make the final
Adelaide Strikers beat the Melbourne Renegades in the second semi-final by one run in an exciting encounter. The Strikers won the toss and decided to bat first. Embed from Getty Images They got off to a good start with Jono Dean and Jake Weatherald, but Dean fell to Chris Tremain for 19. Weatherald and new batsman Travis […]
Surfers flock to the Severn for surge waves
Surfers from across the globe have travelled to Gloucestershire for the ‘Severn Bore’ – a large surge wave that drives up the River Severn from the estuary (where the river meets the sea). It is a natural phenomenon that only happens in 60 places in the world, as the river estuary must be the right […]