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 […]
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Johanna Konta set for busy pre-Wimbledon calendar
British Number One Johanna Konta is set to compete in a tri-series of tournaments, including the Nottingham Open, Birmingham Classic and Eastbourne International – all taking place in June. The 26-year-old was knocked out in the second round of the Australian Open after a shock defeat against American Madison Brengle, ranked 123rd in the world. Konta was […]
Cheltenham Town’s New Signing: The “Welsh John Stones”
New loanee Joe Rodon is fully focused on excelling at Cheltenham, despite interest from a number of big clubs. Dubbed as the Welsh John Stones, Rodon has excelled at Youth team level, captaining Swansea for the U23s. He has received interest from the likes of Celtic and Manchester City, highlighting the serious quality of the 20 year-0ld centre-back. Rodon […]
Forest Green Rovers: Exeter City manager Paul Tisdale praises his team’s victory over Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers remain in the Sky Bet League Two relegation zone, following their defeat to promotion contenders Exeter City last night. Mark Cooper started former Grecian Rueben Reid as striker, but his influence was not enough to inspire an unlikely away win. The closest Rovers came was a drilled effort from fullback Daniel Wishart, […]
PREVIEW: Gloucester vs Pau
Gloucester Rugby play host to Pau at Kingsholm tonight in the final group of pool matches in the European Challenge Cup. The Cherry and Whites must win by over seven points to ensure a home-quarter final while anything less than this will see the French side finish as group winners. Johann Ackermann’s side have a […]
FEATURE: Hartpury production line firing on all fronts
Gone are the days where private schools rule the rugby world. A new rugby force is emerging. That force is Hartpury College. The latest Hartpury alumni to make an impression at international level are the young back row pair of Seb Negri and Jake Polledri who have been called into Italy’s Six Nations squad by […]
Cheltenham strongman competition proves a huge success
The first Cheltenham strongman competition took place at DW Fitness over the weekend, raising over £800 for charity in the process. With 22 competitors split over 4 weight categories, it attracted a lot of interest from the public. The competition doubled up as a fundraiser for Help for Heroes with event organiser Natalie Turner expressing her determination to […]
Gloucestershire Non-League Round-up
Tuesday night’s weather forecast affected two of the local non-league games, but Cirencester Town’s fixture still went ahead, as did Evesham United’s last night. Cirencester Town – 3-1 Win The Centurions managed to grab all three points at home against North Leigh on Tuesday night, thanks to a first-half brace from top goalscorer Benjamin Whitehead. […]
NETBALL: Sam Cook: “I’ve known about 80% of the girls anyway”
The 2018 netball season is almost upon, squads are continuing to get announced and teams are preparing for the first round of fixtures in less than a month’s time. One squad that has been preparing for a long time is the Severn Stars who announced their team a couple of months ago. They have recruited […]