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, […]
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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 […]
Lizzy Yarnold puts the finishing touches to her Winter Olympics preparation
Lizzy Yarnold has the weight of a nation on her shoulders as Team GB’s biggest chance of a medal at next month’s Winter Olympics. The global event kicks off in Pyeongchang, South Korea on February 9th and Yarnold will be looking to replicate the gold medal she won in Sochi back in 2014. Yarnold, who is a […]
TEAM NEWS: Gloucester team named for crunch tie with Pau
Despite rumours of an impending England call up, Ben Vellacott starts at scrum-half in place of the injured Willi Heinz. Embed from Getty Images Tom Savage will captain the side from second row; with Ross Moriarty continuing his return from injury with another start in the back row. Overall, the Cherry and Whites have made 11 […]
Tom Savage named Gloucester captain against Pau
Tom Savage has been named Gloucester captain for their crucial home match against Pau in the European Challenge Cup tomorrow night. A bonus-point victory for the Cherry and Whites would secure them a home quarter-final for the fourth successive season in the competition, but they will face a stern test from their French opposition. Pau won […]
Gloucester lock Tom Savage congratulates Scott Lawson on 6-Nations recognition
Gloucester second row Tom Savage has congratulated ex-team mate Scott Lawson following his Scotland recall. Lawson has not played International Rugby in 4 years but has made the 40 man pool for the Six-Nations. Embed from Getty Images Savage said: “It’s no surprise there, as they prove that age is only a number, they are […]