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As we approach the halfway point of the Movember campaign, the University of Gloucestershire Men’s Rugby Union team (UGRFC) have all been taking part, growing their tash’s and doing their bit for the great cause. Club Captain, Sam Rhymes, discussed the importance of the charity. “Movember is a brilliant long-standing tradition that raises money for […]
Action returned to Prestbury Park last week with the November meeting acting as host for plenty of great performances on the track. Here are three things we learned from this year’s renewal. It pays to watch the bumpers Embed from Getty Images The bumper races at Cheltenham aren’t for everyone. On numerous occasions we see […]
Wales will play their first World Cup since 1958 beginning their campaign against USA on the 21st of November. There are many questions to ask with Wales vying for qualification to the knock-out rounds. We ran a poll to see who Wales fans feel will be their player of the tournament come the end of […]
Bristol City striker Tommy Conway has burst onto the scene this season, with 13 goal contributions so far in all competitions, earning himself a Scotland under-21s international call up. Ask the majority of Bristol City fans if they thought such an impact would be made from a 20-year-old striker on their breakout season, and they […]
Dr Emily Ryall revealed her conflict with the idea of elite international sporting competitions in a public debate held at the University of Gloucestershire’s Park Campus yesterday evening. “If we’re serious about climate change, the days of these World Cups are numbered”, was the way Dr Ryall described the only acceptable avenue to stop the […]
Newcastle Falcons won their second game of the season in an upset against Gloucester at the Kingsholm Stadium. This was a third home defeat for George Skivington’s side this season. A disappointing first half for the home side left them 17 points down at half time, a deficit that was too great to overcome despite […]
Josh Maja has certainly had the rough side of things since joining Bordeaux from Sunderland almost four years ago this January. Following his move to France, which was covered in depth on the Netflix documentary ‘Sunderland ‘Til I Die’ in 2018, Maja has gone through various goal droughts and loan moves but seems to have […]
A third home defeat in four, dumps Matt Gray’s men into unfamiliar circumstances as they sit only seven points above the relegation zone heading into their clash with, fellow strugglers, Rochdale. The U’s have not had the rub of the green so far from losing Ben Goodliffe, last season’s Player of the Year, on the […]
The Autumn Statement is expected to see a rise in tax rates, pensions, and energy bills. Jeremy Hunt is expected to deliver his budget to Parliament this Thursday. The Economic Times is predicting £21 billion worth of tax rises, in an attempt to get inflation down. This comes just days after Mr Hunt admitted that […]
Sam Bell starred with a hat trick as Bristol City U21s cruised to a 4-0 victory over Newcastle United U21s in the Premier League Cup. His first half double and early second half goal sealed a dominant performance from the hosts. Captain Joe Low had opened the scoring with a low header from a corner. […]