Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sport blog. Keep up to date with the latest news breaking from in and around Gloucestershire. We’ll have the latest as Storm Eunice threatens to cause problems to the weekend’s sport. We’ll also be looking back at last night’s European action and previewing what’s certain to be another interesting week […]
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Worcester vs Bristol: Scotland International Duhan Van Der Merwe returns for Worcester and Bristol boss Pat Lam makes six changes ahead of Premiership Clash
Worcester Warriors host fellow strugglers Bristol Bears at Sixways on Friday night with both sides looking to bounce back from disappointing defeats. Worcester were beaten comfortably by Sale Sharks and Bristol suffered a chastening 32-49 home defeat to London Irish. After representing Scotland in the Six Nations, Duhan van der Merwe returns to the Worcester […]
Underachieving? Bristol City manager Nigel Pearson “doesn’t agree” with chairman Jon Lansdown’s remarks over Robins’ league position
Nigel Pearson has said that he “doesn’t agree” with comments from club chairman Jon Lansdown suggesting that Bristol City are underachieving this season as the Robins sit 17th in the Championship. Speaking after Bristol Sport announced a new sponsorship deal with Huboo, Lansdown said that City “should be competitively better than we are doing at […]
“Five Premier League loanees”- Cheltenham Town boss Michael Duff praises Callum Wright and Mattie Pollock before Wycombe clash
Michael Duff has stressed the “importance” of top flight loanees and the positive impact they’ve had on Cheltenham’s season so far. The Robins’ boss highlighted that he has been delighted by the calibre of players that have featured over his time at the club and was quick to acknowledge how beneficial their presence has been. […]
Former Forest Green Manager Mark Cooper given 8-match touchline ban and £3,000 fine
Mark Cooper has been fined by the Football Association today for an “aggravated breach” in a match between his current team AFC Barrow and Exeter City earlier this season. Cooper has also been handed fine of £3,000 and is ordered to attend a face-to-face education course due to his comments during the match on August […]
“We’re more than ready to take them on”: Cheltenham Town midfielder and Leicester City loanee, Callum Wright, confident ahead of Wycombe Wanderers trip
Cheltenham Town midfielder Callum Wright says his team are increasingly battle-hardened to life in League One as they travel to Adams Park. Buoyed by recent victories against Sunderland and Fleetwood, Wright thinks that he and his teammates are well equipped for the challenge of facing promotion hopefuls Wycombe on Saturday. “I think mentally as a […]
GB men’s Curling team aim to secure Britain’s first medal of Beijing Olympics
The Scottish foursome of Bruce Mouatt, Grant Hardie, Bobby Lammie and Hammy McMillan face the USA in the men’s semi-finals at 12:05 on day 13 of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. If they win, it will guarantee Britain their first medal of what has been a barren campaign so far in the Chinese capital. However, […]
LIVE BLOG: Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers press conference reaction and Great Britain secure first medal of the Olympics
Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sport blog. Keep up to date with the latest news breaking from in and around Gloucestershire. Including the latest from Cheltenham Town manager Michael Duff ahead of the Robin’s trip to Wycombe Wanderers. We’ll also have the latest from Forest Green Rovers manager Rob Edwards ahead of Walsall’s trip […]
Timm Klose on his impressive start at Bristol City and how he turned vegan to prolong his career
After more than six months without a club, Timm Klose is enjoying his time with Bristol City after signing with the club in January. The Robins couldn’t have asked for a much better recruitment who could slot into their team as well as their new Swiss defender has. It’s helped that he’s been able to […]
Ruaridh McConnochie’s ex-University of Gloucestershire Rugby teammate reveals all about the day he realised the future England winger was a “different calibre”
It has been far from a straight forward journey from the University of Gloucestershire 1st XV in 2015 to starting for England at the Rugby World Cup in 2019. Since signing for Premiership outfit Bath in 2018, he has become a first team regular whenever he has been able to have prolonged periods of time […]










