The 25-year-old Gloucester Rugby winger gave a detailed description on how a variety of mental health support is made widely available within his club and how much social media can affect some players’ performance levels. After a bleak 18 months dealing with a global pandemic mental health has arguably never been highlighted more within modern […]
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Behind the Wheel – The Appeal of Motorsports
By Chloe Hall Go. Your foot goes down hard on the accelerator and off you go. The engine roaring, making the kart shake and tremble beneath you as you speed on ahead. Brake. Round the corner you go. The tyres squeal harshly and your foot goes down to accelerate again. The adrenaline rises, the only […]
Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers set to benefit from new funding announced by Premier League
Clubs across League One, League Two and the National League will be boosted by further funding from the Premier League as they continue their recovery from the Pandemic. The Premier League announced a further £20 million for teams in League One and Two for the 2021/22 season and £5 million to clubs from National League […]
Five things we learned from the 2021 November Meeting
Two runner races can still provide drama Embed from Getty Images Ahead of the November meeting much had been made of the small fields in National Hunt Racing and indeed even Cheltenham could not escape the ongoing issue at the weekend. This was summed up on the Sunday where in six races only 44 runners […]
Forest Green Rovers look to advance through the second round as they take on Pucklechurch in Gloucestershire FA Women’s trophy
First-team coach Chris Hicks predicts a ‘difficult’ game against Pucklechurch in FA Women’s trophy despite playing their games in two leagues above. Pucklechurch play their league games in Division One of the Gloucestershire County Women’s Football League, two leagues below Forest Green Rovers who play in the South West Regional Women’s Football League Premier. Currently […]
Gloucester Rugby’s ‘Breakthrough Boy’
At the age of 20, Louis-Rees Zammit has been nominated for the Breakthrough Player of the Year award Louis Rees-Zammit plays as wing for Gloucester Rugby and in the last year has had a big rise to fame after being called up to the Wales squad for the 2020 Six Nations. Born in Penarth, Rees-Zammit […]
Cheltenham Town looking to pull through in the next FA Cup game against AFC Wimbledon
The next round of the FA Cup is around the corner and Cheltenham Town will be playing AFC Wimbledon at Plough Lane. Cheltenham have up until now had a 1-1 tie against Gillingham and a 1-0 replay win. Robins manager Michael Duff told Gloucestershire Live after the win against Gillingham that he thought “considering the […]
Gloucestershire stun Southampton with last gasp winner in 83 point thriller
Southampton University 1st XV 38-45 Gloucestershire University 1st XV Gloucester University returned to winning ways in emphatic style as they snatched victory with the last play of the game at Wide Lane Sports Ground Alfie Bennett’s 80th minute try ensured the visitors returned home with all five points as the Blue’s closed the gap on second […]
WBBL Championship: Gloucester City Queens vs Leicester Riders: Game preview
The Gloucester City Queens make their long-awaited return to play this weekend, as they travel to Loughborough University to face the Leicester Riders. It’s been over a month since the last time the Queens played a competitive game and this match-up will be a familiar foe for the new WBBL franchise, when they tip-off at […]
Gloucestershire overpowered by clinical Exeter in lively affair at The Folley
UGRFC 2nd XV 0-60 EURFC 9th XV Gloucestershire University 2nd team’s tough start to their BUCS rugby campaign continued as they were swept aside 60-0 by a strong Exeter side. The score line does not reflect what a closely fought contest it was for just under an hour in Cheltenham, when eventually injuries and positional switches […]









