A former Cheltenham Town defender’s match-worn shirt has now hit the £1000 mark as it now goes under the hammer to Cheltenham Town supporters. The Robins wore a one-off blue strip for the Sky Bet League Two fixture against Crewe Alexandra on Saturday, December 9 to raise awareness of the British Lung Foundation. The idea […]
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PREVIEW: Gloucester City Vs Chippenham Town – National League South
Marc Richards’ side will be looking to return to winning ways in the National League South this weekend when hosting Chippenham Town in Evesham on Saturday afternoon.
Former Gloucester rugby player to start against Benetton
Freddie Burns will replace Rhys Priestland at number 10 for Bath ahead of their encounter against Treviso based team Benetton tomorrow. Embed from Getty Images Priestland, who only manged to play the opening five minutes in Bath’s 17-35 defeat against Scarlets last Friday, has sustained a hamstring injury which is most likely to see him […]
Preview: Gloucester-Hartpury v Bristol Ladies
Gloucester-Hartpury ladies have made two changes to their starting XV ahead of their 14:30 kick off tomorrow at home to Bristol Ladies. Having won in convincing style, 37-15 against Richmond last weekend, head coach Susie Appleby has had to make two changes in the form of Laura Smith, who comes in to replace Ellie Gilbert […]
GOSSIP: Forest Green tried to sign ex-Cheltenham star Billy Waters
Embed from Getty Images Forest Green could have signed ex-Cheltenham forward Billy Waters in the summer,manager Mark Cooper has revealed. Waters, who visits The New Lawn this week with Cambridge was a surprise target for the League 2 side, as they prepared their squad for their first season of league football. Waters ultimately joined Northampton […]
Mark Cooper demands for hard work from Forest Green fringe players
Forest Green Rovers manager Mark Cooper has said that the squad players at the club need to “fight really hard” in order to earn a place in the first-team squad. This could be good news for players such as midfielder Drissa Traore, who has recently been linked with a move away. Embed from Getty Images […]
PREVIEW: Forest Green Rovers vs Cambridge United
We look ahead to the League 2 game between Forest Green Rovers and Cambridge United. Forest Green Rovers take on Cambridge United on Saturday in Sky Bet League Two with the Green Army looking to get out of the relegation zone. The form book doesn’t favour Mark Cooper’s side though – who are currently second-bottom […]
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 […]
PREVIEW: Cinderford face ‘two cup finals’ ahead of National League Two promotion hunt.
Table topping Cinderford Rugby remain focused ahead of the biggest two weekends of their season so far. On Saturday afternoon the Forest side face Redingensian Rams at Dockham road. The Rams currently sit third in the league but find themselves 16 points behind Cinderford. A win for the home side could create more than a […]