Bristol Bears head coach Pat Lam says his side need to cut out their handling errors ahead of Sunday’s encounter with Exeter Chiefs. The Bears lost last week against Harlequins with only 90 seconds to spare, as Jarrod Evan’s slotted a late penalty, to lose despite dominating for the majority of the second half. The […]
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OPINION: Four players who should qualify for Mr Vegas Grand Slam of Darts
The Grand Slam of Darts is nearly arriving with the first event starting on the Saturday, November, 11 2023 at WV Active Aldersley, Wolverhampton. 24 players announced already which leaves eight more to be announced today (Friday, 3, November 2023). Ryan Searle: Searle is a player I would have expected to be announced already and […]
Starting a grassroots club? All the costs involved to maintain a team in Cheltenham
One of the main issues of grassroots football is the rising costs a team have to pay just to maintain itself. Based on Cheltenham Civil Service club president Rob Morrison explanation, here is how much it costs to run a club in Cheltenham. First, you have to rent a pitch to train and play a […]
OPINION: Why the FA Cup replays should not be scrapped and should continue to provide fantastic memories
With the FA Cup now in full spirit with the first round of the tournament this weekend, the usual thing that gets many managers talking is the replays. For anyone unaware of what the replay is, if the two sides draw in the initial game, they then have to play another game at the opposite […]
“It’s an unbelievable competition”: Cheltenham Town defender Curtis Davies on upcoming FA Cup tie against AFC Wimbledon
Cheltenham Town defender Curtis Davies has expressed that he is a “massive advocate for this competition” ahead of his side’s first round FA Cup clash with AFC Wimbledon. “First and foremost, growing up as a kid in England, I always played ‘Wembley’ in the playground with my mates. “I always pretended to be Eric Cantona, […]
Grassroots football in trouble in Cheltenham: Club president answers
On every level of the football pyramid, there are challenges the teams and players have to face. Adult grassroots football is not short of issues themselves, with player shortages and less teams applying to play throughout the entirety of the season. Cheltenham Civil Service’s club president and former player, Rob Morrison gave an insight to […]
Gloucester City announce loan departures of three players
Felix Miles and Kartell Dawkins have both left Gloucester City on initial one month loan deals to Cirencester Town and Bromsgrove Sporting. Miles joined Gloucester at the start of this season but has failed to make an appearance for the club thus far. Miles has already got under way for the Centurions and has got […]
Blockbuster BUCS start for University of Gloucestershire Cricket
Last weekend the University of Gloucestershire Cricket team travelled down to Cardiff to play in Indoor BUCS at Sophia Gardens. The eight-man squad had an early start leaving Oxstalls Campus at 7am. It didn’t get off to a good start after fresher, Toby Rice, realised he had forgotten to bring something quite important: his bat. […]
Cribbs FC manager Richard Luffman looks ahead to his side’s long journey to fourth place Mousehole
“We have got a lot of wounded players” said Cribbs manager Richard Luffman ahead of their seven hour round trip to Mousehole on Saturday. The Bristolian side have had a flying start to life in the Southern League Division One after promotion last year from the Hellenic League and sit seventh. They take on a […]
“I’d love to play for the Red Roses” – Gloucester-Hartpury’s Hannah Kibble aims to go right to the top
Wednesday night saw Hartpury University rugby claim their third win of the season in the BUCS Women’s National League. Hannah Kibble was ‘100% proud of the team’ who had a mixture of first team regulars and Gloucester-Hartpury players in their XV. A comfortable 44-12 win for Hartpury was a great opportunity “to gel in with […]










