Rugby Sports

Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers preview: Premiership season gets underway with Ashton Gate clash

Premiership Rugby is back for the 2023/24 season, but we don’t start with the current champions, Saracens, but in Bristol at Ashton Gate. Bristol Bears host the opening fixture to this year’s instalment of top-tier rugby, welcoming the 2021/22 champions Leicester Tigers in a mouth-watering encounter. For both teams, expectations are high, and whoever takes […]

Cricket Sports

Gloucester-born former England captain Alastair Cook retires from all forms of cricket

Gloucester-born, Alastair Cook has officially announced his full retirement from cricket, after a 20-year career.  Cook retired from international cricket in 2018 but decided to carry on playing for his county, Essex and announced that he won’t be looking to extend his contract which expired this summer.  In a statement on the Essex cricket website, […]

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“I feel like I’ve let the team down” leisure park closure having detrimental effects on UOG Tennis captain Oli Lewis

Third year student, Oli Lewis and captain of Tennis society has put the blame on himself despite not doing anything wrong after closure to facilities in Gloucester have paused their chance to play and prepare themselves for tournaments. “Even though it’s out of my control, I still promised them training, matches and I can’t provide […]

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The Cheltenham Civil Service look unbeatable as Cheltenham Indoor Cricket League means cricket carries on through winter

It may now be outside of the cricket season, but Display Refrigeration Hire LTD Cheltenham Indoor Cricket League is just beginning with Cheltenham civil service CC starting strongly as defending champions. Geoff Trett one the leagues independent scorers painted Cheltenham civil service A as “very much the team to beat” “stating there’s no same in […]

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“We need to pick up points, full stop” Forest Green Rovers prepare for Colchester in a must win game

Forest Green manager David Horseman admitted it’s been a season of big potential but no execution after a win against a side above them this season Walsall as they build up for a clash with Colchester “It shows our potential for sure, there’s a level of consistency which we are obviously missing but we feel […]

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West Brom Women kick off their Birmingham County Cup campaign at home to Leafield Athletic

West Bromwich Albion Women will kick off their Birmingham County FA Challenge Cup campaign at home to Leafield Athletic on Sunday.  The Baggies fell at the penultimate hurdle last season, losing in the semi-final, 3-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers Women.  These sides faced each other in the third round last year with West Brom coming out […]

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Meet UoG’s newest keeper, Ella Hayward-Crosweller on, her journey, women’s football and mental health: “You don’t know what people are going through”

Second year Criminology student Ella Hayward-Crosweller has dusted off her gloves and is ready to re-enter the fray of football after a year and a half out injured, but how did she get here? Ella started her career at The New Saints of Oswestry Town & Llansantffraid, being there for eight seasons starting from the under […]

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University of Gloucestershire goalkeeper Ella Hayward-Crosweller dusts off gloves and gears up for new challenge: “Hopefully we can spark a change in women’s football at uni”

Ella Hayward-Crosweller made her league debut for UoG Women’s football first team against the University of Bristol’s 2nd’s with a solid performance in a 3-2 loss. Hayward-Crosweller is no stranger to the landscape of football however, as she’s previously played for both The New Saints and Powys County. The shot-stopper has been playing football at […]