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Padel club coach Will Ostling believes there could be up to 5000 courts in the next three years, as the sport continues to grow across the country. Ostling, originally from Sweden, thinks the sport can compete with other recreational sporting activities like tennis and squash, with sessions provided for amateurs and pros. “It’s just driving […]
George Skivington said there was “a bit of frustration” in Gloucester Rugby’s win over Sale Sharks, which saw the Cherry and Whites move closer to Champions Cup qualification. Sale had a great start, leading 12-0 before Ben Loader’s try and George Barton’s conversion made it 7-12 going into the break. Gloucester then put themselves in […]
The world’s greenest football club are losing their academy funding. Two failed promotion bids, two seasons of dwindling grants, and now the EPPP has nothing left to offer Nailsworth. Forest Green Rovers, the world-famous vegan football club from the Gloucestershire village of Nailsworth, lost their Elite Player Performance Plan (EPPP) academy funding this spring after […]
An important final day awaits as Gloucestershire cricket club prepare for the final day of their four day test match against county rivals Kent. So far it has been a difficult season for Glos with just one win in their opening four encounters that being the most recent tie comfortably beating Derbyshire by 10 wickets. […]
After three years of chasing varsity victory against the University of Worcester, third year University of Gloucestershire Men’s Football centre-back Ben Brown, described the experience as being an “unbelievable moment, one I’m sure I’ll never forget.” Reflecting on his time with UOG Men’s Football, Brown admitted that UOG’s 4-3 loss in his first year was […]
Forest Green Rovers captain Jordan Moore-Taylor has left the club after six seasons. The 32-year-old has been released by the club despite discussions taking place over a new contract. Moore-Taylor made the move south to Rovers on a free transfer after being released by MK Dons. The centre-back made over 178 appearances for Rovers scoring […]
Cheltenham Town have confirmed the appointment Swindon Town Chief Commercial Officer James Watts as the club’s new managing director. Watts has experience with multiple clubs around the South West and Wales, taking on roles with Hereford and Newport County before his stint with Swindon, where he was appointed in 2022 as their commercial manager before […]
University of Gloucestershire hockey team captain Poppy Mills has just finished her final year playing with the team after a successful season culminating with a wonderful varsity competition. “This season has been more than I ever hoped for. The merge of Women’s and Men’s hockey has been more successful than I ever could have imagined.” “The highlight of […]
Winter slowly turns into Spring and that can only mean the return of County Championship cricket with pitches and outfields being prepped and preened for six months of competition. As the long summer begins, lets delve into each team. 1000 words 100 or so on each side. Derbyshire 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐑 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐁𝐘𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐄 📝 The Club are […]
In the final game before Varsity, the University of Gloucestershire Rugby Union side beat Plymouth Marjon 74-28 at Plock Court. Dan Page capped off his amazing season with his second hat-trick of the season and 15th try throughout the season. Harry Leftwich and Iman Hussain both went over for braces. Winger Tom Hamilton gave his thoughts on the […]