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Bath Rugby were supposed to be playing Worcester this weekend, however, the Barbarians stepped in to set up a thrilling encounter at The Rec on the weekend. After winning their game at the death last week against Leicester Tigers in round 10 of the Gallagher Premiership Bath had a taste of their own medicine this […]
Gloucester City are likely to be reinstated into the Isuza FA Trophy despite losing to Kettering Town 1-0 on Saturday. It was discovered that Tyrone Lewthwaite, who scored the winner, was not eligible to play in the competition due to having already featured in the third qualifying round for Bedford Town. Point 16 (e) of […]
For the first time in the 92-year history of the World Cup a host nation was defeated in their opening group game as Qatar fell to Ecuador. Enner Valencia was the hero for Gustavo Alfaro’s side, despite having an early goal disallowed after a controversial VAR decision he went on to score twice in the […]
Weymouth head to Plough Lane for the first round replay following their 1-1 draw with the Dons, Ahkeem Rose’s smart free kick in the 70th minute cancelled out Ayoub Assal’s opener. Whilst the Dorset-based side have only collected eight points in the National League South, they will be heading to the capital with confidence – […]
Tonight’s Challenge Cup clash between Cheltenham Saracens and Brimscombe and Thrupp has been called off due to a waterlogged pitch. The decision was made by referee Mike Halford who inspected at 12pm with areas of the pitch completely waterlogged. Saracens were looking to build on three wins in a row but will have to wait […]
The games keep coming for managerless Cirencester Town Development as they host Long Crendon tonight at The Corinium Stadium. Both sides have played 14 league games but have experienced differing fortunes as the seven combined wins between the sides all belong to Long Crendon. They are sat in ninth on 23 points with seven wins, […]
The transfer of Sonny Perkins from West Ham to Leeds United in the summer certainly ruffled a few feathers in East London, however the 18-year-old has been quietly making a name for himself in the North. Seven goals in nine Premier League 2 games led to the strikers first team start last week in Leeds’s […]
Wayne Pivac has once again named local sensation Louis Rees-Zammit at fullback in their match against familiar foes Georgia. The Gloucester Rugby star who has featured mostly on the wing for the Cherry and Whites will be looking for further improvement after a strong showing at 15 vs Argentina. The youngster did however played at […]
Forest Green Rovers fell to the bottom of the table on Saturday for the first time this season after a 2-0 defeat at home to Wycombe Wanderers. Burchnall and his team left the field at half-time to a chorus of boos from the home faithful with a certain section of the fanbase calling for a […]
People in Cheltenham are preparing to cheer local hero Eric Dier as he prepares for his second World Cup for England next week. Gareth Southgate announced his 26-man squad for the tournament recently. With familiar faces such as Captain Harry Kane and young talents such as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham. Included in the list […]