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After a tumultuous run into the Rugby World Cup, can England now cash in after qualifying for the knockout stages? Before the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicked off in France, many England fans were apprehensive about their country’s chances. Just nine months into his tenure as England coach, Steve Borthwick faced adversity after one of […]
Steve Borthwick should strongly consider using Henry Arundell for England’s matches in the Rugby World Cup as they look towards the knockout stages. The ex-London Irish winger has only featured once in the competition so far, scoring an English record of five tries against Chile in game week three. Arundell has explosive qualities that cannot […]
England Captain Owen Farrell could be free play in England’s opening Six Nations Fixture against Scotland if he completes World Rugby tackling Intervention. Farrell was cited on Monday after an incident in the 78th minute of Saracens victory over Gloucester, that involved direct shoulder contact to the head of Gloucester flanker Jack Clement. The incident […]
In the Premiership match between Gloucester and Saracens on Friday night, a questionable high tackle from Owen Farrell on Jack Clement late on led to a lot of frustration on the consistency on the rules. Farrell went on to score a last-minute drop goal in controversial circumstances. University of Gloucestershire Rugby captain Sam Rhymes had […]
Starring in the UK’s biggest advent calendar, what better way to raise money? Rugby players from both Gloucester and Gloucester-Hartpury, as well as Ed Slater, will appear in the calendar. It will be displayed on the front of the BiGDUG offices and the images will also be displayed on Christmas cards. The calendar, which is […]
After what was a successful season last year that saw the Leicester Tigers win the Premiership, Steve Borthwick is now feeling the consequences of success. As the Premiership launched with 13 teams and 26 rounds of fixtures, there were always going to be some international clashes with the Tigers feeling the pain more than most. […]
Despite the resounding 17-0 win over rivals Gloucester Old Boys on Saturday, Old Patesians winger Joe McDean is very aware that there plenty more challenges lying in wait for the Cheltenham based side in their quest for promotion this season. After dropping down three leagues over the summer in wake of multiple player departures, the […]
England Women’s Rugby Union and Men’s League sides both cruised to comfortable wins on the weekend as they set sights for World Cup glory. England’s Women thrashed South Africa 75-0 to top pool C and set up a tantalising quarter-final against Australia. A heavily rotated Red Roses side ran in a remarkable 13 tries as […]
Eddie Jones has included Gloucester Rugby’s Jonny May, Val Rapava-Ruskin and Jack Singleton in the England squad for the Autumn Nations Series. Gloucester have been in fine form of late, winning their last three games, which has led to May, Rapava-Ruskin and Singleton’s inclusion in the national team. England face Argentina on Sunday 6 November, […]
Gloucester Rugby could leapfrog top four rivals this weekend with a win over Sale on Saturday. Off the back of a comeback win at Northampton, the Cherry & Whites will be high on confidence going into this game. However, Gloucester head coach George Skivington is well aware of the threat posed by Sale’s Faf De-Klerk, […]