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The Cherry and Whites will be looking for a fifth win in a row when they travel down to Sandy Park this weekend for their round 16 match-up against Exeter Chiefs. George Skivingtons men are in immense form at the moment with them sitting high-up the table in third place. They’ve only had one loss […]
Harry Randall will make his first Six Nations start this Sunday as Head Coach Eddie Jones has made eight changes from last weekend’s Calcutta Cup defeat. Ben Youngs has been dropped to the bench, while Joe Marchant moves in one position to outside-centre as Jack Nowell takes his place on the wing. Sam Simmonds has […]
Last weekend saw the return of the Six Nations, and all those engrossed were treated to a thrilling round of action that saw a Calcutta Cup upset, Ireland dominate in Dublin and France flex their muscles against Italy. There were some stand out performances from Stuart Hogg, Marcus Smith and Mack Hansen to name a […]
Chris Harris will start for Scotland in their Six Nations opener against England – but there will be no Gloucester rivalry in the Calcutta Cup as Centre Mark Atkinson has been left out of Eddie Jones’ squad. Harris has made 31 appearances for Scotland since making his debut in 2017, and will line up at […]
The 36-man squad, including uncapped players, have been named for the championship taking place in February and March. Three uncapped players make an appearance for the squad this year which include: Dewi Lake (hooker), Jac Morgan (back row) and James Ratti (back row). The squad contains 20 forwards including Wyn Jones, Gareth Thomas, Aaron Wainwright, […]
This weekend we have the third round of the Heineken Champions Cup where plenty of English teams are in action across the continent. Cardiff take on Harlequins tonight, the Welsh side currently sit bottom of Pool B having been winless in their first two games, while Quins sit top with two wins from their two […]
Ahead of the return of European Rugby this weekend, Worcester flyer Jamie Shillcock addressed the media as the Warriors look to bounce back after a narrow 22-19 away defeat to Bath on Sunday. After losing their first Challenge Cup game away at Newcastle 31-26, the Warriors saw their second game cancelled away to Biarritz due […]
Gloucester City will host a different type of opposition in their Heroes for Rugby Charity fixture at New Meadow Park, on January 30. The fixture is in preparation for the Rugby for Heroes legends game which will take place later in the year but will also allow Gloucester AFC to show off their new ground […]
British clubs’ fears of enduring a 48 hour quarantine on arrival in France have been assuaged after the French government announced they would relax restrictions for vaccinated British travellers from Friday. Bath, Sale, Newcastle and Scarlets all have games scheduled in France this weekend, but those matches were in serious doubt whilst France continued to […]
With 2022 well underway and the weather beginning to take a turn for the better, the resumption of BUCS is not far away. For those involved at UoG Men’s Rugby, it is a chance to re-gain some momentum after a mixed first-half of the season. Rugby Editor Sam Rhymes takes a look back at the […]