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This evening Gloucester Rugby face Clermont Auvergne in the European Challenge Cup, looking to get back to back wins for the first time this season. The game kicks off at Kingsholm at 8pm. Last time out, the Cherry and Whites won 15-10 away against Georgian side Black Lion as fly half George Barton kicked five […]
Bath have been backed to beat Bristol in a potentially enthralling fixture on Friday night at The Recreation Ground. They will be looking to get revenge after they lost their last fixture against Bath 13-15. After a sensational comeback victory at Gloucester last time out, Jess feels that if they carry on such performances they […]
Gloucester Rugby travel to Exeter Chief’s Sandy Park on Sunday and will hope to get back on top form in the Gallagher Premiership after a heavy home 27-45 defeat to historic rivals Bath. The Cherry and Whites currently sit 8th in the table on nine points, six behind The Chiefs. George Skivington’s squad is slowly […]
Bristol Bears will host Sale Sharks at Ashton Gate as the fifth week of the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby season rolls around. Bristol took two wins in as many games to open up the season, but a narrow loss to Harlequins at home and an away defeat at the hand of Exeter Chiefs means the Bears […]
Week five of the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby season gets underway with one of the fiercest rivalries in English domestic rugby, as Gloucester hosts bitter rivals Bath in the West Country derby at Kingsholm. In a rivalry that has spanned over decades, Bath came away with the bragging rights the last time these two met, beating […]
Bristol Bears head coach Pat Lam says his side need to cut out their handling errors ahead of Sunday’s encounter with Exeter Chiefs. The Bears lost last week against Harlequins with only 90 seconds to spare, as Jarrod Evan’s slotted a late penalty, to lose despite dominating for the majority of the second half. The […]
Wednesday night saw Hartpury University rugby claim their third win of the season in the BUCS Women’s National League. Hannah Kibble was ‘100% proud of the team’ who had a mixture of first team regulars and Gloucester-Hartpury players in their XV. A comfortable 44-12 win for Hartpury was a great opportunity “to gel in with […]
After a big boom in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London, there was a big rise in the number of spectators for Wheelchair Rugby. In 2020, Great Britain won gold in Tokyo which Finn Lusty believes gave the sport a massive boost. “In 2020 in Tokyo we won gold which then gave us a lot […]
“I’d do anything for these boys” said University of Gloucestershire number 8, Dan Page even after his team were thrashed by local rivals Hartpury. The Gloucestershire University rugby team were beaten 55-0 by a well drilled Hartpury side at Plock Court on Wednesday. First year student Page, who attended and captained Pembroke College, played a […]
Gloucester Rugby full back Santiago Carreras will start at ten tonight in Argentina’s third place play off verses England at Stade de France. Carreras and his Argentinian teammates will look to leave France on some what of a positive, after they were dismantled 44-6 by New Zealand in their semi-final match. Embed from Getty Images […]