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George Skivington’s Gloucester Rugby will host the Harlequins at the Kingsholm tonight in a fifth and sixth place thriller in the 17th round of the Premiership. Neither side has played in a few weeks whilst the Six Nations has been taking place, and this game may be a significant decider for where the sides finish […]
The University of Gloucestershire’s Men’s Rugby Union 27-man squad has been announced ahead of their Varsity 6-week training camp. They will face The University of Worcester’s varsity side in a venue that is yet to be announced however, Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium and the Sixways Stadium that former Premiership side Worcester Warriors used, have been discussed […]
Worcester Warriors will no longer exist after withdrawing their request to play in the Championship next season and are set to rebrand as Sixways Rugby. The club had been given until Tuesday, February 14 to meet the criteria in order to play in the second tier set by the Rugby Football Union but their owners, […]
Cinderford RFC will travel up to Birmingham Moseley tomorrow in the hope they can redeem their reputation, having not won away since October. This weekends fixture is a highly anticipated game that was originally going to be played in December, however the frozen pitches meant a reschedule was in order. Last week Cinderford lost to […]
A new dawn has arrived for England as the Steve Borthwick reign begins with England taking on Scotland in their opening match of the Six Nations. For the past two seasons Scotland have opened up their tournaments with stunning victories over the old rivals, but as a new tenure begins at Twickenham a hat-trick of […]
Six Nations returns this weekend, with England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland having already released their teams. Five Gloucester Rugby players have been included in international squad’s ahead of the tournament. The five selected players have been picked by the four nations of England, Wales, Scotland and Italy. England have brought in a new coaching setup […]
Worcester Warriors have been given a conditional offer to retain their place in the Premier15s next season despite being left out of the earlier announcement in December. Women’s Team operating manager Mike Hall said: “After the initial announcement went out that 8 teams had been selected the next iteration of the premier 15s and Worcester […]
Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors have been offered a place in the Allianz Premier 15s for next years season, despite being left out in the December offers. In December eight clubs were offered places for the 23/24 Premier 15s season but Sale and Worcester were both controversially left out despite being key additions to the […]
Five players from the Cherry and Whites have been selected to play for their respective home countries for the Six Nations Championship. 29 year-old hooker George McGuigan was picked for Steve Borthwick’s first England squad, after joining the Cherry and Whites before Christmas. He is yet to make his international debut. England begin their Six […]
Gloucester-Hartpury intend to maintain their rampant form this weekend as they face Loughborough at home. The women are currently unbeaten in the Premier 15s with an impressive set of scores. This includes a 52-5 victory over Worcester last week and prior to that, 61-0 over DMP Sharks, 53-7 against Saracens and 67-3 to Wasps. Last […]