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Cinderford Rugby hope to ‘do the double’ over Plymouth Albion this weekend despite the anticipated torrential conditions. The two teams last met in September 22 where the Stags came out on top. It was Plymouth who were initially 21-0 up before Cinderford made an outstanding comeback and finished with a 41-28 victory over the Ocean […]
Gloucester. Cheltenham Town. The Six Nations. This is a list of what sports Cheltenham’s general public are looking forward to most this calendar year and when you can hope to watch them. 1, The Six Nations (4th February – March 18th) Commencing February 4th until mid March, the Six Nations offers the best rugby you […]
England international Owen Farrell will to be available to Steve Borthwick ahead of the 2023 Six Nations. This comes after the RFU Citing commission set his ban to just four weeks, potentially reduced to three if he completes ‘tackle school’. The England fly-half came under scrutiny once again as his tackle on Jack Clement was […]
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 […]
“The best thing I have ever done is join a university sports team” Anna Wash, a second-year sports journalist and UOG’s Women Rugby Union number 9 has said. University of Gloucestershire’s Women’s Rugby union are part of the University BUCS League competition and have kicked off the season with five back-to-back wins so far this […]
England captain Owen Farrell has been at the forefront of rugby controversy this week following a dangerous tackle he made to the head of Gloucester’s Jack Clement. Saracens took on the Cherry and Whites at the Kingsholm on Friday night, in a last minute winning thriller. Farrell, who won the game for his team with […]
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 […]
University of Gloucestershire Prop James Sampson believes that there is ‘more to come’ and ‘a lot to play for’ in 2023 for the Men’s Rugby Union team. He reflected on their results earlier in the season, and their goals going into 2023 and the few games that they have left of the season. The Men’s […]
Gloucester-Hartpury remain unstoppable as they dazzled Saracens Women with a warm 53-7 victory and a half-time bonus point at the StoneX Stadium last Saturday. After a crowd-pleasing dummy pass, last year’s BUCS champion got herself on the scoresheet once again as she leaped over the whitewash in the first half. The youngster admitted: “For us, […]
Gloucester-Hartpury were unstoppable as they continued their winning streak in an outstanding victory against the reigning champions at StoneX Stadium on December 10. The Cherry and White’s Welsh International Kelsey Jones opened the scoring on the third minute with other tries from Natasha Hunt, Lisa Neumann, Sophie Bridger and Bethan Lewis giving the visitors a […]