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Every year in the FA cup there’s always a story to tell, last season we had National League side Boreham Wood, in 2021 it was non-league Chorley and in 2014 Northern Premier League outfit Blyth Spartans. What about this year? There’s many to talk about but one that stands out is Wiltshire-based side Chippenham Town […]
Hartpury successfully defended their BUCS super rugby crown by surviving a mammoth comeback by Cardiff Met to win 27-24. Despite trailing 20-3 at half time a remarkable comeback was led by man of the match and Harlequins bound Alex Dombrandt it was an 80th minute try that denied the Welsh their chance at glory. Hartpury […]
Gloucester-Hartpury ladies have made two changes to their starting XV ahead of their 14:30 kick off tomorrow at home to Bristol Ladies. Having won in convincing style, 37-15 against Richmond last weekend, head coach Susie Appleby has had to make two changes in the form of Laura Smith, who comes in to replace Ellie Gilbert […]
Gone are the days where private schools rule the rugby world. A new rugby force is emerging. That force is Hartpury College. The latest Hartpury alumni to make an impression at international level are the young back row pair of Seb Negri and Jake Polledri who have been called into Italy’s Six Nations squad by […]
Table topping Cinderford Rugby remain focused ahead of the biggest two weekends of their season so far. On Saturday afternoon the Forest side face Redingensian Rams at Dockham road. The Rams currently sit third in the league but find themselves 16 points behind Cinderford. A win for the home side could create more than a […]
France international rugby star Mathieu Bastareaud has been banned for three weeks after making a homophobic remark in a game. Bastareaud, 29, admitted verbally assaulting former Hartpury College pupil Sebastian Negri during Sunday’s European Champions Cup match between Toulon and Benetton Treviso. World Rugby rules state the offence comes with a minimum six-week ban, but it was […]