This weekend sees Wales welcome England to the Parc y Scarlets and a potential battle between Gloucester’s very own flyers as Louis Rees-Zammit and Jonny May. Both players graduated from Hartpury college into the Gloucester rugby first team and are now making their impact on the Autumn Nations cup. The two have given themselves a […]
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RUGBY UNION PREVIEW: England U20 v Junior Springboks
Sixways Stadium will host the Junior Red Roses’ warm up match ahead of the U20’s World Cup, which kicks off in France at the end of the month. The young England side will be looking to go one better, having finished runners up in last year’s World Cup in Georgia against New Zealand. This year […]
Gloucester Rugby: Ollie Thorley making his mark
There have been many young, academy players making their mark in the Gloucester Rugby team this season, but one who has come on leaps and bounds since last season is winger Ollie Thorley. Thorley, who recently signed a new contract at the club, is happy to be playing more regularly this season. Embed from Getty […]
PREVIEW: Cinderford face ‘two cup finals’ ahead of National League Two promotion hunt.
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 […]
Tom Savage named Gloucester captain against Pau
Tom Savage has been named Gloucester captain for their crucial home match against Pau in the European Challenge Cup tomorrow night. A bonus-point victory for the Cherry and Whites would secure them a home quarter-final for the fourth successive season in the competition, but they will face a stern test from their French opposition. Pau won […]
UPDATE: Mathieu Bastareaud banned for comment towards former Hartpury Pupil
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 […]