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University of Gloucestershire’s Men’s Rugby Union captain Aodha Hession remained positive after his side’s 27-21 loss to Cardiff Met on Wednesday. Despite the winless start to the season, the Irishman kept a level head to review both the positive and negative aspects of their first-round cup defeat in the Welsh capital. “It’s a frustrating result. […]
Gloucester Rugby head to Mattioli Woods Welford Road on Sunday, October 20 to take on Leicester Tigers in round five of the Gallagher Premiership. This game is played as the latest Slater Cup fixture in honour of former club captain Ed Slater, who continues to fight motor neurone disease. The Slater Cup is the trophy […]
“I am buzzing first game of the league” after their 45-7 win at home and of the season.When Madi Williams was speaking on how she felt the girls played she stated. “I think the girls put up a brilliant performance” “Team jelled really well I’m so happy” with it being their first game of in […]
For Cheltenham North’s Scott Laird, rugby has not always been his first love. He didn’t gain an interest in the sport until he moved down to England from Scotland. “I always played football and I didn’t really discover rugby until I moved to secondary school down here,” he says as he looks back on how […]
Gloucestershire-based NFL analyst Liam Horsley, son of the late former Forest Green Rovers owner Trevor Horsley, believes that former Gloucester Rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit has a “really good chance” of making an NFL roster. Rees-Zammit was recently lured into switching sports from rugby to American football by the NFL and their International Player Pathway Program, […]
University of Gloucestershire Womens Rugby forward Amy Boswell shares her thoughts ahead of UOG’s varsity clash with the University of Worcester. Varsity is what every university sports team looks forward to every year, to clash with their rivals in an attempt to bring glory home to their respective university and for the players it is […]
Gloucester Rugby earnt back-to-back wins for the first time this season, after recording a 28-17 victory over Clermont Auvergne in the European Challenge Cup at Kingsholm. A first half try for Jonny May and two for Santiago Socino gave the Cherry and Whites the lead at the break despite a score from Clerment scrum half […]
“I have got the date in the diary circled for Cardiff Met away in the new year, I am so excited for it” said University of Gloucestershire rugby captain Toby Atkinson. Cardiff Met scored in the last minute to win the game 30-26, despite Gloucestershire having a nine point lead with 10 minutes to go. […]
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 […]