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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 […]
Bath return to European action this weekend as they take on Toulon in the ECPR Challenge Cup, in the reverse fixture of the match they lost just before Christmas The 29-7 loss was quite significant in comparison to the 22-19 loss to Glasgow Warriors earlier in the competition, however Hooker Niall Annett is still positive […]
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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 […]
Starring in the UK’s biggest advent calendar, what better way to raise money? Rugby players from both Gloucester and Gloucester-Hartpury, as well as Ed Slater, will appear in the calendar. It will be displayed on the front of the BiGDUG offices and the images will also be displayed on Christmas cards. The calendar, which is […]
Pat Lam’s tenure at Bristol Bears has largely been a fruitful one but after a 26-26 draw with Leicester Tigers on Saturday his side are bottom of the tree heading into Christmas and with little room for cheer, having not won since September. Following a hugely successful spell at Connacht where he led the Irish […]
Whilst the Kingsholm faithful have been treated to some emphatic results this season, of late it’s been more doom and gloom. With three losses on the bounce including a disappointing home loss to Newcastle Falcons, it was crucial for Skivingtons men to find their form again. And through the magic hands of Santi Carreras, they […]
It has been announced that Warren Gatland will return as the head coach of the Welsh National side after Wayne Pivac was relieved of his duties by the Welsh Rugby Union. Pivac replaced Gatland following the World Cup in 2019 and coached the side to a Six Nations win in 2021. However, 2022 has been […]
Bristol Bears were left to rue missed opportunities and ill discipline as they were denied a first win in seven games in a 26-26 draw with current Gallagher Premiership champions Leicester Tigers. Bristol Bears took three points out of the encounter, two for the draw and a try bonus point thanks to scores from the […]