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Gloucester Rugby could leapfrog top four rivals this weekend with a win over Sale on Saturday. Off the back of a comeback win at Northampton, the Cherry & Whites will be high on confidence going into this game. However, Gloucester head coach George Skivington is well aware of the threat posed by Sale’s Faf De-Klerk, […]
Gloucester name Mark Atkinson and Louis Rees-Zammit in their matchday squad to travel to Gallagher Premiership leaders Leicester Tigers on Saturday Atkinson will start at inside-centre, while Rees-Zammit is named on the bench in a side that has five changes from their previous defeat to Exeter Chiefs in Round 17. Louis Rees-Zammit’s availability came as […]
It has been a whirlwind few weeks for Wales international Louis Rees-Zammit, who started the Six Nations tournament as one-to-watch and was touted as a contender for the tournament’s top try-scorer. Fast forward to Wednesday this week, and the 21-year-old finds himself back at Gloucester with his club side preparing for their Premiership clash with […]
Hello and welcome back to the ParkLife Sports. It’s Friday, it’s almost the weekend! But first we have a full day of sporting news and content for you, so stay tuned to our live blog if you’d like to keep up to date with any breaking news from in and around Gloucestershire. In breaking news […]
Last weekend saw the return of the Six Nations, and all those engrossed were treated to a thrilling round of action that saw a Calcutta Cup upset, Ireland dominate in Dublin and France flex their muscles against Italy. There were some stand out performances from Stuart Hogg, Marcus Smith and Mack Hansen to name a […]
Hello and welcome to the ParkLife Sport blog. Keep up to date with the latest news breaking from in and around Gloucestershire. Including the latest from Michael Duff as his side prepares to host Fleetwood Town at the Jonny Rocks stadium. We will also hear from Rob Edwards and Jordan Moore-Taylor ahead of Forest Green […]
Chris Harris will start for Scotland in their Six Nations opener against England – but there will be no Gloucester rivalry in the Calcutta Cup as Centre Mark Atkinson has been left out of Eddie Jones’ squad. Harris has made 31 appearances for Scotland since making his debut in 2017, and will line up at […]
Gloucester Rugby head coach George Skivington has named his team for Friday night’s clash against London Irish. They will be without five players, who are all involved with their nations, Kirill Gotovtsev, Mark Atkinson, Chris Harris, Louis Rees-Zammit and Stephen Varney. Skivington has made two changes to the side, with Matias Alemanno and Jack Clement […]
Gloucester City will host a different type of opposition in their Heroes for Rugby Charity fixture at New Meadow Park, on January 30. The fixture is in preparation for the Rugby for Heroes legends game which will take place later in the year but will also allow Gloucester AFC to show off their new ground […]
With 2022 well underway and the weather beginning to take a turn for the better, the resumption of BUCS is not far away. For those involved at UoG Men’s Rugby, it is a chance to re-gain some momentum after a mixed first-half of the season. Rugby Editor Sam Rhymes takes a look back at the […]