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Neal Osborn says he’s proud of the effort of his University of Gloucestershire cricket team after falling to defeat to the University of Worcester in Varsity. Gloucestershire were beaten by 54 runs as they failed to reach Worcester’s total of 175, despite bowling them out in 48 overs. Osborn, who was Gloucestershire’s highest run scorer […]
UOGWRFC’s staggering 39-10 varsity defeat at Sixways Stadium has left the team disappointed but ready take on next year’s challenger to bring home a varsity win in front of a home crowd. Despite Gloucester’s ability to close the first and second half scoring, the odds were against their favour in this year’s varsity after they […]
The University of Gloucestershire’s men’s football team face the University of Worcester in the latest Varsity clash in a game described “as the build up for a whole year,” by club captain Sebastian Davies-Wade. Varsity is the annual sports competition between the two universities, with Gloucestershire currently winning 4-3 after the first seven rounds of […]
Featured Image Credit: Luke Garland The University of Gloucestershire’ basketball team, the UoG Raiders, suffered an 88-45 defeat to Worcester in this year’s Varsity, and captain Toby McLuskie admitted that the team “kind of expected it [to lose].” Raiders were outclassed by a talented Worcester team, many of whom play at a higher level than […]
The University of Gloucestershire men’s football (UOGMF) third team captain Ellis Woodland admits his team “have to learn” from their Western Conference Trophy final defeat to Southampton Solent. UOGMF were beaten 3-0 in the final on Wednesday 9 March, falling to a disappointing defeat following the adulation of their penalty shootout wins over Plymouth second […]
Jacob Fairbrother saved the decisive shootout spot kick to send the University of Gloucestershire into the Western Conference Trophy final at the expense of Solent University. A hat-trick from Rene Nistor saw the winger steal the show during the game, before a nail-biting penalty shootout after an action packed 120 minutes. After a cagey opening […]
Both the University of Gloucestershire’s League of Legends first and second teams have started their 2022 Spring season. The first team only lost one game out of three in their first day of the competition, and the loss could be solely attributed to the absence of their ‘jungler’, Will. Will’s teammate, Adam Leaning, revealed to […]
A controversial decision has been made to officially include E-sports as a pilot event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The news was met with open arms by many, but not without an equal amount of push-back. One criticism originated from Gloucestershire’s Olympic silver medalist Sharron Davies who said in a response to the […]
The University of Gloucestershire (UoG) men’s football teams have had an impressive start to the season, and at the halfway mark of the 2021/22 campaign, progress has certainly been made. With four teams competing in British University and College Sport (BUCS), football is one of the largest clubs at UoG, and here at ParkLife Sport […]
The University of Gloucestershire’s netball club captain Olivia Henry-Thrussell has reflected on the first half of the 2021/22 season, revealing that “all four teams are doing well”, while the first-team “are just a whole other level.” Henry-Thrussell, who succeeded Charlotte Hepburn as club captain in September 2021, spoke exclusively to ParkLife Sport about the University […]