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‘Competition for places is tough’ James Sampson says following University of Gloucestershire’s Rugby Union Varsity selection

The University of Gloucestershire’s Men’s Rugby Union 27-man squad has been announced ahead of their Varsity 6-week training camp. They will face The University of Worcester’s varsity side in a venue that is yet to be announced however, Gloucester’s Kingsholm Stadium and the Sixways Stadium that former Premiership side Worcester Warriors used, have been discussed […]

Cricket Sports

“Pressure makes diamonds” – Neal Osborn sets his sights on success with the University of Gloucestershire cricket club

University of Gloucestershire men’s cricket captain Neal Osborn has underlined his winning mindset heading into the Varsity and Outdoor British Universities and College Sports (BUCS) games. Osborn has skippered the first team for two summers running and it was recently announced he would be doing so again in 2023. “I don’t invest my time in […]

Cricket Sports Varsity

“I don’t see why we can’t win that league now!” – University of Gloucestershire skipper Neal Osborn hoping to build on Varsity performance

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 […]

Rugby Sports

“Wednesday was gutting”: UOGWRFC Captain Avy Devgun believes the University of Gloucestershire’s womens rugby squad will come back stronger in varsity next year against Worcester 

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 […]

Football Sports

“I’ll be a proud club captain regardless” reveals University of Gloucestershire men’s football captain Seb Wade ahead of Varsity clash against Worcester

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 […]

Basketball Sports

‘We expected to lose’: UoG Basketball Varsity captain Toby McLuskie assesses heavy defeat on Worcester Wednesday

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 […]

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LIVE BLOG: Build up to Varsity and Non-League Day, plus press conferences from Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City and team news for crunch Gloucester rugby match

Welcome to Park Life Sport’s live blog. Here you can keep up to date with the latest stories breaking around Gloucestershire and the UK. We’ll bring you updates from the Cheltenham Town (13:45) and Gloucester City press conferences, team news from Gloucester Rugby (12:00) plus build up to Varsity, as the universities of Gloucestershire and Worcester […]

Varsity

Varsity: University of Gloucestershire Student Union President Luc Brown “really excited” to face University of Worcester

University of Gloucestershire Student Union President Luc Brown says that the University are “really excited” to host this year’s Varsity clash with the University of Worcester. With last years event cancelled due to COVID-19, it has been a long time since the two University’s have gone into battle. In 2019, the competition ended in a […]