The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Good morning Gloucestershire! It’s time for today’s sporting news from around the county, and we’ve got a great collection of stories to keep you entertained throughout the morning and afternoon. Today’s exclusives include an interview with PGA professional Scott Margetts and Gloucester Rugby and Bishops Cleeve’s new signings Jac Morgan and Harris Feltham. Away from […]
The promotion and relegation rule was scrapped from PREM Rugby to the Champ at the start of the year, locking lower league sides out of any chance of improvement. The league announced the change in February, explaining that CHAMP sides will be given a chance in the future to apply for the chance to move […]
CEO of Cheltenham Racecourse, Guy Lavender is striving to increase the number of young racegoers attending Cheltenham Races. Lavender’s first port of call was making race days more affordable for students and young people. The introduction of a brand new membership for 18-25 year olds and over 60’s called “The Favourite” is a big step […]
The former Forest Green Rovers boss has landed his latest managerial role, as he takes over at the Irish Premiership outfit, Glentoran. The Irish side currently sit third in the Northern Irish Premier League, following a poor start to the season under previous boss Declan Devine. Ferguson, most well known for his time at Everton, […]
Swindon Town claimed a 1-1 draw against Walsall as Ian Holloway thought they should have gone down to 10 men following a tackle from their keeper. The officiating has been highlighted as of late with Steve Cotterill the manager of Cheltenham Town explaining the frustrations he had in their last home game against Salford, and […]
Gloucester City will host Barrow again tomorrow ahead of the FA Cup 4th qualification round replay with manager Daf Williams stating “it would mean everything to us if we can get there.” Gloucester travelled up to Barrow on Saturday where they held the National League to a 0-0 draw which has lead to the replay […]
Cheltenham Racecourse Clerk says there is no risk of losing further meetings after a substantial amount of work was carried out on the track after a diagnostics check following The Festival brought about a discovery of unfit for purpose, outdated drainage systems. This posed a safety risk to the horses and jockeys and meant The […]
Nearly a month after the last ball of the County Championship season was bowled, Gloucestershire find themselves in the cool down stage of the year after nearly six months of non stop cricket. All rounder Ollie Price was asked at the start of the season what conversations where had in the dressing room around targets […]
The FA Cup first round draw takes place tonight at approximately 6:35pm tonight, and there is the opportunity of Gloucestershire clubs facing each other. Cheltenham Town have joined the competition this round, alongside other League One and Two sides. The Robins were knocked out last season after a 2-1 defeat to then Championship side Leicester […]
Cheltenham Town can take plenty of positives from their defeat away at Portsmouth, despite the big scoreline. There was a sense of inevitability as Cheltenham travelled to the south coast, with the Robins coming up against full-time footballers, in Portsmouth. Pompey boasted one of the most stern defences in the Women’s National League, with Blues […]
Double gold medalist Emelia Hughes has high hopes of appearing in the Olympics in the near future as she reflects on an incredible start to her career in archery. The 20-year-old first started playing archery after an injury to her knee at a young age left her wheelchair bound for several months. “I first got […]