The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Paul Collicutt is expecting a challenge for his Bishops Cleeve side away at Frome Town this Saturday, calling them “the best team we’ve played.” Frome sit top of the league by 12 points, while Cleeve are two points off the play offs with two games in hand, despite facing the best team in the league, […]
“Of course we want to bounce back, but it will be tough,” Tuffley Rovers manager Neil Mustoe is hoping his side can bounce back at home to fourth place Droitwich Spa after a loss to Roman Glass St. George last weekend. Seventh place Tuffley host fourth place Droitwich on Saturday, as the hosts will be […]
“There’s a jacket behind me that costs £750,” Megan Jones, a sales assistant at the Dubarry of Ireland, spoke about how expensive an outfit for the Cheltenham Festival could cost. “It’s completely waterproof which is why it’s so expensive, you could very easily spend a good few grand on an outfit and we genuinely have […]
Bath scrum half Bernard van der Linde made his Bath debut in a 30-26 victory against West Country rivals Gloucester, playing his first competitive game since May due to a hamstring injury picked up in pre-season. “You’d think being out for four months is one of the worst things that can happen to you, I […]
Johann van Graan was full of praise for Welsh prospect Louie Hennessey as he put on a show for Wales boss Steve Tandy in the final Gallagher PREM game before the Six Nations. Hennessey opened the scoring for Bath in their 30-26 win over West Country rivals Gloucester at Kingsholm. This was the 21-year-old’s first […]
It’s derby weekend in PREM Rugby, which means we get treated to the iconic clash of Bath vs Gloucester on Saturday night at the Recreation Ground. Gloucester haven’t beaten their rivals in all competitions since seven games ago in 2022. How have the PREM meetings across the last two seasons gone between the West Country […]
University of Gloucestershire winger Nico Allen reacted to the recent motor neurone disease (MND) diagnosis of Lewis Moody, admitting “I think it really makes you question playing the sport.” Ex England Rugby captain and World Cup winner, Moody revealed on Monday morning that he has been diagnosed with MND, the same disease that took the […]
Bath Rugby have continued their unbeaten start to their season as they won their opening home game of the 2025/26 campaign 28-16 against Sale Sharks at a very wet Recreation Ground. Storm Amy was in full force but veteran scrum half Ben Spencer blew the opposition away with his impeccable kicking in the torrential wind […]