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King’s School in Gloucester won the Continental Tyres Under 18 School’s Vase yesterday afternoon, defeating King Edwards School (KES) of Birmingham 29-16 at Twickenham. The Gloucestershire based school, where Gloucester Rugby head coach George Skivington‘s son is educated, scored two tries in the closing quarter of the match to take the spoils. Head of Rugby […]
Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Sean Lynn is “really excited” ahead of the Premier Women’s Rugby (PWR) final with Saracens at the StoneX Stadium on Sunday. If the Cherry and Whites record victory in North London, they will become the first side to win the PWR in three consecutive seasons after victory against Bristol Bears last term […]
The Academy Under-18 League fixtures ahead of Finals Day have been confirmed with Northampton Saints facing Bath at Kingsholm in a repeat of last year’s final. The Saints cruised to junior rugby’s showpiece winning five out of five games in the Northern region including a crushing 62-17 win over Leicester Tigers in round four. Today's […]
Bristol Schools’ rugby player Finley Stenner was shocked by the standard of rugby at the Bristol Grammar School’s 7’s competition. Stenner’s team, who usually play 15-a-side rugby union, had their first experience of the shorter format game at the tournament, earning a victory against Westonbirt to finish third in their pool. The competition was dominated […]
Bristol Bears Women’s scrum half Keira Bevan expressed her delight at the appointment of Sean Lynn as the new Welsh head coach. Embed from Getty Images Lynn, who has been the head coach at Gloucester-Hartpury since 2019, will combine his duties at the West Country side alongside the Wales job until the culmination of the […]
Bristol Combination loose head prop, James Rickard, is excited at the prospect of making his debut against the Forest of Dean Bogtrotters on Friday evening. The invitational side will play their first game of the season when they kick off at Cleve RFC, in a game raising money for Parkinson’s UK and Brain Research UK. […]