The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Swindon Town Women’s reached the final of the Wiltshire County Cup, courtesy of a 2-0 against Royal Wootton Bassett as the red’s manager Richard Wood hails an ‘important’ victory. “(I’m) Pleased to get through to the final. It’s important for us as a club to try and win the county cup and be the dominant […]
Defender Gus Scott Morris felt like his team deserved at least a point out of their National League game against Forest Green at The New Lawn. The Shrimpers went 1-0 up through Slavi Spasov but quickfire goals from Harry Whitwell and Kyle McAllister gave Rovers all three points. And he was disheartened that the Essex […]
Casey Mulhall took over as the Stourbridge Youth Team after former boss, Darryl Knights stepped up to the first team. Reflecting on his time in charge so far, Mulhall said “It’s been enjoyable, it’s been full of ups and downs but above everything, it’s been exciting.” Previously the former Stourbridge Under-16’s manager, Mulhall admitted the […]
Gloucester City manager Dafydd Williams had strong words to say after watching his team salvage a point on the road against Wimborne Town, describing the first half performance as “way below standard” and questioning the character shown during a difficult fixture. Daf admitted he “didn’t like” what he saw as the side fell 2–0 behind.“The […]
Kevin Maher believes the full time fracas is not on them after their 2-1 loss to fellow promotion chasers Forest Green Rovers at the New Lawn. Rover’s head coach Robbie Savage cut in front of the Southend boss as he went to clap the away fans, before celebrating in front of the travelling fans himself. […]
Cheltenham Town suffered a 2-0 defeat away from home at the Jobserve Community Stadium to Colchester United. Manager Steve Cotterill was disappointed with his side’s start, as they fell behind inside eight minutes when Kyreece Lisbie slotted past Joe Day. “We haven’t started well for a little while now and we didn’t start very well […]
Gloucester Rugby claimed their first win of the season, battling back to beat Harlequins 26–17 in a fiercely contested match. Director of Rugby George Skivington said he was proud of his side’s performance following a month of focused training and preparation. “I’m just really proud of the lads and the staff – we’ve had a […]
Forest Green Rovers manager Robbie Savage will put out a “very strong team” for tomorrow’s National League Cup final group stage fixture against Nottingham Forest Under21s at The New Lawn. Rovers go into Tuesday’s game sat top of Group B with seven points from a possible nine, and they know a win tomorrow will secure […]
Although Worcester City’s Women’s FA Cup run ended in a cruel 4-3 penalty shootout defeat away at Leafield Athletic, the overriding message was one of pride, unity, and belief. The away side left everything on the pitch in their Adobe Women’s FA Cup Second Round Proper tie which saw Leafield advance on penalties after a […]
On Thursday at the TikTok Awards, Sky Sports launched their new female-focused sports channel. But by Sunday, it was axed. The idea was to offer content tailored to female fans and create a space for women to engage with sport in a more ‘relatable’ way, but it backfired immediately. Following sexist posts with pink text […]
Longlevens AFC co-manager, Peter Boyle, is delighted with how “brilliant” his team played during their 1-0 win at home to high-flying Slimbridge AFC on Saturday. Boyle was particularly satisfied with how well his team executed the game plan set out by himself and fellow co-manager Buster Davies. “We deserved it. We always say before a […]