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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 […]
George Skivington’s Gloucester Rugby suffered a brutal 55-31 defeat to Bath Rugby in the Gallagher Premiership this weekend. This is despite Gloucester being up 24-17 at half time, their west-country rivals Bath were able to produce a stunning comeback and win the game at Kingsholm Stadium on Saturday. Gloucester head coach Skivington believed that his […]
Cherry and Whites prop, Afolabi Fasogbon, made a 40 minute second-half appearance in the thrilling 41-44 win over west-country rivals Bristol Bears on Friday night. The 20-year-old earned the share of headlines for one his performance, but more importantly his battle during the game with England regular Ellis Genge. Both players were constantly at it […]
Gloucester Rugby were 41-44 victors over West Country rivals Bristol Bears on Friday night, with the main story coming from Gloucester Winger Christian Wade, who scored a hat-trick at Ashton Gate. Wade made his return to the Premiership after six years away, spending that time in NFL as well as a spell at Racing 92. […]
Christian Wade’s arrival at Gloucester Rugby is the club’s second marquee signing this week, signalling its intent to compete at the highest level. Gloucester Rugby directory of rugby George Skivington was elated with his latest capture after adding talented fly-half Gareth Anscombe earlier in the week: “He [Wade] is a proper X-factor player. I think […]
Gloucester this week confirmed that Italian International back-rower will leave the club at the end of the season to take up a contract with Italian side Zebre, leaving a big whole in the side’s back-row. With veteran Ben Morgan set to retire, and rumours circulating around the future of Jordy Reid, we take a look […]
Gloucester Rugby were defeated 26-5 by Leicester Tigers on Sunday at Kingsholm in a contest that has severely hampered their chances of making the play-offs. It was an important game for both teams, with just five rounds to go before the end of the season, the battle for the Champions Cup places is heating up. […]
Leicester produced a superb 2nd half performance at Kingsholm to hand Gloucester another home defeat this season. 29 points scored after half time was enough to brush past a lack lustre Gloucester outfit. However, on the day that the home side would have been looking to further strengthen their playoff hopes , there was a […]
Louis Rees-Zammit returned from a two-month injury absence to inspire Gloucester to a crucial 28-26 win over play-off rivals Harlequins at Kingsholm on Friday night. In a thrilling contest that saw both sides score try-bonus points, Gloucester overtook the London-based side in the league table to propel them back in the play-off places. Tries from […]