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Gloucester Rugby named Wales hooker Dewi Lake as club captain for the 2026/27 season, with England centre Seb Atkinson and Wales and British & Irish Lions flanker Jac Morgan as vice-captains. Lake is 27 and has 34 caps, having captained Wales several times, most recently in their summer Nations Series. Gloucester host Bath at Kingsholm […]
Gloucester Rugby have had a remarkable start to the 2026/27 season with just three losses in all competitions and currently sit second in the Gallagher Prem table, but Charlie Atkinson revealed that his side should have deserved much more from the game. “It felt like we were playing the game that we played against Leicester […]
Gloucester head into the Premiership’s four-week break second in the table after a 28-14 defeat at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday, their second loss of the season. It came eight days after a 23-5 win over Bath at Kingsholm, the first time they had beaten Bath since a 64-0 win in April 2022. Friday, October 23rd […]
Rhianne Oakley is the striker of an “unbeaten in nine” West Brom side pushing for promotion into the WSL 2, however she admitted; “growing up all I knew was rugby.” She “started playing around three” and that’s all she knew until she was 12 years old and “after playing with the boys I had to […]
Gloucester Rugby have confirmed the signing of Fijian centre Paul Cokanasiga from United Rugby Championship (URC) side The Ospreys ahead of the 2026/27 season. The 24-year-old will leave South Wales after two years at the Swansea-based club after joining for the 2024-25 URC season and returns to the Gallagher PREM after spells at London Irish […]
The 2026 Guinness Six Nations begins on Thursday as reigning champions France take on Ireland in Paris. Former Scotland winger Lewis Dick has laid out his prediction ahead of the tournament he labelled “A wonderful tournament.” 6th place – Wales “I’m quite emotional about Wales” revealed the former Swansea player. “Welsh rugby, to me, was magnificent, […]
“It was a really good battle” said Gloucester Rugby Academy coach Tim Stevenson after the loss to Sale Sharks in Prem Next Gen. Gloucester narrowly lost 29-24 in the Prem Next Gen league at Hartpury College on Saturday afternoon, leaving them ninth in the standings heading into their next fixture against third-place Saracens. “Typical northern […]
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 […]
Gloucester Rugby beat Sale Sharks 29-28 at the CorpAcq stadium in Round Three of the PREM Rugby Cup last night. Tries Jack Cotgreave, Will Trenholm, and Caio James‘ double aided Gloucester to the win while George Barton‘s near perfect day off the tee including a 72nd minute penalty meant that Sharks’ last gasp score still […]
Gloucester Rugby’s Prem Rugby round 10 fixture against Bath Rugby has been scheduled for Friday January 23rd (7:45pm KO). The fixture will be televised on TNT Sports and take place at Kingsholm. The first encounter of the season between Gloucester and Bath fell the way of the hosts, Bath securing a 38-17 victory. The two […]