The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham Town midfielder Tommy Backwell faces a race to be fit before the end of the season, after being told he is likely be sidelined for the next two months. The January signing from Championship side Bristol City was forced off after 54 minutes with a hamstring issue in Town’s 3-2 defeat to Peterborough United […]
19-year-old Wiktor Walczak started against Combe St Nicholas in Hutton FC’s surprising 4-2 victory on Saturday. Hutton currently sit 11th in the UHL Sport Division 2 but have four games in hand on the majority of the league. The Polish born winger reflected on his personal performance after the game. “I thought I played quite […]
Cirencester Town boss James Mortimer-Jones believed his team could have done better in possession after their 4-3 home defeat to Roman Glass St. George. Despite the seven-goal thriller, Mortimer-Jones felt like his side could have done more, “It was a crazy game but we’re disappointed with our performance.” Harrison Reeves gave the Centurions the lead […]
Swansea City manager Luke Williams believes that Bristol City can become genuine play-off contenders under their “brilliant” head coach Liam Manning. Following the Swans’ smash and grab 1-0 win at Ashton Gate on Sunday, the Robins’ former academy boss (2017-2019) praised the progress that the club have made since Manning was appointed as head coach […]
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 […]
Swansea City boss Luke Williams believes that a change in shape may benefit his side ahead of hosting Sheffield Wednesday this week after a 1-0 win away to Bristol City on Sunday. “It is another huge test; they have a brilliant manager (Danny Röhl) that is really in tune with his team. They are a […]
University of Gloucestershire Women’s Hockey Club have endured a tough season, currently without a win and struggling to both score goals and shut out the opposition defensively. Park Life Sport spoke to player Libby East to discuss their struggles and try to find out what’s going wrong. East has been encouraged by UoG’s recent performances, […]
Gloucester City boss Mike Cook has expressed his excitement after Elis Watts grabbed his first goal for the club against Basingstoke Town after signing from Hungerford Town last month. Watts scored a fantastic goal from well outside of the box, as the spoils were shared in a 1-1 draw in the Southern Football League, Premier […]
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 City head coach Liam Manning believes that the Robins are making progress, despite a poor attacking display in their 1-0 defeat by Swansea City on Sunday. The Reds had 19 shots in the loss, 16 of which were taken within the box, and also had 36 touches in the opposition’s penalty area, but could […]