The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
“It’s a sport that you can get into with any level of experience”, Cheltenham Neptunes player Megan Hardwick discusses her journey into flag football. Played at grassroots, university and international levels, flag football has taken off in the UK, mirroring the popularity of the NFL thanks to the International Series, which started in 2007. Flag […]
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. […]
Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur has been banned for seven matches, after the Uruguayan was filmed mocking Tottenham teammate and captain Heung-Min Son, with a racial slur. The incident that occurred on Uruguayan TV Channel Canal 10 in June, had been under review by the FA since September. Bentancur has now been punished with a […]
Michael Flynn‘s side travelled to Milton Keynes in the hopes of increasing the unbeaten record to eight games in all competitions. The Robins took a surprise two goal lead at the Stadium MK inside 13 minutes with Luke Young and George Miller getting on the score sheet. “I thought we played well today, we just […]
“If you want to get into a sport that gives you a chance to win an Olympic medal, this is the one”, said Cheltenham Neptunes head coach Daniel Sellwood. Flag football is one of the fastest-growing sports in the UK and it’s slated to make its Olympic debut at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. […]
“Our memberships have increased by about 30% in the last two months”, says Cheltenham Neptunes founder and president Ben Newham as he’s excited about the future of flag football in the UK. Flag football is one of the UK’s fastest-growing sports and it is right on your doorstep here in Gloucestershire, in the form of […]
Shedding light on the gap in effectively coaching female athletes and their health is sports physiologist Emma Ross, tackling the taboos that exist within sport, and within wider society, when it comes to women’s health. Ross has developed ground-breaking new programmes to supply coaches, athletes and sports practitioners with a better understanding on exercising females, […]
Forest Green Rovers’ midfielder, Harvey Bunker hopes more goals come his way following his stunning strike in Rovers’ 2-0 win over York City. Bunker, who netted in successive matches, opened the scoring picking out the top corner from distance, sending Rovers top of the National League on Saturday. “We knew how tough it was going […]
Last Saturday, Redditch United announced that their current manager, Tim Flowers, had made the decision to step down from his position in order to join local rivals Alvechurch, less than twenty-four hours before their game against playoff rivals Stamford. Just two hours before kick-off, they announced the return of fan favourite Matt Clarke. Clarke had […]
Forest Green Rovers’ manager, Steve Cotterill wants his fans incredible support to continue following Rovers’ 2-0 victory over promotion rivals York City on Saturday. Cotterill’s side leapfrogged their opponents to take over as the Vanarama National League leaders thanks to second half crackers from Harvey Bunker and Kyle McAllister. “It was an enjoyable, great win. […]