The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham Town have the chance to beat Barnsley for the first time in the club’s history this weekend with assistant manager Ian Baraclough wanting more risks to be taken. The Robins are currently attempting to achieve the impossible by staying in League One for the fourth year running, another success never to have been completed […]
In the glimmering waters of aquatics, where once a well-decorated and original Olympic discipline made waves throughout the country, lies a stagnant legacy that brings with it a sense of neglect. From its early days as a military training technique, or the age where it was just noted as a motor-skill, swimming is on the […]
Mark Bellingham‘s son Jude will return to England for the first time in a Real Madrid shirt when they take on Manchester City in the Champions League quarter-final. Cheltenham-born Eric Dier, currently on-loan Bayern Munich will play in England again after leaving Tottenham Hotspur for the German giants in January – Bayern face Arsenal. Dier’s […]
After securing his first call-up to the varsity team for the University of Gloucestershire, winger Ethan Cawley is already aware of what this game means to everyone involved. “I’m really excited for the upcoming match, obviously I wasn’t involved last year, but I did attend the match last year against Hartpury. “It’s clearly a positive […]
Paul Collicutt’s Bishop’s Cleeve are travelling down to Cullompton to face Willand Rovers tomorrow afternoon. The sides are separated by two points in the league where a win for Bishops Cleeve mean they leapfrog the opposition and jump to 8th if the results go their way. The Mitres away form this season has not been […]
Isaac Kayada was given the chance to put on the Cherry and White jersey for the first time during the west-country derby against Bath last weekend. Kayada does not have a contract with Gloucester but was offered the spot on the team in the friendly match as a guest player. The prop said: “It was […]
As Nichola Stevens begins her trek from Yorkshire to Gloucestershire on the Monday before the Cheltenham Festival, she feels a warm tingle of trepidation. She stays with her Mum in Didcot throughout the four-day event, making the 68 mile journey from Oxfordshire to Prestbury Park to see some of her favourite horses in action. Stevens […]
From Accrington to Antwerp, and Morecambe to Molineux. The journey since leaving Forest Green has had quite the rise for former boss Ian Burchnall. In the space of 12 months, he’s swapped the pressure cooker of first-team manager in Gloucestershire to the coaching staff of one of the Premier League’s most astute sides with Wolves. […]
The final day of the Cheltenham Festival means that it’s Gold Cup day! Day three saw the British dominate as Harry Skelton took two wins on, drawing level with Paul Townend with four wins at the festival. Gordon Elliott took his first win of the 2024 Festival as his horse Teahupoo took victory in the […]
The big day is finally here, it is the final day of the festival and Gold Cup Day! After a very successful day one and two for trainer Willie Mullins he had no winners yesterday with a return to form for British trained horses. There were two winners for Dan Skelton and one for Paul […]