The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Today, Prestbury Park will host the biggest race of the Cheltenham Festival. The Gold Cup began back in 1924 and since then, we have seen some heart-stopping and unforgettable moments. Galopin Des Champs – 2023 But first, lets look back to last year when Galopin Des Champs claimed Gold Cup glory. The pre-race favourite showed […]
Following Tuesday’s victory away to Bradford City, Forest Green Rovers climbed out of the relegation zone for the first time in months, and they take on the side below them in the league in Sutton United this weekend. Rovers have seen a recent turnaround in form since the appointment of former Cheltenham Town manager Steve […]
Men’s volleyball outside-hitter Xander Howgate has sent a stern warning to the University of Gloucestershire’s arch-rivals, the University of Worcester ahead of their grudge Varsity match next week. The sides will cross swords on the volleyball court, where UoG are hoping to redeem themselves after last year’s heartache defeat. “I’m buzzing for it, after last […]
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 […]