The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Rose Kent was one of nine players selected to the national side for their trip to São Paulo for the fifth World Deaf Futsal Championships. Kent’s latest international call-up follows a string of starring performances for the Hartpury Futsal Women’s side in the FA Women’s National League. The 19-year-old made her debut for the Hartpury […]
Cheltenham Town manager Darrell Clarke believes Liam Sercombe’s ability to “galvanise” his teammates is key to the success of The Robins this season. Sercombe scored the only goal against Cambridge United on Saturday thanks to a beautifully-weighted chip over Jack Stevens. Clarke and Sercombe worked together at Bristol Rovers between 2017 and 2018, so the […]
Bristol City assistant manager Curtis Fleming spoke openly post-match on his sides 1-0 win, admitting there were periods that the Robins struggled. Saturday saw a makeshift Bristol City beat Coventry 1-0 at Ashton Gate, with the Robins having to provide a professional performance in order to keep a persistent Coventry attack at bay. Assistant manager […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach David Horseman says his side “should be full of confidence” as they look to secure back-to-back wins in League Two. Rovers have had a tough start to life in England’s fourth tier having been relegated from League One last campaign with just 27 points. Having secured a potentially season-changing 5-0 […]
Gloucestershire over 60s’ player Edward Gordon Lennox has been selected to travel to India and compete in the Cricket World Cup. Gordon Lennox expressed his excitement on the news: “Its very exciting, there are 18 of us who have been picked, not many of us have played out there so the opportunity to play in […]
West Brom striker Josh Maja has revealed a return date from his recent injury after spending the last month on the sidelines. After tearing his ankle ligaments in the latter stages of the Baggies 0-0 draw to Bristol City in September, Maja has been frustratingly waiting on the sidelines, but is now only “three weeks […]
Bath Rugby coach Johann van Graan hailed his team’s mentality on their 16-25 away win over the defending champions, Saracens. “The two things that stood out to me today is our mental toughness we came back straight away with two tries and then just before it started to rain so we adapted our plan at […]
Bristol City defender, and match-winner Rob Dickie was as happy with his goal as he was with the clean sheet as his side beat Coventry City 1-0 on the weekend. Centre-back Rob Dickie’s header in first-half stoppage time was enough to separate the two sides as Bristol City defeated Coventry City 1-0 at Ashton Gate. […]
Gloucester City’s new Brazilian winger Alefe Santos has promised to bring the Brazilian flair to the Tiger Turf Moving to England when he was 12, starting his Professional career at Bristol Rovers where he would make 24 appearances ahead of getting a move to Derby in 2014. The Brazilian moved around the league set-up before […]
Wolves Women’s manager Dan McNamara has his eyes set on Nottingham Forest after his side beat West Bromwich Albion Women 3-1 at the Trico Stadium. On their first start away from home in the league this month, goals from Sophie Bramford, Liv Fergusson, and Tammi George sealed a derby day success for the Wanderers. The […]