The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Beloved author and longtime Forest Green Rovers fan Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88. “Jilly was a wonderfully kind and caring person who made you feel so cared for when you were around her,” commented Richard Joyce, former FGR press officer. “Personally for me, when my time at Forest Green came […]
The Red Roses triumph in the women’s Rugby World Cup has inspired women and girls of all abilities to give rugby a go and the effects of this is shown more than ever at the university level. UOG Women’s Rugby marketing officer Jessica Hain believes the sport’s popularity will now improve on the back of […]
Photography by Jamie Brain Gloucester City defender Harry Emmett hails “perfect start” to season after beating Hartpury 5-4 on penalties to advance to the next round of Isuzu FA Trophy. “Obviously it’s good to get through today,” Emmett commented after the Hartpury win on Saturday. “We just want to win as many games as we […]
ParkRun has become a fitness staple across the United Kingdom and has started taking over the world. This past Saturday, Cheltenham commemorated its 591st ParkRun while the organisation celebrated their 21st anniversary. It has become such a big part of the identity of Cheltenham that between 500 and 700 people show up every Saturday morning […]
Bath Rugby have continued their unbeaten start to their season as they won their opening home game of the 2025/26 campaign 28-16 against Sale Sharks at a very wet Recreation Ground. Storm Amy was in full force but veteran scrum half Ben Spencer blew the opposition away with his impeccable kicking in the torrential wind […]
Welcome to today’s Park Life Sport liveblog, your go-to source for the latest sporting updates from Gloucestershire and beyond. We’ll bring you all the breaking news, match reactions, and exclusive stories as they happen, including full coverage of Steve Cotterill’s triumphant return to Cheltenham Town as well as the latest from University of Gloucestershire Sport. […]
These horses are not jumping for joy, but for survival, and the roar of the Cheltenham crowd leads to the silence of the stables.For some horses, the glamour of the gallop is the glamour of the gallows.March’s celebration of speed is quite the condemnation of greed.“I used to go horse racing myself until I saw […]
The Robins travel to County Ground to take on Ian Holloway’s Swindon Town in Sky Bet League Two action tomorrow afternoon. Swindon have lost just once in their last 10 league games and Cheltenham First Team Coach. Ashley Vincent, understands how tough the match will be. “We know they’re on a good run and it’ll […]
Gloucester City will be aiming to get back to winning ways on Saturday when they take on Hanwell Town after suffering successive defeats for the first time in 2024/25. The Tigers currently sit in fourth, nine points clear of Havant and Waterloovile who are sat outside the playoffs in sixth and will need to get […]
Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Sean Lynn is “really excited” ahead of the Premier Women’s Rugby (PWR) final with Saracens at the StoneX Stadium on Sunday. If the Cherry and Whites record victory in North London, they will become the first side to win the PWR in three consecutive seasons after victory against Bristol Bears last term […]