George Ford, Jamie George and Mako and Billy Vunipola are all notable absentees from Eddie Jones’ England squad for the upcoming autumn internationals, while uncapped Gloucester centre Mark Atkinson is a richly deserved inclusion in the side. Embed from Getty Images The 31-year-old is not the only uncapped call-up, with Sale scrum-half Raffi Quirke, Northampton […]
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Women’s 2nd Team Football captain Louise Kilby on her first BUCS experience and the excitement of university sports
BUCS finally returned this week for the University of Gloucestershire’s women’s football team as the 2nd team took on Southampton University. Despite the final result not going Gloucestershire’s way, the visitors running out 5-0 winners, 2nd team captain Louise Kilby spoke after the match about her and her fellow teammates’ experiences on the day. “There […]
East Glos Club reveals “Padel has had a great impact” as Cheltenham sports facilities install new courts for Gloucestershire players
Cheltenham’s East Glos Club have recently put in place three floodlit Padel tennis courts, replacing what was a unused grass court, increasing the variety of sports the club has to offer with club manager Darren Morris saying that “there is a new buzz around the club“. Having already offered tennis, hockey and squash as main […]
“No Regrets” – Gloucester City Queens coach Jay Marriott upbeat despite first loss to Manchester Met Mystics
A 66-69 defeat to Manchester Met Mystics handed Gloucester City Queens their first loss of the WBBL season in a nail biting finish at Oxstalls Sport Park. The Queens looked down and out midway through the 4th quarter but almost made a dramatic comeback to send the game into overtime. Head coach Jay Marriott remained […]
“It brings the NFL a whole new audience”: Gloucestershire Gladiators on games being held in England as Jaguars finally win
Since 2007, London has been host to 30 NFL games, the sport proving a resounding success for decades. The last two weeks have seen the most recent matchups take place in the capital, as the Atlanta Falcons took on the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins faced the Jacksonville Jaguars. Embed from Getty Images […]
Cameron Norrie becomes first Briton to win Tennis’ Indian Wells – other historic British firsts
Cameron Norrie created history late last night by becoming the first British tennis player to win the Indian Wells Masters in California beating Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili 3-6 6-4 6-1. To celebrate this historic achievement, here are some more examples of historic British firsts. Rachel Blackmore Horse Racing is one of the best examples of men […]
Gloucester Rugby head coach George Skivington admitted “harsh reality” he’s experienced since his appointment
Ahead of their clash with the Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday George Skivington explained the biggest things he’s learned during his time as head coach: “I’ve learnt a huge amount, I think there is genuinely loads I’ve learnt. The reality of how quickly you can put plans in place, you obviously spend a […]
Camping on beaches, battling long-term fatigue and completing a world’s first: Remembering Sean Conway’s ultra-triathlon around the GB coastline
“When you’ve been going for so long that long-term fatigue kicks in and your hormones begin to modify themselves, that’s when the real fun starts.” It’s day 71, Sean Conway has just taken the last of his 1.5 million strides from Scarbrough to Brighton and is ready to swap his running shoes for his swimming hat, goggles and wetsuit to commence […]
Cheltenham Town’s George Lloyd discusses his “difficult” time with concussion this season
There has been a lot of emphasis recently on identifying and treating concussion in sports in an attempt to limit the lasting damage to the brain when a player sustains a head injury. The dangers of suffering concussion are now being fully realised and more measures are being introduced to ensure players can properly recover […]
Gloucestershire and Worcestershire Cricket Academy’s Players score big for Dumbleton CC
Gloucestershire’s Tom Borrman and Worcestershire’s Dan Holland are in the academies at their counties and have been doing well for Dumbleton CC the past few weeks. Both cricketers play for Dumbleton CC, located in the outskirts of Cheltenham, who started their 2021 league campaign this weekend, Holland has already scored a century and two other […]