The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
The Academy Under-18 League fixtures ahead of Finals Day have been confirmed with Northampton Saints facing Bath at Kingsholm in a repeat of last year’s final. The Saints cruised to junior rugby’s showpiece winning five out of five games in the Northern region including a crushing 62-17 win over Leicester Tigers in round four. Today's […]
Cirencester Town boss James Mortimer-Jones believed his team could have done better in possession after their 4-3 home defeat to Roman Glass St. George. Despite the seven-goal thriller, Mortimer-Jones felt like his side could have done more, “It was a crazy game but we’re disappointed with our performance.” Harrison Reeves gave the Centurions the lead […]
Swansea City boss Luke Williams believes that a change in shape may benefit his side ahead of hosting Sheffield Wednesday this week after a 1-0 win away to Bristol City on Sunday. “It is another huge test; they have a brilliant manager (Danny Röhl) that is really in tune with his team. They are a […]
Gloucester City boss Mike Cook has expressed his excitement after Elis Watts grabbed his first goal for the club against Basingstoke Town after signing from Hungerford Town last month. Watts scored a fantastic goal from well outside of the box, as the spoils were shared in a 1-1 draw in the Southern Football League, Premier […]
Bristol Bears Women’s scrum half Keira Bevan expressed her delight at the appointment of Sean Lynn as the new Welsh head coach. Embed from Getty Images Lynn, who has been the head coach at Gloucester-Hartpury since 2019, will combine his duties at the West Country side alongside the Wales job until the culmination of the […]
Bristol City head coach Liam Manning believes that the Robins are making progress, despite a poor attacking display in their 1-0 defeat by Swansea City on Sunday. The Reds had 19 shots in the loss, 16 of which were taken within the box, and also had 36 touches in the opposition’s penalty area, but could […]
Following an impressive 2-1 win over Eastleigh at the weekend, Forest Green Rovers boss Steve Cotterill shared his delight at the progress that his side are making this season. That victory was not only vital in Rovers’ hunt for promotion from the National League, but it was also a historic win that saw Cotterill’s side […]
West Bromwich Albion Women’s head coach Siobhan Hodgetts-Still said, “We need to be better in both boxes” after their 2-1 league loss away at Sporting Khalsa. Hodgetts-Still’s side are without a win in three straight FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division and will now be looking over their shoulder in a relegation battle. Albion […]
Cheltenham Town have signed Timothee Dieng on loan from Gillingham until the end of the season. Embed from Getty Images Dieng made his professional debut against a PSG side glittered in stars featuring the likes of David Beckham and Zlatan Ibrahimovic but has plied his trade in the lower English professional pyramid for the last […]
Cheltenham Town have completed the permanent arrival of Bristol City midfielder Tommy Backwell who only arrived at the club on a loan basis 17 days prior. Having made his debut just one day after arriving in the away defeat to Harrogate Town, the 21-year-old has made three consecutive starts in League 2 for the Robins. […]