The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
A new tubing slope at The Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre provides the perfect opportunity for thrill-seekers to experience a winter sport with a difference. Snow tubing involves hurtling down a steep slope inside a large inflatable ring. The ring can spin as you descend, at speed, further adding to the excitement. The sport is […]
“We’re trying to bring a new look to what snooker clubs should be like,” stated Maxi Lounge owner Matt Lancaster ahead of the venue’s opening on Saturday, October 25. The facility, in Yate Shopping Centre, boasts 17 billiards tables – including top-quality Star heated snooker tables, Mosconi Cup snooker tables and a Chinese eight-ball table […]
University of Gloucestershire (UOG) darts opened their season with two wins as both the As and Bs beat University of Leicester (UOL) 8-3 and 6-5 respectively. The UDUK Central West division got underway on Wednesday, 15 October as University of Gloucestershire hosted University of Leicester at the Dick Whittington in Gloucester. View this post on Instagram A […]
ADC Stroud member Paul Meyer believes “the format and organisation is really gaining a bit of momentum” as he describes the growth of darts in the local area. Currently, the Vault 11.0 series is well underway with events across the country. The Carlton Club in Stroud is beginning to boast sell-out tournaments every Wednesday and […]
We see it all the time, football players scoring against former teams. Factors such as heightened emotion like anger or determination, or the familiarity of tactics through knowing the team’s playing style and weaknesses from their time as a player. In most cases it comes down to motivation and a desire to prove themselves against a former side. […]
Justin Edinburgh passed away in June 2019 after suffering a cardiac arrest in a gym with no defibrillator on site.Since his passing his son Charlie Edinburgh set up the Justin Edinburgh 3 Foundation in his name. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Justin Edinburgh 3 Foundation (@je3foundation) “I remember those five days […]
As one of the most highly anticipated events in the university sports calendar draws closer, the University of Gloucestershire swim team is preparing for the British University and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Championships, set to take place next week. Find out more here: https://www.bucs.org.uk/events-page/swimming-para-swimming-short-course-championships-2024-25.html Despite a season of changes, the team is brimming with excitement, team […]
The University of Gloucestershire’s darts society’s Jack Payne has revealed his personal ambitions prior to the new tournament beginning this week. “I really want to win something, whether that is the league or whether that is one of the other tournaments we are going to be running this year in-house.” The university’s third Premier League […]
The University of Gloucestershire Darts team kick start their new season in a new league. The team join the Central League after winning the South West League last year only losing one game they now play the likes of University of Birmingham, University of Leicester, Oxford Brooks, University of Warwick and UCFB Wembley. The team […]
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 […]
Cheltenham Swimming and Water Polo Club’s chairperson James Ross has defended aquatics, claiming that are ‘still a lot of good things’ across aquatics as a whole, despite the outcome of the listening research. Last week Swim England published the outcome of a report completed by Behavioural Architects (an independent research organisation), it was first announced last […]