Chris Harris helped get Scotland over the line in the Calcutta Cup, as every away nation recorded victories on the opening weekend for the first time in Six Nations history. Harris came on as a replacement for Huw Jones in the 76th minute at Twickenham, a couple of minutes after Duhan van der Merwe had […]
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Park Life Sport Live Blog
Welcome to the Park Life Sport Live Blog as our reporters keep you up to date on today’s and the weekends sports news. We have the latest from Gloucestershire sport as well as the Six Nations and University of Gloucestershire with football, rugby and the races incoming. Cheltenham Town manager Wade Elliott caused controversy among […]
Gloucester Rugby’s George Mcguigan forced to withdraw from England Six Nations camp due to knee injury
Having earnt his first England call up, Gloucester Rugby’s George Mcguigan has now been ruled out of the England squad due to a knee injury and is replaced by Bath’s Tom Dunn. The hooker, who joined the Cherry and Whites from Newcastle Falcons in December, played 76 minutes on Saturday as Gloucester secured their place […]
“Relegation should be scrapped this season”
It would be disastrous if a Premiership Rugby team was relegated this year just because they were fit and healthy. There’s a serious risk of that happening now due to the fact that you get two Premiership points if you can’t play a fixture due to positive COVID-19 tests. It means that a club who […]
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“This is the biggest women’s fixture we’ve ever had” – Cheltenham Tigers Rugby chairman Steve Ratcliffe on Sunday double header and the future ambitions of the club
Cheltenham Tigers Rugby chairman Steve Ratcliffe is hoping for continued success for the entire club after a landmark day which saw both women’s teams win their top of the table clashes at Newlands Park. Tigers’ first team, who currently sit top of the Women’s Championship North 1, comfortably swept aside second-placed West Park Leeds 59-7, […]
OPINION: The United Rugby Championship should follow suit with the Gallagher Premiership and the Top14 in introducing a salary cap
What makes sport interesting? Close games, not knowing who’s going to win, the list goes on. Now this is both visible in the Gallagher Premiership and The Top 14. Every week you don’t know who could take home four or five points. There is a drastic difference over the border from England, in Wales, Scotland […]
SIX NATIONS: France ease to victory at Six Nations beating England at Stade de France
Favourites France swept to victory beating England 25-13 in Paris to claim their first Six Nations title in twelve years, and their sixth overall. French captain Antoine Dupont, arguably the world’s best player right now, capped off victory scoring the winning try to seal the Grand Slam for his side and win the Guinness Man […]
Six Nations: England vs Ireland Preview
Eddie Jones and England will look to make it three wins in a row and put pressure on France at the top of the Six Nations table as they host Ireland at Twickenham today. The past few games in which these sides have faced each other have been rather high scoring, England winning four of […]