The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
If the Allianz Premier 15s wants to advance, it is essential that all clubs can prove they have the capability to meet the growing demands of the level to reduce the chances of failure. As the season begins to close and the new campaign lurks in the shadows, the league is going to be temporarily […]
Gloucester this week confirmed that Italian International back-rower will leave the club at the end of the season to take up a contract with Italian side Zebre, leaving a big whole in the side’s back-row. With veteran Ben Morgan set to retire, and rumours circulating around the future of Jordy Reid, we take a look […]
Gloucester Rugby were defeated 26-5 by Leicester Tigers on Sunday at Kingsholm in a contest that has severely hampered their chances of making the play-offs. It was an important game for both teams, with just five rounds to go before the end of the season, the battle for the Champions Cup places is heating up. […]
Louis Rees-Zammit returned from a two-month injury absence to inspire Gloucester to a crucial 28-26 win over play-off rivals Harlequins at Kingsholm on Friday night. In a thrilling contest that saw both sides score try-bonus points, Gloucester overtook the London-based side in the league table to propel them back in the play-off places. Tries from […]
The RFU have announced that the England women’s head coach Simon Middleton will step down at the end of the 2023 TikTok Women’s Six Nations. The 57-year-old guided England to two Rugby World Cup finals in 2017 and 2022, and oversaw a 30-match winning run, having joined in 2015. Speaking to the England Rugby website, […]
The impartiality surrounding the sale of Worcester Warriors Rugby Club has been questioned after latest reports emerged of administrators involved in the process were accused of pressuring a witness ahead of a parliamentary select committee. According to Matt Hardy of city.com “a partner at DCMS–appointed administrators Begbies Traynor warned the witness that they could be […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]