The the recent 2021 Guinness Six Nations tournament has not been the best year for England. After being beaten by Scotland and Wales, England are unable to win the competition. Saturday evening’s game against France saw England win a close 23-20 game, meaning that Wales are the only team that can get the grand slam, […]
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George Skivington labels Leicester Tigers defeat “disappointing” as Gloucester Rugby stay 11th in the Gallagher Premiership
Leicester Tigers beat Gloucester Rugby 20-14 at Kingsholm in Round 13 of the Gallagher Premiership on Saturday. The Cherry and Whites’ head coach, George Skivington, labelled the defeat as “disappointing” and the result sees the Gloucestershire side stay 11th place in the league. Despite the defeat, Gloucester scored two tries through Santiago Carreras and Ed […]
SIX NATIONS – Maro Itoje stars; England player ratings from late victory over France
Maro Itoje shattered France’s Grand Slam dream, as his 77th minute try saw England return to winning ways with a 23-20 victory at Twickenham. Here’s how the players rated in the open affair. Mako Vunipola – 5 It wasn’t vintage Mako Vunipola this afternoon, who was guilty of a few careless knock-ons as well as […]
LIVE SIX NATIONS: England vs France
England host France in the Six Nations, with the visitors’ hopes of the title and a Grand Slam still firmly alive. Check out our live updates here.
Destructive Wales beat Italy 48-7 to go one step closer to Six Nations Grand Slam
Wales took a step closer to the Six Nations title, and the Grand Slam, as they thrashed a poor Italian side 48-7 in Rome. Tries from Josh Adams, Taulupe Faletau, George North, Callum Sheedy, Louis Rees-Zammit and a brace from Ken Owens wrapped up another convincing victory. It leaves Wales one win away from the […]
From Kyle Sinckler to Callum Sheedy – How the Bristol Bears players have fared on Six Nations duty so far
The Six Nations always has the potential to derail any side’s domestic campaign. With the Gallagher Premiership season currently around the halfway point, losing key players to international duty at this stage has proved detrimental to several squads of years gone by. Additionally, with the inaugural Autumn Nations Cup contested at the dawn of the […]
Jordy Reid hopes that Gloucester Rugby “bring it physically” in their Gallagher Premiership clash against Leicester Tigers
Gloucester Rugby host Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm in Round 13 of the Gallagher Premiership. The Cherry and Whites are on a good run of form having won two games in a row against Worcester Warriors and Wasps. A third win against Leicester this afternoon could be enough for Gloucester to move up the table. Jordy […]
OPINION: Would a Women’s British and Irish Lions side be a success?
Since 1888, the British and Irish Lions have been the pinnacle of rugby as the best of the best from the home nations compete against powerhouses of the southern hemisphere. However, only recently has talk arisen of the potential of a women’s side being formed. It was announced that Royal London, who are the UK’s […]
International Women’s Day: Are these the 5 greatest female athletes from Gloucestershire?
Gloucestershire has been responsible for producing some outstanding female athletes. Here are the five of the greatest to come out from the county. Zara Tindall Embed from Getty Images As well as being the Queen’s eldest granddaughter, Tindall holds a few other titles. Among her honours Tindall followed in the footsteps of her mother Princess […]
“We all want the game to get safer”: Gloucester Rugby’s George Skivington on controversial red card
Gloucester Rugby Head coach George Skivington has no grievances over winger Ollie Thorley’s controversial red card in Saturday’s 20-19 victory away to Wasps. In the 28th minute, Thorley clashed heads with Wasps’ fullback Rob Miller in the process of making a dominant tackle. Referee Matthew Carley deemed that the Cherry and Whites’ winger had not […]