The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Gloucester City continued their promotion push over the weekend with a 5-0 thrashing of Winchester City. It wouldn’t have been possible without player-of-the-match Harry Pinchard controlling the midfield, making it easy for his teammates. The Welshman set the benchmark early on when he put the Tigers ahead in just six minutes, and was crucial to […]
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 […]
While Thornbury Town manager Richard Joyce is disappointed to lose star striker Callum Chambers, he also sees the positives in players moving up the football pyramid. Southern Premier Division One South team Larkhall Athletic signed Chambers last month, who scored 17 goals in 28 games. It is quite a tally to lose at any level, […]
“It’s hard to put your finger on it, so to speak. It’s always difficult away from home,” midfielder Luke Young began after Cheltenham Town’s 2-0 loss away to Fleetwood Town. While the Robins sit in 16th position and seem to avoid being in a relegation battle in League Two, the team’s away form has been […]
A disappointed Michael Flynn began his verdict of Cheltenham Town’s 2-0 defeat away to Fleetwood Town with a sigh: “I just thought we didn’t create. Even if we had 10 strikers in the box, we probably would have over or under hit the cross today, or hit the first man,” The Robins finished the game […]
Trailing at half time to promotion rivals is never ideal. Trailing by four goals at half time to promotion rivals is downright distressing. Combined with a freak own goal from Jared Thompson and Storm Bert wreaking havoc, it looked like the game had already been decided in Walton & Hersham’s favour, but one man in […]
Hartpury sealed their first Premiership Cup victory this season, winning 41-26 over the Cornish Pirates in the torrential rain and blustery wind from Storm Bert. Thanks to the awful conditions that fell before, during and after proceedings, the game took place on the 3G of the 4ED Hartpury Stadium, with puddles building up on the […]
Hello and welcome to our LIVE sports new blog for Monday, November 25! We have lots of reaction from the weekend’s sporting events and many exclusives We have reaction from Cheltenham Town after they were in action on Friday night. A last gasp attempt from Joel Colwill saw them collect some much needed points against […]
Hello and welcome to our LIVE sports new blog for Monday, November 18! We have lots of reaction from the weekend’s sporting events and will be looking ahead largely to this afternoon’s FA Trophy draw! Forest Green Rovers, Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City were all in action at the weekend. Out of the three only […]
Hello and welcome to our LIVE sports news blog for Monday, October 14! We have numerous stories from across the Gloucestershire region today, including some from further afield. There will be lots of reaction from this weekend’s events and fixtures, including an interview with Gloucester Rugby head coach, George Skivington, after their 31-55 defeat at […]