The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Beloved author and longtime Forest Green Rovers fan Dame Jilly Cooper has died at the age of 88. “Jilly was a wonderfully kind and caring person who made you feel so cared for when you were around her,” commented Richard Joyce, former FGR press officer. “Personally for me, when my time at Forest Green came […]
The Red Roses triumph in the women’s Rugby World Cup has inspired women and girls of all abilities to give rugby a go and the effects of this is shown more than ever at the university level. UOG Women’s Rugby marketing officer Jessica Hain believes the sport’s popularity will now improve on the back of […]
It’s been a brilliant start to the season for Robbie Savage and Forest Green, and they had remained unbeaten in all competitions until Kyron Gordon’s only goal made the difference for the away side. That goal meant that the Greater Manchester side went above FGR in the league table but with now two weeks until […]
It’s not going to be Ohio State, it’s not going to be Miami; Oregon is taking it all this season. Up until now, it seems like the Buckeyes are on top of the world, and they are; however, they’ve only won one ranked game this season, and it was against an uncertain Texas team in […]
The University of Gloucestershire Cricket team have not had a varsity fixture since 2022 and newly appointed club captain Toby Rice is hopeful that this may be the year it returns. “We’ve had positive talks with the SU especially with Varsity moving back a couple weeks this year, they’re doing everything they can to try […]
England 60s Cricket captain Edward Gordon Lennox believes that this year’s Grey Ashes was a “great result” for seniors cricket ahead of next year’s World Cup. The upcoming tournament in Canada is a great opportunity for senior age grade cricket to grow and build a new audience in a different continent. Gordon Lennox is confident […]
Photography by Jamie Brain Gloucester City defender Harry Emmett hails “perfect start” to season after beating Hartpury 5-4 on penalties to advance to the next round of Isuzu FA Trophy. “Obviously it’s good to get through today,” Emmett commented after the Hartpury win on Saturday. “We just want to win as many games as we […]
ParkRun has become a fitness staple across the United Kingdom and has started taking over the world. This past Saturday, Cheltenham commemorated its 591st ParkRun while the organisation celebrated their 21st anniversary. It has become such a big part of the identity of Cheltenham that between 500 and 700 people show up every Saturday morning […]
Bath Rugby have continued their unbeaten start to their season as they won their opening home game of the 2025/26 campaign 28-16 against Sale Sharks at a very wet Recreation Ground. Storm Amy was in full force but veteran scrum half Ben Spencer blew the opposition away with his impeccable kicking in the torrential wind […]
Cheltenham Town Women manager Tom Davies admits that, despite a difficult 2-0 loss to Plymouth Argyle yesterday (which saw his side register no shots on target), he was proud of his team’s performance. “First half, the players did everything I wanted. We set out how we needed to, and we were a lot more composed […]