The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Bristol Bears travelled to Cape Town over the weekend, as they faced the DHL Stormers in the opening round of the Champions Cup where they were defeated 49-12. The Bears’ traveled with their youngest-ever squad as they hoped to continue on the strong start they had in the Gallagher PREM season with hope it would […]
Nathan Hallett-Young described Bristol Rovers Women 3-2 loss to 10-player Keynsham Town as “frustrating,” as the Gas Girls saw their three game winning run in the league come to an end. “From the 40th minute couldn’t tell you what happened, I think there was a lot of chaos that ensued and we just turned that […]
Six nights a week you can find Lee Trunks coaching the next generation of martial artists, as the independent club builds towards fight night next month. Trunks founded the Combined Defensive Arts (CDA) club in 2008, initially going independent, stepping away from mainstream organisations. But independence caused challenges. The biggest was access. Without affiliation of […]
It was a rough week for the English sides in European Rugby this weekend, winning just two out of ten games in both Champions Cup and Challenge Cup games. Northampton Saints took their home test against Welsh side Cardiff Rugby 28-14, just missing out on a bonus point in a revamped ruling this year. England […]
Data is imperative in sport but one sport relies on it more than most, golf is a game of extremely fine margins and mistakes are inevitable. The tasks pros are challenged with is to keep those mistakes as small as possible, data helps with this more than anything. With the introduction of simulated environments and […]
Lottery winners Longlevens AFC co-manager Buster Davies has stated that money isn’t everything as the Gloucestershire side receive a huge six-figure financial boost. Club President Bill Davis has been entering the Lotto on behalf of the club since the 1990s, after a group of members picked numbers. Over 30-years later, Davis’ persistence has paid off, […]
The Isles of Scilly, which are situated off the Cornish coast, are a collective of 140 islands that boasts the smallest football league. So how did it come about? Media correspondent of the league Will explained how the league has dwindled in competitors: “Historically, football on the Isles of Scilly, it was played on the […]
East Glos Racket Manager Steve Worsley isn’t concerned with the sate of squash within his club even if the bigger picture tells a different story. “Certainly as far as East Glos are concerned, the squash element is very healthy here we’ve seen good numbers on the coaching programme there’s a thriving social background to the […]
For keen climber Amber Delaunoy, rock climbing is “a very inclusive sport” as a rise in popularity in the UK shows the sport rapidly becoming more mainstream. “I wouldn’t say it is a male-dominated sport, anyone can do it, and I have seen gradually more and more women get involved which is really nice to […]
Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman has signed a new contract with the national team, keeping her in post until the end of Euro 2029. Wiegman took charge of the side in September 2021, and has since lifted back-to-back Euros in 2022 and 2025, as well as reaching the 2023 World Cup final, where they lost 1-0 […]