The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Cirencester Town are through to the Wiseman Lighting Floodlit Cup semi-finals after a 2-0 victory away to Malmesbury Victoria last night after two late goals from Kyle Pitts. Manager James Mortimer-Jones was “delighted” with the result as they had “got ourselves into a position in the league where we could have a full-strength go at […]
The New Lion wins the Turners Novices’ Hurdle beating The Yellow Clay on the straight. What a race by The New Lion, jockey Harry Skelton with a calm ride throughout. Skelton managed to push him with two hurdles to go and proved too strong for his competitors to win the first race of day two […]
It was victory for England in the opening race of Style Wednesday as The New Lion won the Turners Novices’ Hurdle. Two horses based in Gloucestershire, Potters Charm and Sixmilebridge, led the way until the third last fence before the three favourites charged to the front. Embed from Getty Images The New Lion, Final Demand […]
University of Gloucestershire 1’s travel to Plymouth today to try and secure the league title with a game to spare. They face Plymouth 1’s who currently sit bottom of the league with nothing to play for so all things considered there shouldn’t really be an issue. Although Gloucestershire did find themselves in a very similar […]
Day one of the races brought a vast variety of outfits, but Style Wednesday encourages all attendees to stand out from the crowd and treat the racecourse like a red carpet. This morning brought snowy conditions, meaning there will be a lot of adjustments to style to fit the weather, but that won’t stop certain […]
Vice Captain and goalkeeper Dan Smith believes his teammates have enough to clinch promotion on Wednesday afternoon. UoG sit second in the tier 3 western league table, but a point away against Plymouth on Wednesday would mean UoG leapfrog Exeter into first place and would be crowned league champions. “I am really confident, as a […]
“When you look back it puts a lot of pressure on your home life, as humans we want consistency, the same routine that comes with footballers, even in daily jobs people like consistency.” Since leaving Cheltenham Town in 2019, former Robins forward Tyrone Barnett has moved around clubs in non-league football, but feels as though […]
Cheltenham Town manager Michael Flynn was pleased with the way his side “hung in and dug in” as they picked up three big points away from home, defeating AFC Wimbledon 2-1 at Plough Lane. Goals from Ashley Hay and Matty Taylor on either side of a James Tilley leveller were enough to seal the victory […]
Cinderford Town have been removed from the final of the GFA Senior Challenge Cup for the second consecutive season, with manager Matthew Driscoll left “disappointed.” This is the second consecutive season this has happened for the Foresters, as last year they took home a 5-2 victory over Cheltenham Saracens in the semi-final. However, were disqualified […]
Christian Doidge says momentum is key in Forest Green Rovers’ fight for promotion back to the Football League. Rovers extended their home unbeaten streak to 341 days on Tuesday night with a 2-1 victory over Sutton United at The New Lawn. “We’ve been great at home, maybe drawn one too many games which is a […]