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After back-to-back losses for the first time this season, Gloucester City coach John Brough knows how important it is to get back to winning ways as soon as possible. The Tigers were hoping to bounce back from the late collapse to Walton & Hersham with a better result away to Hungerford Town, but couldn’t stop […]
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 […]
Cirencester Town boss James Mortimer-Jones believed his team could have done better in possession after their 4-3 home defeat to Roman Glass St. George. Despite the seven-goal thriller, Mortimer-Jones felt like his side could have done more, “It was a crazy game but we’re disappointed with our performance.” Harrison Reeves gave the Centurions the lead […]
29-year-old winger Ed Williams returned to Gloucester City AFC this summer following their relegation to the Southern League Premier South, in an attempt to help get them straight back up into the sixth tier. “It feels very good (to be back), obviously it does feel like home a little bit. I was absent for four […]
Gloucester Rugby are in the hunt for their first trophy since the European Challenge Cup win in the 2014/15 season and have the chance to reach a final if they defeat current holders Exeter Chiefs on home soil. The Cherry and Whites currently have a 100% record in this campaign, winning five out of five […]
Gloucester Hartpury women’s futsal team clung on to beat Southampton Aztecs 5-4 to remain unbeaten in the WSS League Cup thanks to Jade Grove’s stunning hat-trick. Hartpury got off to a great start, with Ella Hitchcox opening the scoring inside the first two minutes, but Southampton immediately responded and scored three quickfire goals thanks to […]
Chris Harris helped get Scotland over the line in the Calcutta Cup, as every away nation recorded victories on the opening weekend for the first time in Six Nations history. Harris came on as a replacement for Huw Jones in the 76th minute at Twickenham, a couple of minutes after Duhan van der Merwe had […]
Embed from Getty Images It was another jam-packed weekend of Gallagher Premiership action as all four of our south west sides were in action; Gloucester were challenged by table rivals Wasps, Exeter Chiefs took on Bath in a derby and Bristol Bears took a trip to Northampton. First of all, Gloucester’s hopes of a top […]
MMA organisation Battle Arena marked its debut in Gloucester with a largely successful outing in spite of the cancellation of the main event. Battle Arena 64, which took place on Saturday night, saw 11 fights hosted at Gloucester’s GL1 Leisure centre in front of a packed-out crowd. The main event was due to be headlined […]
Gloucester went behind in the first half but fought back valiantly late on in the game to steal all three points. The visitors took the lead after 19 minutes before two second half goals rounded off a fantastic comeback for the Tigers. Gloucester did have two injuries in the first half with Josh Thomas and […]