The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Cheltenham Town Reserves are yet to get their season off the ground and after a tough-fought 3-0 loss to Portsmouth Academy, they are still in search for their first points this year. Head Coach Marcus Renzi took the reins of the ‘Robiness Reserves’ in the summer and after their loss to Portsmouth Academy this weekend, he […]
Cherry and Whites prop, Afolabi Fasogbon, made a 40 minute second-half appearance in the thrilling 41-44 win over west-country rivals Bristol Bears on Friday night. The 20-year-old earned the share of headlines for one his performance, but more importantly his battle during the game with England regular Ellis Genge. Both players were constantly at it […]
Monday, September 30th Slimbridge u18s manager, Kieran Brice-Ingles wants to rewrite history in the FA Youth Cup as the Swans prepare to face Cirencester Town u18s on Tuesday night. Brice-Ingles and his Swans side are gearing up for their Second Qualifying round tie at The Corinium Stadium hoping to extend their already impressive run in […]
Gloucester Rugby were 41-44 victors over West Country rivals Bristol Bears on Friday night, with the main story coming from Gloucester Winger Christian Wade, who scored a hat-trick at Ashton Gate. Wade made his return to the Premiership after six years away, spending that time in NFL as well as a spell at Racing 92. […]
Monday, September 30th (Image: Prosports Images- Wayne Tuckwell) Charlie McCann hopes his goals will help in Forest Green Rovers’ ambitions of promotion back to the Football League following their 1-0 win over Hartlepool United. The 22-year-old midfielder recorded his fourth goal of the National League campaign with a sweeping strike from 18-yards on 71 minutes […]
(Image: Prosports Images- Wayne Tuckwell) Steve Cotterill says Forest Green Rovers 1-0 National League win over Hartlepool United on Saturday was achieved by the entire squad after a difficult week on the road. Rovers earned the only goal of the game on 71 minutes through Charlie McCann’s fourth goal of the season sweeping an Emmanuel […]
From tense FA Cup ties to brilliant league battles, there was plenty of footballing action played all around Gloucestershire over the weekend. Starting in League Two, Cheltenham Town dropped down the table after a 0-2 loss to Fleetwood Town, a side that were also relegated from the third tier last season. Ex-Liverpool youth player Matty […]
Liam Manning has revealed that Bristol City defender Cameron Pring is set to undergo surgery on his hamstring after the Robins’ 2-0 win against Rotherham United on Saturday. Pring was substituted late in the match against the Millers after feeling tightness in his hamstring, which is a problem the ex-Cheltenham Town man has been nursing […]
It’s fair to say that it has been a year to forget for Gloucestershire football’s big three. Cheltenham Town ended their three-year spell in League One. Forest Green Rovers faced back-to-back relegations and have now been dumped out of the football league. Whilst Gloucester City are to play in the seventh tier of English football […]
Former Cheltenham Town defender Rob Dickie has been crowned Bristol City’s 2023/24 Player of the Season. Dickie spent two years at Cheltenham on loan from Reading between 2015 and 2017, where he scored five goals and provided five assists in 54 matches. The defender joined City at the start of the season in a £1m […]