Cheltenham Tigers Rugby chairman Steve Ratcliffe is hoping for continued success for the entire club after a landmark day which saw both women’s teams win their top of the table clashes at Newlands Park. Tigers’ first team, who currently sit top of the Women’s Championship North 1, comfortably swept aside second-placed West Park Leeds 59-7, […]
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Opinion: RFU ruling for no championship promotion destroys the concept of English rugby being merit-based
Despite Ealing Trailfinders’ convincing 60-10 victory over Richmond securing them their first Championship title in club history, the side will remain in the second tier following the RFU’s ruling that the club failed to meet minimum capacity standards for the Gallagher Premiership. The decision has earned it’s fair share of critics, labelling it ‘unfair’ when […]
Park Life Sport Live Blog – Forest Green Rovers continue title run, Gloucester Rugby victorious and much more throughout the day!
Welcome to the Park Life Sport live blog, as we keep you updated on emerging sports headlines throughout the day! After a jam packed weekend of action that included Forest Green Rovers adding to their 17-game undefeated streak with a 2-0 win over Newport County at The Fully Charged New Lawn and Gloucester Rugby continued […]
Glowing Gloucester power past USA Perpignan in 68-19 thrashing
Gloucester Rugby strolled through to the next round of the European Challenge Cup in a dominant 68-19 defeat of USA Perpignan at Kingsholm. The Cherry and Whites put ten tries past their French visitors in an thoroughly entertaining display of attacking rugby headlined by a brace from Jordy Reid. Team-mates Lewis Ludlow, Kyle Moyle, Santi […]
Round Three recap of Autumn Nations Series: Ireland beat The All Blacks, Wales come from behind to beat Fiji and England continued their winning ways
It was another exciting round in the Autumn Nations Series, with a number of big talking points following the weekends action. Ireland come from behind to beat New Zealand 29-20 After going into half time 10-5 down, Andy Farrell’s Ireland side fought back to overcome The All Blacks at the Aviva Stadium on home soil, […]
Gloucester Rugby head coach George Skivington admitted “harsh reality” he’s experienced since his appointment
Ahead of their clash with the Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens on Saturday George Skivington explained the biggest things he’s learned during his time as head coach: “I’ve learnt a huge amount, I think there is genuinely loads I’ve learnt. The reality of how quickly you can put plans in place, you obviously spend a […]
LIVE BLOG: European Super League, Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, FA Cup, Cheltenham Town and more!
Good morning and welcome to the ParkLife Sport live blog! There was some fantastic sport on during the weekend, including the FA Cup semi-finals and the enthralling Emilia Romagna Grand Prix! We’ll get reaction from Cheltenham Town and Forest Green Rovers after their differing weekend results, but we’ll have the latest from the developing story […]
OPINION: 40 points in six straight games – Five reasons why Italy’s long-overdue stay in the Six Nations must surely be over
After losing every game in this year’s Six Nations by at least 40 points and having not won a game in since 2015, surely Italy’s time in the Six Nations is all but done. Here are five reasons why that just may be the case. It’s just not competitive Since joining the Five Nations in […]
Guinness Six Nations Final Round Preview
The Guinness Six Nations has entered it’s final round and while there are still fixtures to played after today due to covid rescheduling, we could still see Wales be crowned Grand Slam champions, however a loss for Wales today and a bonus point win for France and the Les Bleus could still be in the […]
Ireland and Lions flanker CJ Stander announces retirement at end of season
Munster and Ireland international CJ Stander has announced he will retire from rugby at the end of the 2021 season, making the announcement on Twitter this morning. Stander, who was born in South Africa but qualified for Irish residency in 2015, has made 50 appearances for Ireland, scoring 12 tries whilst also featuring for the […]