The Latest Sports News from the University of Gloucestershire
Wolves Women striker Jade Cross says their 8-0 battering of local rivals Stourbridge is a ‘big statement’ and has tipped the Old Gold to defend their Birmingham County Cup trophy this season. Cross netted a hat-trick in Wolves’ rout of the Glassgirls on Sunday, and made clear how impressive the performance from the whole team […]
Wolves Women manager Dan McNamara hailed Jade Cross’ display in the Old Gold’s 8-0 hammering of Stourbridge in the Women’s FA Cup on Sunday. A commanding first half performance saw the hosts take an emphatic 5-0 lead into the second half at New Bucks Head to all but ensure a place in the next round […]
Bristol City Women’s manager Lauren Smith highlighted that “We lost the ability” after her sides 2-0 loss to Aston Villa on Sunday. Both goals were scored by former Bristol City player Ebony Salmon, the first taking a severe deflection before hitting the back of the net, before sealing the match for the Claret and Blue […]
Cheltenham Town manager Darrell Clarke believes Liam Sercombe’s ability to “galvanise” his teammates is key to the success of The Robins this season. Sercombe scored the only goal against Cambridge United on Saturday thanks to a beautifully-weighted chip over Jack Stevens. Clarke and Sercombe worked together at Bristol Rovers between 2017 and 2018, so the […]
Forest Green Rovers head coach David Horseman says his side “should be full of confidence” as they look to secure back-to-back wins in League Two. Rovers have had a tough start to life in England’s fourth tier having been relegated from League One last campaign with just 27 points. Having secured a potentially season-changing 5-0 […]
Gloucester City’s new Brazilian winger Alefe Santos has promised to bring the Brazilian flair to the Tiger Turf Moving to England when he was 12, starting his Professional career at Bristol Rovers where he would make 24 appearances ahead of getting a move to Derby in 2014. The Brazilian moved around the league set-up before […]
Gloucester City pulled off their first win under new boss Mike Cook with a 3-0 demolition of Alfreton Town “I’m ecstatic, it was a well deserved win,” said an emotional Cook. “We were the better team, we knew what they were going to be doing and what they’re all about so I’m happy from a […]
Fergal O’Brien is lining up the Grade 2 Skybet Novices’ Hurdle at Cheltenham on Friday for his exciting novice hurdler Kamsinas. Running in the recognisable colours of the Noel Fehily Syndicate, silks that were carried to success at the 2022 Cheltenham Festival by Love Envoi, the six-year-old impressed at Worcester earlier this month to win […]
Photo Credit: Cheltenham Town FC/ Nizaam Jones With the international break currently going on, it saw six players from Gloucestershire clubs go out on international duty. Five came from Cheltenham Town Football club, and one from Forest Green Rovers. The internationals from Cheltenham allowed for their game against Wycombe to be postponed, while Forest Green […]
Shrewsbury Town drew 1-1 at Abbey Stadium to Cambridge United in League One. Taylor Perry was the player to find the net in the 88th minute, to grab a point away from home, and was in doubt whether he would feature in the match. “It was touch and go earlier in the week. But I […]