All posts tagged "Gloucester"
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoChampionship clubs’ rage over Anglo-Welsh proposals
Championship chair- man Geoff Irvine believes it is highly unlikely the Rugby Football Union will sanction a 16-team Anglo-Welsh league, describing...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Don Caskie – former London Scottish & Gloucester centre and Moseley & Georgia head coach
After my playing career I coached Georgia for the World Cup in New Zealand – an outstanding experience all-round. It is...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDead-eye Stephen Myler has England in his sights
Northampton’s marksman Stephen Myler has revealed his burning to desire to represent England during the forthcoming RBS Six Nations.
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoGloucester confirm Akapusi Qera’s departure
Gloucester confirmed today that flanker Akapusi Qera will leave Kingsholm at the end of the year to take up a short-term...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoFreddie Burns will replace Toby Flood at Leicester Tigers next season
Freddie Burns will be playing for Leicester next season as the Tigers’ goal-kicking successor to Toby Flood.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Peter Buxton – former Moseley, Newport, Gloucester & Bristol flanker
After I left school I went to Australia for eight months and played for a club called Brothers, in Brisbane –...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Saracens and Leicester Tigers can still fly English flag in Europe
The chances of an English club winning the Heineken Cup have receded, but that’s no big reality check because the most...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoFreddie Burns: Doubt over my future is getting to me
Freddie Burns has revealed the full extent of the emotional turmoil he is enduring as he grapples with deciding whether to...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRichard Hibbard joins Gloucester
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper two weeks ago, British & Irish Lions hooker Richard Hibbard has joined...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAkapusi Qera leaves Gloucester
Akapusi Qera has left Gloucester to join Toulouse until the end of the season. There were rumours the Flying Fijian asked...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHeineken Cup round 4 teams
Why not have a punt on this weekend’s rugby, http://sports.williamhill.com offer great odds on all the games. Pool 1 Leinster v Northampton Leinster: Rob...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoGloucester confirm John Afoa signing
After two days of heavy rumours, Gloucester have confirmed the arrival of former All Black tight head John Afoa. On Wednesday,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoNick Easter: My pal Mike Brown’s always been this good
While Mike Brown’s autumn form has solved one of England’s selection headaches, Nick Easter claims the answer has been staring Stuart...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoCornish Pirates stay on top by reading The Rugby Paper…
Cornish Pirates are again punching above their weight in the Championship and head coach Ian Davies has revealed how The Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRichard Hibbard and Rhys Priestland to join Welsh exodus
As revealed EXCLUSIVELY by Neil Fissler last Sunday in The Rugby Paper, Richard Hibbard and Rhys Priestland are set to join...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJohn Afoa to join a Premiership club
John Afoa will be playing in the Aviva Premiership next season after signing a long term deal with an undisclosed English...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Olly Morgan – former Gloucester & England full-back
Without having gone to Millfield School I probably wouldn’t have got to where I did in the professional game. It is...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoGloucester v Leicester preview
Shane Monahan will make his first start of the season as Gloucester entertain the Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm tomorrow evening. Monahan...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoGloucester sign Tongan Test prop Sila Puafisi
Gloucester Rugby have announced the signing of Tongan tighthead prop Sila Puafisi with immediate effect. The 25-year-old made his Test debut...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWales v Tonga preview
Hallam Amos will make Wales debut against Tonga on Friday as head coach Warren Gatland makes 11 changes from the team that...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Charlie Davies – Wasps scrum-half
Good wins against Leicester and Gloucester… corner now turned? Definitely. We’ve always known we can deliver performances and the last few...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Scrum has the X factor now we need some backs
England might lack an individual with real X factor at the moment but their collective dog and spirit is their special...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoGloucester duo set for surgery
Ryan Mills and James Simpson-Daniel will both undergo surgery after suffering injuries in the LV= Cup clash against Newcastle on Saturday....
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoSione Kalamafoni signs on with Gloucester
Sione Kalamafoni has put pen to paper signing a contract extension with Gloucester. In his second season at Kingsholm, the Tongan...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Will James – Gloucester lock
Disappointing start for Gloucester? We’re not pleased and it’s there for all to see that we’re underachieving in some areas. But...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMatt Mullan in for second England cap against New Zealand with Alex Corbisiero out
Matt Mullan is set to earn is second Test Cap for England against New Zealand on Saturday as Alex Corbisiero is...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLV=Cup wrap
Newcastle rounded up the opening round of the LV=Cup with a 29-21 win over London Irish at Kingston Park today. Young...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Lewis Ludlow – Gloucester flanker
Lewis Ludlow is still a teenager but if he is to emulate his childhood idols the Gloucester flanker can expect to...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAviva Premiership round 7 teams
Gloucester v London Wasps Gloucester: Rob Cook; James Simpson-Daniel, Henry Trinder, Ryan Mills, Jonny May; Freddie Burns, Dan Robson; Yann Thomas, Huia...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoTim Molenaar leaves Gloucester to join Harlequins
Tim Molenaar has been released by Gloucester to join Harlequins until the end of the current season. New Zealand born Molenaar,...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAviva Premiership round 6 teams
Bath v Gloucester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Rob...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Joel Tomkins fits my idea of a real outside centre
When I look at an outside centre I want an attacking player with enough pace to worry his own full-back and...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRob Cook pens new two-year deal with Gloucester
Rob Cook has put pen to paper on a new two-year contract with Gloucester it was announced today. The 29-year-old full-back...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoTwo-week ban for Bath’s Ollie Devoto and Scarlets’ Samson Lee
Ollie Devoto has been hit by a two-week ban for punching Bordeaux-Bègles winger Blair Connor last Saturday in the opening round of...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter’s captain Dean Mumm about the Heineken Cup and Australia’s autumn challenge
Dean Mumm does not hail from anywhere within 10,000 miles of Devon. Yet, the Exeter Chiefs captain, New Zealand born and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoHenry Trinder, Luther Burrell and Joel Tomkins in line for England Test debut
Henry Trinder is in line to make his England Test debut after being named in Stuart Lancaster’s England squad ahead of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Robshaw has credentials to captain England again
Stuart Lancaster‘s comments this week about selecting the England captain, and putting off the decision to do so, are intriguing. The...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Tom Williams – Harlequins winger
1. Mark Lambert – A very intelligent player who is strong in the scrum and a destructive ball carrier. 2. Dimitri...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoPerpignan revival can help James Hook’s Wales bid
James Hook hopes Perpignan’s return to the Heineken Cup can propel him back into Wales reckoning.
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun – Jonny Hill – Gloucester lock
When his college application fell apart Jonny Hill was forced into an unexpected gap year – but it proved a vital...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the opening rounds of the final Heineken Cup
The 19th Heineken Cup has been billed as the last of its kind, the collector’s edition. And winning it will be...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Mark Mapletoft – Harlequins backs coach
Pleased with your coaching career so far? Crikey, yes. I started as an academy coach at Saracens, then worked for the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoOlly Morgan forced to retire
Gloucester full-back Olly Morgan has been forced to retire from professional rugby with immediate effect though injury. The former England international...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chris Fortey – former Gloucester, Worcester and Hartpury hooker
I loved playing in the front row with my twin brother Lee at Worcester – it was always enjoyable and pretty...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years ago“Henry Trinder can bridge that Manu Tuilagi gap,” say James Simpson-Daniel and Nigel Davies
Gloucester duo James Simpson-Daniel and Nigel Davies are convinced Henry Trinder is the man to fill Manu Tuilagi’s massive shoes this...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Gloucester fly-half Freddie Burns about his challenge for club and country
Freddie Burns is the sort of fly-half that scares the living daylights out of English coaches almost as much as he...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLamb and Britton hit with bans after red cards
Ryan Lamb and Koree Britton have been suspended following their red cards in the Aviva ‘A’ League match between Gloucester and...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: These weakened teams undermine competition
There are occasions when it is hard to fathom the workings, and the culture, of the English Premiership. Why, at a...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland Saxons to face Irish Wolfhounds at Kingsholm
England Saxons will face the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds at Kingsholm on Saturday, January 25 it was announced today.. The match will...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Money is not the root of all success in Europe
There’s an old saying which seems to be more and more fashionable in our game and that is, ‘money talks’. As...














