Gloucester

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Gloucester is a cathedral city and the county town of Gloucestershire in the South West of England. Gloucester lies on the River Severn, between the Cotswolds to the east and the Forest of Dean to the west; it is sited 19 miles (31 km) east of Monmouth and 17 miles (27 km) east of the border with Wales. Gloucester has a population of around 132,000, including suburban areas. It is a port, linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the Severn Estuary.

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Rishi Sunak drops ball playing rugby at Gloucester Prime Minister Rishi Sunak drops the ball as he plays catch with Gloucester Rugby's players at the Kingsholm Stadium. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:57Published on March 15, 2024

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European Challenge Cup: Gloucester v Ospreys - radio & text Listen to BBC commentary and follow live text as Gloucester host Ospreys in the European Challenge Cup quarter-final at Kingsholm. BBC Sport - Published 2 weeks ago
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European Champions Cup: Harlequins v Glasgow - radio & text Live text and radio commentary as Harlequins face Glasgow Warriors in the Champions Cup, while Gloucester and Castres play in the Challenge Cup. BBC Sport - Published 3 weeks ago
Harlequins 21-24 Glasgow - Warriors back from 14 points down to lead Live text and radio commentary as Harlequins face Glasgow Warriors in the Champions Cup, while Gloucester and Castres play in the Challenge Cup. BBC Sport - Published 3 weeks ago

Bristol fight back to beat rivals Gloucester Bristol battle back to earn a bonus-point win against Gloucester in a captivating West Country derby at Kingsholm. BBC Sport - Published on March 30, 2024
Varney seals stunning Gloucester win at Leicester Stephen Varney scores a late try to earn Gloucester a stunning first Premiership win at Leicester Tigers for more than 16 years. BBC Sport - Published on March 22, 2024
Listen: Premiership - Bristol v Northampton & Leicester v Gloucester Listen to live BBC radio commentary as Bristol Bears face Northampton Saints and Leicester Tigers take on Gloucester in the Gallagher Premiership. BBC Sport - Published on March 21, 2024
Winger Wade to join Gloucester next season Winger Christian Wade agrees to join Premiership side Gloucester from Racing 92 for the start of the 2024-25 season. BBC Sport - Published on March 13, 2024

Gloucester secure home tie with big win over Castres Gloucester secure a home tie in the last 16 of the European Challenge Cup with victory over Castres at Kingsholm. BBC Sport - Published on January 19, 2024
Frustrated Mercer 'done for time being' with England Gloucester number eight Zach Mercer says he is "done" with England for now after not getting called up to the Six Nations squad. BBC Sport - Published on January 19, 2024
Scrum-halves can learn from Williams - Skivington Gloucester's scrum-halves have "a great opportunity to learn" from incoming Wales international Tomos Williams, says boss George Skivington. BBC Sport - Published on January 11, 2024	Wales scrum-half Williams agrees to join Gloucester Cardiff's Tomos Williams signs to join Premiership side Gloucester at the end of the season. BBC Sport - Published on January 8, 2024
Gloucester to 'get back to what they're good at' Gloucester head coach George Skivington says his team need to "get back to what they're good at" ahead of the start of their Challenge Cup campaign. BBC Sport - Published on December 5, 2023	Leicester retain Slater Cup with win at Gloucester Leicester retain the Ed Slater Cup with a convincing 38-20 victory over Gloucester at Kingsholm. BBC Sport - Published on November 25, 2023
Cup winner will 'best represent' Slater's ethos The winner of the Slater Cup between Gloucester and Leicester will best represent Ed Slater, says former team-mate Lewis Ludlow. BBC Sport - Published on November 24, 2023	Slade kicks Exeter to dramatic win over Gloucester Henry Slade earns Exeter Chiefs a dramatic late win against Gloucester by slotting a penalty with the final kick of the game. BBC Sport - Published on November 19, 2023
'We let ourselves down' - Gloucester lock Clarke Gloucester lock Freddie Clarke says the team "let ourselves down" after conceding 35 second-half points in their derby defeat by Bath. BBC Sport - Published on November 11, 2023	Bath come from behind to beat Gloucester Bath turned around a thrilling West Country derby to beat Gloucester in front of a sold-out Kingsholm. BBC Sport - Published on November 10, 2023
Ford and Curry return as Sale defeat Gloucester Sale Sharks go top of the Premiership beating Gloucester as England fly-half George Ford and captain Ben Curry return for the hosts. BBC Sport - Published on November 3, 2023	Gloucester name club stalwart Brown as new CEO Gloucester Rugby name former lock Alex Brown as chief executive officer. BBC Sport - Published on September 4, 2023
Scrum-half Meehan among Gloucester departures Scrum-half Ben Meehan is among five more first-team players to leave Premiership side Gloucester this summer. BBC Sport - Published on June 12, 2023	Exeter beat Gloucester to secure home Premier 15s semi-final Exeter Chiefs beat Gloucester-Hartpury 58-19 to secure second place in the Premier 15s and a home semi-final in the play-offs. BBC Sport - Published on June 3, 2023
England hooker Singleton to stay with Gloucester England hooker Jack Singleton becomes the latest player to sign a contract extension at Gloucester Rugby. BBC Sport - Published on May 18, 2023	Harlequins sign England's Powell from Gloucester England hooker Connie Powell will join Harlequins from Premier 15s rivals Harlequins Gloucester-Hartpury. BBC Sport - Published on May 15, 2023
Gloucester centre Twelvetrees to join Ealing Former England centre Billy Twelvetrees will join Championship side Ealing Trailfinders from Gloucester at the end of the season. BBC Sport - Published on April 27, 2023	Newcastle survive early red to beat Gloucester Impressive Newcastle survive an early red card to beat Gloucester and all-but end the visitors' Premiership play-off hopes. BBC Sport - Published on March 24, 2023
Leicester beat Gloucester to boost play-off hopes Leicester beat play-off rivals Gloucester at Kingsholm as they move up to third with a fourth straight win. BBC Sport - Published on March 12, 2023	Gloucester's ex-England forward Morgan to retire Gloucester's former England forward Ben Morgan is to retire from professional rugby at the end of the season. BBC Sport - Published on March 2, 2023
Saints beat rivals Gloucester in 12-try thriller Northampton move clear of rivals Gloucester with a 41-34 bonus-point win at Franklin Gardens in a match that saw 12 tries scored. BBC Sport - Published on February 25, 2023	Quins fall to fifth straight defeat at Gloucester Gloucester inflict a fifth straight Premiership defeat on Harlequins with a 28-19 victory at Kingsholm. BBC Sport - Published on February 17, 2023
Watch Under-20 Six Nations: England v Italy Watch live coverage as England face Italy in the Under-20 Six Nations at Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium. BBC Sport - Published on February 9, 2023	Exeter beat Gloucester to move up to third Exeter move up to third in the Premiership table with a 24-17 win over Gloucester at Sandy Park. BBC Sport - Published on January 28, 2023
Gloucester get last-minute win over London Irish Santi Carreras kicks a last-minute penalty to give Gloucester a dramatic late Premiership win over London Irish. BBC Sport - Published on December 31, 2022