Gloucester v Northampton Saints live in the Aviva Premiership
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoGloucester host reigning Aviva Premiership champions and league leaders Northampton Saints at Kingsholm today. The Cherry and Whites have been boosted by the return of their international contingent...
Holm Truths with Richard Hibbard: The Welsh hooker returns to...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoRichard Hibbard could have been forgiven for questioning what he had let himself in for as he trudged off the Franklin's Gardens turf following a 53-6 opening day defeat. The Wales hooker was one of...
Saints wary of passionate crowd and returning internationals at Gloucester
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Billy Twelvetrees, Greig Laidlaw and Richard Hibbard return for hosts• Northampton 25 points and seven places above Gloucester• Saints march on past dogged Harlequins Continue reading...
Gloucester big guns return to face Northampton Saints
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoGloucester have recalled their Six Nations stars to face Northampton Saints with Steve McColl also returning from injury.Billy Twelvetrees, Greig Laidlaw and Richard Hibbard all start following their Championship...
Brendan Macken ready to help Gloucester's end of season push
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoBrendan Macken hopes to boost Gloucester’s assault on the Premiership as they target qualification for the Rugby Champions Cup. The Leinster centre has joined the Cherry and Whites on loan for the remainder...
Chiefs involved in concussion study
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby03 March 2015The Aviva Premiership club's scientific investigation comes in the wake of several recent high-profile concussion cases in rugby union. World Rugby, the game's governing...
Tom Savage admits Gloucester must keep their concentration
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoTom Savage admits Gloucester must develop a ruthless streak if they are to climb the Aviva Premiership table. The stand-in Gloucester captain was left bitterly disappointed after his side blew a 10-point...
France 13 Wales 20, Six Nations 2015 match report: Clinical Leigh Halfpenny punishes abject hosts
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFrance simply cannot beat Wales. This was Wales’ fourth successive victory in this fixture, the first time they have done that since the 1950s, and it was thoroughly deserved. It was never pretty,...
Holm Truths with new Gloucester signing Nicky Thomas
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoNicky Thomas was perhaps the least known of Gloucester’s triple signing of props but he could arguably have the biggest long-term impact at Kingsholm. Thomas, Paul Doran Jones and Paddy McAllister all...
North praise for medical staff
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby28 February 2015The juggernaut wing twice took knocks to his head during Wales' deflating defeat against RBS 6 Nations opponents England. On the second occasion, following a sickening...
