The history of the Gloucester Rugby union side dates all the way back to the club’s formation in 1873. During their first eight years of existence, the team shared a pitch with the local cricket team, but following an issue where the team accidentally killed the grass used for the cricket wickets, they were asked to end the ground-sharing agreement. As a result, they purchased a small patch of land to use as their own in 1891. The Gloucester Rugby union side has played rugby there ever since. Today, it’s known as the Kingsholm Stadium.
Read on to learn even more about Gloucester Rugby. On this page, you’ll find all the latest Gloucester Rugby fixtures & results as well as news about the team.
Sale boss Alex Sanderson was chuffed by his team's resilience on Saturday but he was fuming over yet another card, this time a red.
Rob du Preez was sent off in the 26th minute with Sale leading Gloucester 12-5 through tries from Faf de Klerk and Arron Reed.
The history of the Gloucester Rugby union side dates all the way back to the club’s formation in 1873. During their first eight years of existence, the team shared a pitch with the local cricket team, but following an issue where the team accidentally killed the grass used for the cricket wickets, they were asked to end the ground-sharing agreement. As a result, they purchased a small patch of land to use as their own in 1891. The Gloucester Rugby union side has played rugby there ever since. Today, it’s known as the Kingsholm Stadium.
Read on to learn even more about Gloucester Rugby. On this page, you’ll find all the latest Gloucester Rugby fixtures & results as well as news about the team.
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Heineken Cup Gallagher Premiership Premiership Cup Heineken Cup Heineken Cup Gallagher Premiership Premiership Cup | Round 2 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Toulouse | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Leinster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 33 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Racing 92 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 29 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Lyon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 10 | 73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  Wasps | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 22 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
-  La Rochelle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  Bordeaux | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 20 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  Scarlets | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
-  Munster | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
-  Bristol | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 65 | 69 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
-  Clermont | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 77 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
-  Edinburgh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
-  Gloucester | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 89 | -41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
-  Toulon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 42 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
-  Ulster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 67 | -11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
-  Sale Sharks | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 42 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Northampton Saints | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 51 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Connacht | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 53 | -13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Bath | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 51 | -32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
-  Harlequins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 70 | -56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Montpellier | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 68 | -40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Glasgow Warriors | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 70 | -70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Gwent Dragons | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 71 | -55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 2 |
|---|
| - Toulouse |
| - Leinster |
| - Racing 92 |
| - Lyon |
| - Wasps |
| - La Rochelle |
| - Bordeaux |
| - Scarlets |
| - Munster |
| - Bristol |
| - Clermont |
| - Edinburgh |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Gloucester |
| - Toulon |
| - Ulster |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Connacht |
| - Bath |
| - Harlequins |
| - Montpellier |
| - Glasgow Warriors |
| - Gwent Dragons |
In the post-war era, the Gloucester Rugby team has been highly successful. For example, the side won the first ever National Knock-Out Competition in 1972. In the final, the Gloucester Rugby side faced Moseley at Twickenham in one of the most violent finals of all time. This theme of violence in Gloucester Rugby fixtures also continued in the 1978 John Player Cup final, a game the team won against Leicester.
However, by the 1980s, the Gloucester Rugby team began to be overshadowed by their neighbours, Bath. Similarly, when the professional era of rugby union began in the 1990s, they fell behind some of the larger teams because they lacked the same level of investment.
Ollie Adkins Prop 
Ciaran Knight Prop 
Alex Seville Prop 
Corne Fourie Prop 
Todd Gleave Hooker 
Jack Singleton Hooker 
Santiago Socino Hooker 
James Hanson Hooker 
Henry Walker Hooker 
Epalahame Faiva Hooker 
Jamal Ford-Robinson Prop 
Fraser Balmain Prop 
Val Rapava Ruskin Prop 
Ed Slater Lock 
Matias Alemanno Lock 
Alex Craig Lock 
Jordy Reid Flanker 6 
Jamie Gibson Flanker 6 
Matt Garvey Flanker 6 
Lewis Ludlow Flanker 6 
Ruan Ackermann Flanker 7 
Ben Morgan Number 8 
Freddie Clarke Number 8 
Seb Nagle-Taylor Number 8 
Freddie Thomas Fullback 
Jake Morris 
Jay Tyack Fullback 
Will Flinn Fullback 
Toby Venner Fullback 
Kyle Moyle Fullback 
Jack Stanley 
Alex Morgan 
Jack Clement 
Stephen Varney 
Willi Heinz Scrum half 
Charlie Chapman Scrum half 
Joe Simpson Scrum half 
Danny Cipriani Fly half 
Jonny May Wing 
Matt Banahan Wing 
Billy Twelvetrees Centre 
Mark Atkinson Centre 
George Barton Centre 
Lloyd Evans Centre 
Ollie Thorley Centre 
Chris Harris Centre 
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Charlie Sharples Wing 
Louis Rees-Zammit Wing 
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Jason Woodward Fullback Gloucester Rugby has been successful in the Premiership era. In the 1999-2000 season, they finished third in the Premiership and entered the Heineken Cup (European Rugby Champions Cup), where they reached the semi-final stage the following year.
In 2003, they also came top of the Premiership. However, the team sadly lost to Wasps in the championship match. As of 2020, the Gloucester Rugby side has never been crowned as English domestic champions even though they’ve come top of the Premiership table on another two occasions. Since the 2005-06 season though, they’ve won the European Rugby Challenge Cup twice and they have been the runners-up on another two occasions.
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