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.
Greene King Championship side Coventry Rugby have signed a trio of players from the Gallagher Premiership and the PRO14, while Gloucester have signed a promising second row who comes in the opposite direction.
With their season having petered out with cancellations, Gloucester have confirmed Matt Banahan and Matt Garvey are among their six leavers.
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.
Heineken Cup 
Premiership Cup Heineken Cup 
Heineken Cup Premiership Cup | Round 0 | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-  Glasgow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Sale Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Leinster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Scarlets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bordeaux | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Edinburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Toulon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Montpellier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  La Rochelle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Wasps | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Northampton Saints | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bath | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Toulouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Bristol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Connacht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Ulster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Clermont | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Lyon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Munster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Racing 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Exeter Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Harlequins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Gloucester | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
-  Gwent Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Round 0 |
|---|
| - Glasgow Warriors |
| - Sale Sharks |
| - Leinster |
| - Scarlets |
| - Bordeaux |
| - Edinburgh |
| - Toulon |
| - Montpellier |
| - La Rochelle |
| - Wasps |
| - Northampton Saints |
| - Bath |
| - Toulouse |
| - Bristol |
| - Connacht |
| - Ulster |
| - Clermont |
| - Lyon |
| - Munster |
| - Racing 92 |
| - Exeter Chiefs |
| - Harlequins |
| - Gloucester |
| - 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.
Ciaran Knight Prop 
Jack Bartlett Prop 
Ollie Adkins Prop 
Alex Seville Prop 
Corne Fourie Prop 
Jack Singleton Hooker 
Santiago Socino Hooker 
Ethan Hutt Hooker 
James Hanson Hooker 
Todd Gleave Hooker 
Epalahame Faiva Hooker 
Henry Walker Hooker 
Jamal Ford-Robinson Prop 
Fraser Balmain Prop 
Val Rapava Ruskin Prop 
Matias Alemanno Lock 
Ed Slater Lock 
Cameron Jordan Lock 
Alex Craig Lock 
Jordy Reid Flanker 6 
Matt Garvey Flanker 6 
Lewis Ludlow Flanker 6 
Jamie Gibson Flanker 6 
Jake Polledri Flanker 6 
Ruan Ackermann Flanker 7 
Freddie Clarke Number 8 
Ben Morgan Number 8 
Seb Nagle-Taylor Number 8 
Bryan O'Connor Fullback 
Conor Maguire 
Reece Dunn 
Jake Morris 
Stephen Varney 
Jack Clement 
Alex Morgan 
Tom Stanton 
Jack Stanley 
Kyle Moyle Fullback 
Toby Venner Fullback 
Will Flinn Fullback 
Jay Tyack Fullback 
Freddie Thomas Fullback 
Charlie Chapman Scrum half 
Joe Simpson Scrum half 
Willi Heinz Scrum half 
Danny Cipriani Fly half 
Ben Howard Wing 
Matt Banahan Wing 
Jonny May Wing 
Mark Atkinson Centre 
Billy Twelvetrees Centre 
George Barton Centre 
Henry Trinder Centre 
Lloyd Evans Centre 
Santiago Carreras Centre 
Chris Harris Centre 
Ollie Thorley Centre 
Louis Rees-Zammit Wing 
Charlie Sharples Wing 
Tom Seabrook Wing 
Matty Jones Right Wing 
Giorgi Kveseladze Wing 
Tom Hudson Fullback 
Jason Woodward Fullback 
Isaac Marsh 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.
