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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England cruise past France in warm-up friendly England begin their preparations for WXV1 with a convincing friendly win over Six Nations rivals France at Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium. BBC Sport - Published on September 7, 2024
Durham & Gloucs claim last T20 quarter-final spots Durham and Gloucestershire make the T20 Blast quarter-finals, while Birmingham Bears, Notts, Northants, Glamorgan, Sussex, Hampshire and Kent all win. BBC Sport - Published on July 19, 2024
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'I loved France as you couldn't get picked for England' Gloucester number eight Zach Mercer says he loved playing for Montpellier in France's Top 14 as you "couldn't get picked for England" because of the Rugby Football Union's policy of not selecting.. BBC Sport - Published on June 20, 2024
Ex-England wing May to join French D2 side Angouleme Former England wing Jonny May joins French D2 side Soyaux Angouleme after leaving Gloucester last season. BBC Sport - Published on June 11, 2024
The advice ‘special human’ Burrow gave Slater as he battles MND Speaking to BBC Breakfast, former Gloucester and Leicester Tigers player Ed Slater pays tribute to Rob Burrow. BBC Sport - Published on June 11, 2024
Burrow gave MND community a voice - ex-rugby pro Slater Former Gloucester and Leicester lock Ed Slater says "thank you" to Rob Burrow for giving a voice to him and others with motor neurone disease. BBC Sport - Published on June 11, 2024

Kingsholm Stadium 'at flood risk from climate change' Gloucester's Kingsholm Stadium is at risk of "marine submersion" according to a new report on climate change by World Rugby. BBC Sport - Published on June 4, 2024
May hopes for 'fairy-tale ending' in final farewell Ex-England winger Jonny May will play his last game for Gloucester in the European Challenge Cup final on Friday. BBC Sport - Published on May 23, 2024
Winger May to leave Gloucester at end of season Former England winger Jonny May will leave Gloucester at the end of the season. BBC Sport - Published on May 14, 2024	England great May to leave Gloucester Former England winger Jonny May will leave Premiership side Gloucester at the end of the season. BBC Sport - Published on May 14, 2024
Gloucester beat Benetton to reach Challenge Cup final Gloucester storm into their fifth European Challenge Cup final with victory over Italian side Benetton at Kingsholm. BBC Sport - Published on May 4, 2024	Exeter beat Gloucester to maintain play-off hopes Exeter keep themselves in contention for the Premiership play-offs with a bonus point 38-17 win over Gloucester. BBC Sport - Published on April 28, 2024
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 on April 11, 2024	Ospreys history boys set sights on Gloucester win Head coach Toby Booth says his side are delighted they created some history by becoming the first Ospreys side to win a European knockout game. BBC Sport - Published on April 7, 2024
Ospreys defeat Sale to set up Gloucester trip Ospreys defeat Sale in Bridgend to set up a European Challenge Cup quarter-final trip to Gloucester next weekend. BBC Sport - Published on April 6, 2024