Gloucester articles

  • Northampton Saints v Gloucester: Big match preview

    Competition: Gallagher Premiership Venue: cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton Date and kick-off time: Saturday, May 11, 2024, 3.05pm Weather forecast: 22c, mostly cloudy Live television coverage: Discovery+ Referee: Ian Tempest Assistant referees: Adam Leal and Dan Jones No.4: John Meredith TMO: Rowan Kitt Saints: Furbank; Hendy, Freeman, Dingwall, Sleightholme; F Smith, Mitchell; A Waller, Langdon, Davison; Moon, Coles; Lawes (c), Scott-Young, Augustus. Replacements: S Matavesi,...
  • Dowson: Saints focused on performance rather than points against Gloucester

    The black, green and gold know that a bonus-point win would ensure they will have a home play-off semi-final in the Gallagher Premiership this season. Saints are currently top of the league standings, but they go into the clash with Gloucester on the back of a league loss to Harlequins and an agonising Investec Champions Cup semi-final defeat to Leinster last weekend. And Dowson insists his side must concentrate on doing all aspects of their game well this week rather than worrying about...
  • Billy and Mako Vunipola to leave Saracens with May exiting Gloucester

    Vunipola brothers set for moves abroad this summerDepartures mark end of an era with Farrell also leavingSaracens have confirmed that Billy and Mako Vunipola will leave the club at the end of the season while Gloucester have also announced that Jonny May is making his exit. All three have been England regulars over the past decade but are set to join the growing number of recent Test players in moving abroad in the summer.The departure of the Vunipola brothers has been on the cards for a while...