December 2014

Exeter Chiefs officials can confirm that Saturday’s Aviva Premiership clash with Gloucester is now sold out. The last few remaining tickets were sold today and mean the redeveloped Sandy Park is set for it’s first-ever capacity crowd. Over 12,500 spectators are expected to pack into the Exeter venue for the first game of the New […]

Don’t forget that the coach will leave Kingsholm at 1.00 p.m. sharp for Exeter Chiefs’ Sandy Park ground and return, from the point where the coach drops you at Sandy Park, at 7.00 p.m. sharp. If you have any doubts, please call us on 01452 423800 before noon on Saturday.

GUARDIAN Michael Aylwin They said it would take some time, no matter the calibre of signing and the feeling of a fresh start in September. And it certainly is doing that. Halfway through the Premiership season Gloucester remain exactly where they were when Nigel Davies, their previous director of rugby, received his marching orders – […]

Gloucester Rugby Wasps 2 Tries 3 2 from 2 Conversion goals 3 from 3 3 from 4 Penalty goals 3 from 3 83.0% Kick at goal success 100.0% 0 Dropped goals 0 Kick/pass/run 23 Kicks from hand 36 133 Passes 53 100 Runs 47 342 Metres run with ball 126 Attacking 60% (54%/65%) Possession (1H/2H) […]

Gloucester running out of time for answers You do wonder if Nigel Davies might be permitting himself a little chuckle. Davies, if you recall, was Gloucester’s director of rugby last season before being abruptly dismissed after his side lost to the already relegated Worcester in the final match of the campaign. Worse than that, though, […]

+ Italy – General strike and Air Traffic Controllers Industrial Action 12th December 2014 EasyJet has been advised of a national general strike across Italy from 10:00 to 18:00 local time. This will run alongside an Air Traffic Controllers strike from 13:00 to 17:00 local time on Friday 12th December. Every airline flying to and […]

Closed till Monday 14th December

Martin Castrogiovanni’s expletive-ridden tirade after Toulon’s defeat by Leicester on Sunday night is to be investigated, Champions Cup organisers have announced. European Professional Club Rugby is also probing allegations that Delon Armitage, the Top 14 team’s full-back, directed offensive language at spectators at Welford Road. Both incidents are being examined after complaints were made by […]

SECOLO TRENTINO After a night of rain the sun accompanied the teams on to the ground of the Kinghsolm Stadium in the important challenge between the leaders of Pool 5 and Zebre, who have never been victorious in England in the previous two Champions Cup over last two seasons. The Black and Whites’ captain Bortolami […]