6 Jordy Reid - 9 The Australian has come back into the team from. On that day, both Wakefield and Voyce played flanker. He plays fly-half and fullback. Between the 200708 and the 201011 seasons, RugbyTech supplied their kits, and between the 201112 season and the 2015-16 Kooga supplied the kits. In that year, Gloucester Rugby Football Club opened the "Sixpenny" stand, which later became known as the Shed. The walk was approximately 18 miles in length and took an average of between five and seven hours to complete. [14], Williams was again selected by Wales for the 2017 Autumn Internationals. Even when playing rugby league, Sinfield was an avid fan of the tournament but it was not until spending time with former Scotland players as part of his fundraising for motor neurone disease that . 13 former Gloucester Rugby players are cycling the Doddie'5 Ride to raise money for the charity. Photo gallery of Former players' celebratory walk at the club's 5,000th competitive game. Widely regarded as one of the finest prop forwards to represent Gloucester, Phil actually commenced his playing career with Cheltenham During his distinguished career Booth was regarded by many as the best scrum half of his era and a favourite Harold Boughton was born in 1910 in Gloucester. Woodman played underage rugby in Cornwall and was packing down with Phil Vickery on youth teams. Having beaten Bath, Bristol, London Welsh and Coventry (all away from home) in earlier rounds, they beat Moseley in a Twickenham final that was marred by violence and the sending off of Moseley's Nigel Horton. President's 2019 Charity Walk. Former Players Tour . On Friday 19 August 2022, the fifth and final Gloucester Rugby President (Fred Reed)s Walk took place from Sharpness to Gloucester Farmers Club in Sandhurst Lane, Gloucester. Unfortunately, his playing career was blighted by injuries. Notable Former Players. Gloucester Rugby released its own, official, supporters shirt displaying the classic hooped design with the new club crest above the date of the club's inception '1873'. [16] David McKnight was appointed non-executive chairman in April 2011, who guided Tom's son Ryan, who inherited the club. Only Mike Teague played more often from this list. However, by the 1980s, the Gloucester Rugby team began to be overshadowed by their neighbours, Bath. From left to right: Privacy Statement - opens in a new window, Gloucester Rugby Former Players present poppy shirts to local military, Pete Wilson meets former Gloucester Players, Players' Association Race Day at Stratford Races. Weve made two exceptions. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 280 total. [51], In 2005, the club decided to abandon its "Cherry and Whites" nickname and changed themselves to Lions instead but no official change was made during the year.[52]. That put Mike Tindall out of the frame. He continued over the years to excel for club and country. Sid Smart lived into his early eighties. After two full seasons at the helm, Richard Hill was replaced as director of rugby by former France captain Philippe Saint-Andr.[5]. Following the departure of fly-halves George Ford and Ryan Lamb, to Bath and Worcester Warriors, before the start of the 201314 season and ex-England fly-half Toby Flood's poor run of form combining with his decision to depart at the end of the season for Toulouse, Williams established himself as the club's first choice outside half. Read on. Although he racked up appearances for Gloucester, neck and back problems kept him out of England internationals. Some were first-choice in the test jersey for most of their playing careers. [17], Gloucester won the Anglo-Welsh cup in the 201011 season, beating Newcastle Falcons 347 in the final at Franklins' Gardens. Despite a significant rest period of three weeks, Gloucester lost the final to Wasps and have thus never been crowned English domestic champions. The following former players were also on the walk around the pitch but are not shown in the photo: Peter Ford, Eric Stephens, Steve Ojomoh, Dave Fell, John Hawker, Glynn Mann, Keith Jones, Nigel Scrivens. [5], On 11 January 2017, Williams would leave Leicester for Premiership rivals Gloucester Rugby from the 201718 season. The prop fed the ball to Mike Catt who duly kicked it out for Englands win. Dix, John Elusive winger of the sixties and seventies Dunn, Charlie Charlie Dunn was a pacy back row forward who joined Gloucester from local club Coney Hill RFC in his mid-twenties . He would win two more titles. So, how did we decide the player rankings? The commentators rated it as a 48-metre gallop. Nevertheless, the general description is one that any proper flanker would be proud of! Below is a non-exhaustive list of former players for the club who have been either club record holders or have been particularly notable during their time at the club. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Both Vickery and Woodman coughed up penalties that kept Australia in the game. In January 2007, the club announced plans to redevelop The Shed terracing to all seater. The history of this nickname being used can be traced to local media references in the 1920s, when the nickname the "Red and Whites" was used, before evolving into the now familiar "Cherry and Whites" nickname during the 1950s/60s. Young Tommy Goal kicking centre who made his debut at 16, Crash-tackling centre who captained Gloucester & Gloucestershire. [4], In 1972, Gloucester RFC won the first-ever National Knock-Out Competition. Right to the end, he was involved with Gloucester and Kingsholm Stadium. Diego Albanese; Rodrigo Roncero; Jason Little; Dave Attwood; Iain Balshaw; Olly Barkley; Phil Blakeway; Steve Boyle; Brett Deacon; Paul Doran-Jones; James Forrester; Marcel Garvey; Andy Gomarsall; Steve Mills; Luke Narraway; Steve Ojomoh; Henry Paul; Ollie Phillips; Don Rutherford; Mike Teague The 34-year-old retired from rugby in July after being diagnosed with motor neurone. Teague was also selected for the 1993 tour to New Zealand. Academy players who have not yet played with the pros These players are well part of the the Gloucester Rugby squad but have not yet appeared on a game sheet this season. His try-scoring exploits continued as he scored eight in thirteen matches. Born in 1888 in Gloucester, he went to work on the railways. Phone: 01452 872289. [10] Williams made his Ospreys debut on 11 December 2022, coming off the bench against Leicester Tigers. Painswick RFC loaned them 15 of their cherry-and-white jerseys, the Gloucester side went on to win the away fixture and failed to return the shirts to Painswick, adopting the colours as their own. [2], The club left the Spa after an argument with the cricket club that they were ground sharing with. But lets jump forward to the year that was the high point of Woodmans career. [2], At the end of the 201213 season Williams departed from the Scarlets and moved to Leicester Tigers. Born in Gloucester in 1897, Tom Voyce stood out as a talented schoolboy player in the back line. Ed was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in July. Pete Wilson Show 9 Sept 2018. [3] They then acquired lands from the Castle Grim Estate for 4,000 in 1891 & have played home fixtures at this site ever since, in the area known as Kingsholm. This move was, however, rejected by Gloucester Rugby Chairman, Tom Walkinshaw. During these amateur days, Teague worked as a builder. [1], In 1989, Gloucester came close to winning the 'double' but failed to win either competition, losing to Wasps for the league title and losing the cup final 486 to Bath. Australian kit manufacturer XBlades were the kit provider, between 2016 and 2017 and the end of the 201819 season. We spent hours debating who makes our list of the greatest Gloucester rugby players of all time. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Stan Bayliss, a forward, learnt his rugby at the NationalSchool, Gloucester. He . Most Conversions In A Match. This category contains Gloucester Rugby players from past and present. Marco Bortolami started playing rugby in Padua, Italy, where he grew up. Smart landed in France with the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1915. Diego Albanese; Rodrigo Roncero; Jason Little; Dave Attwood; Iain Balshaw; Olly Barkley; Phil Blakeway; Steve Boyle; Brett Deacon; Paul Doran-Jones; James Forrester; Marcel Garvey; Andy Gomarsall; Steve Mills; Luke Narraway; Steve Ojomoh; Henry Paul; Ollie Phillips; Don Rutherford; Mike Teague [38] However, as of the 201011 season, the need and desire for redeveloping the Shed decreased with the above-mentioned plans proving to be conjecture, and as such abandoned, have never come into effect and do not appear to for the foreseeable future. By Andrew Merrell | Published Wednesday 11 January 2023. The coaches hauled him off four minutes into the second half but the damage was done. [24] On 7 June 2014, Gloucester appointed David Humphreys as their new director of rugby, with Brumbies coach Laurie Fisher confirmed as their head coach as of July 2014. The Peel Group feature on the upper back. Playing for an England XV against New Zealand, the youngster dummied a pass and then arced around the great Jonah Lomu. He had a ridiculously low centre of gravity and seemed horizontal at times as he swerved left and right. [25][26] During the 201415 season, Gloucester won the European Rugby Challenge Cup at Twickenham Stoop, beating Edinburgh 1913 in the final. [11], Williams featured in the Wales under-20 national team; helping Wales to third in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. Bortolami kept Italian heads steady, and they went on to a thumping 17-37 win. After the new 200506 shirt was released, 'Hudsons & Co' of Gloucester city centre, released a classic, plain cherry-and-white-hooped Gloucester Rugby jersey, manufactured by Cotton Traders (who supplied Gloucester Rugby jerseys prior to the 200708 season, when the manufacture of kit was taken over by RugbyTech), albeit an unofficial jersey which is not associated with the club, the shirt proved popular with fans unhappy with the official shirt. Back in 2007, they picked up their second win by downing Wales in Rome. Less than gentlemanly activities? That could have been an ignominious end to an outstanding career. We also excluded players who are still playing. England wasnt highly fancied to go far that year, but Vickery led his team to the final. A special mention to the oldest former player present on the day - Ken Daniell, a sprightly 93-year-old. Their owner at the time, Tom Walkinshaw, was struggling with his other businesses that had previously funded the club. The Former Players batted first and posted a score of 350 runs, which at the time looked a formidable total. But lets go back to Smarts origins. [48] On the front of the 2021-22 shirt BiGDUG, a Gloucester-based shelving company,[49] is the main shirt sponsor while Hartpury appears on each shoulder. "Father" Dix had a long and successful career at scrum half for Gloucester, making 235 appearances between 1907 and 1922. . But he scored a memorable intercept try from inside his own half. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Although he was a star for Gloucester, he only won ten caps for England. During the winter, the Rugby Club had used a salt mixture to remove frost from the pitch, resulting in the death of the grass on the wicket. We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. 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