[15], Tragedy struck the club on 12 December 2010, when popular club owner Tom Walkinshaw died from cancer at the age of 64. He played in the back row, switching between flanker and number eight. When the British & Irish Lions toured Australia in 2001, Vickery was the starting prop in every match. The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 280 total. Notable Former Players. Your email address will not be published. But he was sent home when his superiors discovered that he was under the legal age. 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 Pete Wilson Show 9 Sept 2018. England Rugby Union Team Gloucester head coach George Skivington believes Jonny May still has a future with England despite the 72-cap wing's omission from Steve Borthwick's first Red Roses squad. Smart landed in France with the Gloucestershire Regiment in 1915. Painswick RFC refer to themselves as "The Original Cherry and Whites" in reference to the incident. He was the youngest captain in the history of the Azzuri. However, you may be able to identify them in the YouTube video of the walk. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. [30] During the 201617 season, Gloucester reach the final of the European Rugby Challenge Cup, losing 1725 to Stade Francais at Murrayfield. But he also played rugby, and he joined Gloucester Rugby in 1911. The Former Players batted first and posted a score of 350 runs, which at the time looked a formidable total. Details have been collated from sources including Gloucestershire Archive, Gloucestershire Newspaper Group (inc. Journal, Citizen, Echo), Gloucester Rugby Records and the National Rugby Museum Records at Twickenham. Scrumhalf Joe Simpson's contract was said to be over 200K in his younger years when he was getting international caps. Free shipping for many products! [36], Like the clubs of the Welsh mining valleys, Gloucester Rugby traditionally drew its support and its playing strength from local working-class communities. Smart played at number eight and was noted for his speed as well as his hard work around the field. The club won the final in April. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Ian John Watkins, former Gloucester Rugby player - Vintage Photograph 1446020 at the best online prices at eBay! This article runs through their most memorable achievements and why they made our cut. He retired in 1927. Playing for an England XV against New Zealand, the youngster dummied a pass and then arced around the great Jonah Lomu. Former players gather at the club's 5,000th competitive match. On that day, both Wakefield and Voyce played flanker. Unfortunately, his playing career was blighted by injuries. Gareth Evans (rugby union, born September 1991), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:Gloucester_Rugby_players&oldid=952161483, Template Category TOC via CatAutoTOC on category with 201300 pages, CatAutoTOC generates standard Category TOC, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 20 April 2020, at 21:16. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). [9] Gloucester lost 4416. Owen Williams (born 27 February 1992) is a Welsh professional rugby union player who plays as a fly-half for the Ospreys. [8] Gloucester Rugby defeated Saracens in the semi-final at Kingsholm, 509, and faced Leicester Tigers in the final. A memorial service held at Gloucester Cathedral for Tom was attended by hundreds of fans. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. [23], After two poor seasons towards the end of the 201314 season, Nigel Davies departed Gloucester with immediate effect. [8], On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted. He came on as a sub in the second test to see out the Lions sole win in an overall series loss. Despite a significant rest period of three weeks, Gloucester lost the final to Wasps and have thus never been crowned English domestic champions. Phone: 01452 872289 . But the result went right down to the final ball, and unfortunately for the Former Players the jockeys hit the winning runs. 2007 also saw the club reject the proposal of a new 20,000 all seater stadium in an area of the city nicknamed 'The Railway Triangle'. GRFC Former Players have completed a very busy weekend of strenuous fund raising for local charities. Although this is not an official nickname, the club themselves regularly use the nickname in marketing and community messaging, as well as the players through social media. But the players rallied and had a great run to reach the final of the Powergen Cup. In that era, Wales had been dominant when playing England at home. Williams's fine form and key contributions helped propel an initially misfiring Leicester Tigers back into the top four of the Premiership and into the quarterfinals of the Heineken Cup. Rugby Fan Guide To Kingsholm And Gloucester, History Of Gloucester Rugby (The Interesting Bits), 8 Ways To Prevent Blisters From Rugby Boots. He also picked up three red cards, which may give you an idea as to why he was nicknamed Iron Mike. 'Gloucester Rugby Football Club' was renamed 'Gloucester Rugby' and, due to copyright issues, no longer used the City Coat of Arms as the club's crest (as the crest didn't belong to the club, so unofficial merchandise was freely available). 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. We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. That was the first time Italy had won away in the tournament. To this day, that England pack is still sore about the refereeing of the scrum in the final! He was ahead of his time in terms of training. [47] From the 2019-20 season onwards Oxen Sports supplied the kit. [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. [25][26] During the 201415 season, Gloucester won the European Rugby Challenge Cup at Twickenham Stoop, beating Edinburgh 1913 in the final. The following year was his last full season playing for the club. On the back of this success, many of the Public Houses in the Kingsholm area also began selling shirts with the classic hoops. He incorporated long walks in his personal regime and was known on the pitch for his stamina and energy in the last minutes of a match. 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 . The Lions starting back row was an All-England affair, but Teague was edged out by a trio of Ben Clarke, Dean Richards, and Peter Winterbottom. 5,000th match - Former Players Walk - who's who List of former players at the 5,000th match celebration walk. The club was formed in 1873 after a meeting at the Spread Eagle Hotel with the announcement in the Gloucester Journal: "A football club (as rugby was then called) has been formed in this city the season's operations begin at the Spa on the first Tuesday in next month. Bortolami was an outstanding player and captain, but Italy had another player who we rate as one of the all-time great number eights. Born in Gloucester in 1897, Tom Voyce stood out as a talented schoolboy player in the back line. Williams started against both Australia and New Zealand at inside centre. However, six years later, it was destroyed by fire. Bortolami kept Italian heads steady, and they went on to a thumping 17-37 win. Here are just four examples. Trevor Woodman will always be known to the wider world of English rugby for one glorious season in 2003. Saturday 7 March 2020, 12:48pm Former Gloucester rugby player Matthew J Watkins has died at the age of 41. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. The following pages are a collection of player profiles, documenting their playing careers for Gloucester. We ruled out some fine players who had a few seasons at the club but spent most of their careers elsewhere. Gloucester Rugby Ltd, Kingsholm Stadium, Kingsholm Road, Kingsholm, Gloucester, GL1 3AX. Voyce was a key man in a famous victory in 1923. 13 former Gloucester Rugby players are cycling the Doddie'5 Ride to raise money for the charity. Most Points In A Match. They also won silverware in the European Challenge Cup, defeating London Irish in a tense final that went into extra time.[7]. 6 Jordy Reid - 9 The Australian has come back into the team from. 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. We're going back to the nineteen twenties to celebrate a legend of Gloucester rugby. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Gloucester Rugby's highest-paid player in recent years is winger Jonny May. 'The Kingsholm Supporters Mutual' (KSM) was set up by Gloucester Rugby Football Club in October 2003, to help fundraise towards 'Project Kingsholm', the redevelopment of Gloucester's entire ground at a cost of 6,000,000, and the launch of a supporters shares rights issue. 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. A little-known Gloucestershire family business, which has long-standing working relationships with some of the county's biggest building firms and most of its local authorities, is now in the hands of a former professional rugby player from Gloucester and targeting growth for 2023. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The 200506 season saw an improvement in the club's fortunes, although they did not qualify for the play-offs, they were strong contenders and lost out on the last day of the regular season. [16], On January 17 2023, Williams was recalled by Wales, and selected for the 2023 Six Nations squad. [39], In 2017, Gloucester Rugby announced that the Kingsholm Stadium will include a megastore and even museum. His first World Cup tournament was only a year after his first test cap. The prop fed the ball to Mike Catt who duly kicked it out for Englands win. Gloucester rugby union player Ed Slater announced his retirement from the sport yesterday. An injury to his right eye left him with reduced vision for the rest of his life. Gloucester Rugby play home matches at Kingsholm Stadium. He was now a key part of the England squad that won the Grand Slam that year. Voyce continued to play in any and every position on the British Lions tour to South Africa in 1924. Although he played schoolboy rugby, Vickery left at sixteen to work as a cattle herdsman. Most Tries In A Match. But he could also shift his bulk around the field causing havoc to the opposition. 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. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. When he was twenty and training as a mechanic, the young lock forward got his first cap for Italy. [17], Gloucester won the Anglo-Welsh cup in the 201011 season, beating Newcastle Falcons 347 in the final at Franklins' Gardens. Fred Reed's report on the G.R. It was Woodman who caught Australias final kick-off when the Wallabies were desperate to regain the ball. Former Gloucester lock forward Ed Slater said he "had a little cry" as he completed a 350-mile cycle ride. His father had previously played for the local club. 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'. This was intended to be shared with the local football side. 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. During the 200203 season, Gloucester finished the league in first place, 15 points ahead of the next best club. [12], In May 2017 he was named in the Wales senior squad for the tests against Tonga and Samoa in June 2017. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Required fields are marked *, I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. As Sids England career wound down, he could play more for his club. He had a nose for the try line. Photo Sharing; About SmugMug; Browse Photos; Prints & Gifts; 2023 SmugMug, Inc. "Suggestions for Candidates for Player Profiles". Gloucester rugby players strip naked for a charity calendar which is running from Valentine's Day 2022 The cheeky photographs feature ten members of the squad all posing with strategically. Like Iron Mike Teague, Phil Vickery also grew up on a farm. [21], On 13 November 2012, Gloucester hosted an International match against Fiji as part of the 2012 Autumn Internationals. He regularly switched between flyhalf and centre. I had a chuckle about that. Fly-half Lloyd. Gloucester lost to Bristol for the first time in over 10 years after a disappointing performance at Ashton Gate. In 2018, Gloucester revealed a new logo.[46]. Pete meets 8 former Gloucester players. [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. Both Vickery and Woodman coughed up penalties that kept Australia in the game. Woodward played him in every match as England marched to the final. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. [4], On 5 January 2015, it was announced Williams had signed a new contract to stay at Leicester Tigers, despite speculation he would be returning to Wales to play for his former region the Scarlets and increase his chances of getting a Wales call-up. Both designs used the traditional cherry-and-white hoops, with the title under the Gloucester city coat of arms. (He dodged a bullet there!). gloucesterrugby.co.uk THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF Gloucester Rugby Gloucester Rugby Ltd, Kingsholm Stadium, Kingsholm Road, Kingsholm, Gloucester, GL1 3AX. Ed was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in July. They called him Sinbad and were on their feet in anticipation when he got the ball. 68 vs Sale Sharks 7 May 2011. He was injured for the first test match, which the Lions duly lost. He started at Number Eight in the final, which England lost to Australia. But lets jump forward to the year that was the high point of Woodmans career. [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. Details have been collated from sources including Gloucestershire Archive, Gloucestershire Newspaper Group (inc. Journal, Citizen, Echo),Gloucester Rugby Records and the National Rugby Museum Records at Twickenham. [44] This was dubbed the 'Spiderman' or 'Arsenal' kit by supporters. Posters were held up by supporters standing in the Shed, on camera during a televised Heineken Cup match against Leinster at Kingsholm. Initially part of the Ospreys, Williams featured regularly in their under-16s and under-18s teams before being signed for the Scarlets in 2010. [18] They also made the Premiership play-offs this season, losing in the Semi-final to Saracens at Vicarage Road. But he must be given an exception for this list because his test career spanned from 1913 to 1920. Premiership: Leicester Tigers begin life after Steve Borthwick with win over Gloucester, while Exeter edge out Bath Richard Wigglesworth Steve Borthwick Premiership David Skippers 23 Dec 2022 Premiership: Adam Hastings back from injury for Gloucester against Leicester while Jack Yeandle hits 200 for Exeter Adam Hastings Jack Yeandle Premiership Powerful lock for Gloucester, England and the British Lions, Hard scrummaging lock and inspirational coach, Formidable international lock with all-time Gloucester record of 574 1st XV appearances, Gloucester captain 1935-36 and England trialist. The Cornishman was injured in 2005 and missed the tour to New Zealand. Pete Wilson meets former Gloucester Players Pete Wilson Show 9 Sept 2018. He has represented Wales and Wales . Sid Smart earned even fewer international caps than James Simpson-Daniel, with nine appearances in an England jersey. 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. Leicester Tigers won the match 2526, marking Gloucester's third Premiership play-off defeat. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. [42], The hoops returned in the 200102 season, with thin white hoops. Each charity will be given an equal share. So, how did we decide the player rankings? That indeed was the start of something special for Gloucester fans. Dunn, Kevin Former Players Tour . But Vickery was made of sterner stuff. In his first season at the club, he played winger, flyhalf, centre, and in the forwards. In September 2008, chairman Tom Walkinshaw confirmed there were plans for the Shed to be redeveloped, but it would remain as a terrace (with an increased capacity of 6,000), with hospitality units above it. Gloucester Rugby's fanzine, 'Shed Head' refers to it as 'the cauldron of fear'. But this did not prevent the club from transforming itself into a limited company. 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. Pete meets 8 former Gloucester players. Powerful French international hooker and Shed legend. This was intended to enable the entire stadium to become all-seating. Another unofficial nickname for the club was "The Elver Eaters',[53] although that name is a distant memory mused over by the club's oldest and longest supporters. From the Everglades the remnants of this race emerged, soon after the trail was built, to set up their palm-thatched villages along the road and to hoist tribal flags as a lure to passing motorists.For the State of Florida, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943), John Gordon A'Bear, international rugby union player with the British and Irish Lions, and Gloucester's youngest ever captain, Ludovic Mercier, club points and goal-kick record holder. He was also a leader, and Gloucester quickly made him a captain of the club. The 34-year-old retired from rugby in July after being diagnosed with motor neurone . This is what a history of Welsh Rugby had to say about the two men: wherever Wakefield was, there was Tom Voyce, a grinning, hand-grenade of a flanker, sleeves rolled, arms flailing, arousing the wrath of the crowd by some less than gentlemanly activities.. That could have been an ignominious end to an outstanding career. [1], In 1978, Gloucester RFC won the first ever John Player Cup, defeating Leicester Tigers in another final noted for violent play both on and off the pitch at Twickenham Stadium. When the Lions fetched up in South Africa in 2009, Vickery started the first test. 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. He rose to Sergeant but was wounded twice before being sent home. Others had briefer runs at the highest level while becoming legends at Gloucester. The England front-row had been dominant throughout the tournament with the Gloucester duo of Woodman and Vickery having the edge on their opponents. The club has no official nickname but are often referred to as the Cherry and Whites by supporters and the media in reference to the traditional Cherry and white hooped shirts worn by the team. The Seminole Indians surrendered to the Tamiami Trail. His England career got off to a sporadic start and he couldnt get a permanent place in the team. Nevertheless, the general description is one that any proper flanker would be proud of! [20] In June 2012, Gloucester announced former Scarlets coach Nigel Davies as their new director of rugby. I suspect that even the Wallabies were surprised when the referee kept penalizing England in the scrum. Italy has struggled to compete in the top flight of rugby. GRFC Former Players have completed a very busy weekend of strenuous fund raising for local charities. Woodman played underage rugby in Cornwall and was packing down with Phil Vickery on youth teams. As such many of the fans who disapproved of the new original design were able to purchase this classic design instead.[45]. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. However, it remained a proposal, although the grandstand was replaced, terracing in the Sixpenny, and at the Tummp end was preferred, and indeed, more affordable in the early 20th century. He has played for the Melbourne Rebels, Sale Sharks, Wasps, and the England national team. Thanks to Philip Pritchard for these, and more to come. Front Row 4th from left: Dave Spencer. Of all the players on this list, Bortolami had the shortest stint at Gloucester. In 2006, the club announced it would be making an extension to Kingsholm, bringing the stadium capacity up to 16,500. Launch of the 2018 commemorative poppy shirt. But lets go back to Smarts origins. 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