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. Although he played schoolboy rugby, Vickery left at sixteen to work as a cattle herdsman. [14], On 11 June 2009, Dean Ryan left Gloucester by mutual consent and was replaced by Bryan Redpath as their new head coach. 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. Playing for an England XV against New Zealand, the youngster dummied a pass and then arced around the great Jonah Lomu. Initially part of the Ospreys, Williams featured regularly in their under-16s and under-18s teams before being signed for the Scarlets in 2010. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality. A memorial service held at Gloucester Cathedral for Tom was attended by hundreds of fans. The first is for James Simpson-Daniel. "Father" Dix had a long and successful career at scrum half for Gloucester, making 235 appearances between 1907 and 1922. . 31 December 2019 18:15 Gloucester Rugby is saddened to hear of the passing of former Gloucester Rugby player and England international forward George Hastings who was 95 years of age. He . Teague was also selected for the 1993 tour to New Zealand. [13], Gloucester reached the EDF Energy Cup Final in the 200809 season, losing to Cardiff at Twickenham. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. Young Tommy Goal kicking centre who made his debut at 16, Crash-tackling centre who captained Gloucester & Gloucestershire. This article runs through their most memorable achievements and why they made our cut. His father had previously played for the local club. But Vickery was made of sterner stuff. He played for four seasons before returning to Italian club rugby. Like Iron Mike Teague, Phil Vickery also grew up on a farm. 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. The club left the Spa Ground for Kingsholm when it bought an area of the Castle Grim Estate for 4,000 in 1891. 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. Phone: 01452 872289 . But lets go back to Smarts origins. GRFC Former Players have completed a very busy weekend of strenuous fund raising for local charities. Bortolami led his team out against the All Blacks in Hamilton, a daunting challenge for a young leader. For the start of the 200910 season, the club returned the first team jersey design to the cherry-and-white hoops. Former players gather at the club's 5,000th competitive match. Others had briefer runs at the highest level while becoming legends at Gloucester. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. 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'. Here are just four examples. Gary runs Teagues Bar, a pub that is literally a stones throw from Kingsholm Stadium. [25][26] During the 201415 season, Gloucester won the European Rugby Challenge Cup at Twickenham Stoop, beating Edinburgh 1913 in the final. Unfortunately, it was Woodman who gave away the penalty in the 79th minute to allow the Wallabies to level the game. 13 former Gloucester Rugby players are cycling the Doddie'5 Ride to raise money for the charity. Travelling en route via Painswick, they stopped off at the local rugby club and asked to borrow a strip. 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. Front Row 4th from left: Dave Spencer. When the British & Irish Lions toured Australia in 2001, Vickery was the starting prop in every match. [37] The idea was to be similar to the development at Franklins Gardens, home of Northampton Saints RFC, although on a bigger scale, incorporating both seating and terracing. Martin St Quinton, an office equipment and telecoms entrepreneur [10] acquired 25% of the club in 2008, and became vice chairman, with a focus on increasing sponsorship and other non-playing related areas. [36] The campaign did not protest the redevelopment of the Shed, rather the plans put forward at the time, which were to replace all terracing with seats, leaving no alternative anywhere in the ground, despite such a large demand for terracing. Born in Gloucester in 1897, Tom Voyce stood out as a talented schoolboy player in the back line. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. He joined Gloucester at nineteen where he continued to learn his trade as a tighthead prop. The cricket match raised 330 from players of both sides, and was donated to JustGiving 4Ed, in support of Ed Slater and his family. We use cookies to optimize our website and our service. The club was formed in 1873 and since 1891 has played its home matches at Kingsholm Stadium, on the fringes of the city centre. When he was given the opportunity to play in the third test, he put in a strong performance that was key to a Lions win in a lost series. He was a prolific try-scorer at both levels. He was made captain of Gloucester in 1921 for a season. [6], In June 2020 it was confirmed Williams had left Gloucester to join Japanese side Red Hurricanes. Gloucester Rugby finished 1st in the 200607 Guinness Premiership table. Former Gloucester lock forward Ed Slater said he "had a little cry" as he completed a 350-mile cycle ride. He had a ridiculously low centre of gravity and seemed horizontal at times as he swerved left and right. [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. After he returned from the war, he helped his county win the Championship in 1920 by beating their great Yorkshire rivals. In that era, Wales had been dominant when playing England at home. The former player is one of the most important parts of any clubs history. He started at Number Eight in the final, which England lost to Australia. Email: [emailprotected], 2022 Gloucester Rugby All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policies and Terms & Conditions, Former players play their part in Gloucester Rugbys 5000th game celebrations, Last Saturdays Gallagher Premiership victory over the Northampton Saints was notable for being Gloucester Rugbys 5000. Your email address will not be published. The walk was approximately 18 miles in length and took an average of between five and seven hours to complete. He was eighteen when he joined Gloucester RFC in 1978. He came on as a sub in the second test to see out the Lions sole win in an overall series loss. On that day, both Wakefield and Voyce played flanker. The 34-year-old retired from rugby in July after being diagnosed with motor neurone. He was injured for the first test match, which the Lions duly lost. "[1] a team was then organised to play the college school, which was actually played on the current Kingsholm ground. Sid Smart lived into his early eighties. 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. He has played for the Melbourne Rebels, Sale Sharks, Wasps, and the England national team. 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. [8], On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted. Danny Cipriani (born 2 November 1987) is an English rugby union player who most recently played for Premiership team Gloucester. He is the protagonist of memorable Pete Wilson Show 9 Sept 2018. He regularly switched between flyhalf and centre. The Peel Group feature on the upper back. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). The former players received a fantastic reception from the Kingsholm faithful as they made a lap of appreciation before the game and then formed a guard of honour as the Gloucester Rugby and Northampton Saints teams took the field. [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. The Argentine put in a powerful display in his 53 minutes on the pitch to remarkably help Gloucester win the forward battle. He was also a leader, and Gloucester quickly made him a captain of the club. Leicester Tigers won the match 2526, marking Gloucester's third Premiership play-off defeat. But he was back at blindside for the second and third tests. Now you understand why we make an exception for his lower international caps. [27], In 2016, Martin St Quinton acquired 100% full ownership of the club to become new chairman of Gloucester Rugby with immediate effect. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. 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. He has represented Wales and Wales . In that year, Gloucester Rugby Football Club opened the "Sixpenny" stand, which later became known as the Shed. Gloucester Rugby play home matches at Kingsholm Stadium. His England career got off to a sporadic start and he couldnt get a permanent place in the team. Painswick RFC refer to themselves as "The Original Cherry and Whites" in reference to the incident. [15], Williams was set to win his fourth cap for Wales against Ireland in the 2020 Six Nations, having been named on the bench, but was injured in training and subsequently ruled out of the remainder of the tournament. In October 2003, Gloucester Rugby launched 'Project Kingsholm'. 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. That could have been an ignominious end to an outstanding career. A group of four Former Players did both events and on both days it was hot and sunny. As Sids England career wound down, he could play more for his club. Kingsholm was also suggested in October 2007 as a possible temporary home for Gloucester City after their stadium Meadow Park was flooded and then abandoned following the summer floods. In the season of 1912-13, Smart played for Gloucestershire in the latter stages of their run to a Championship title. [11], Williams featured in the Wales under-20 national team; helping Wales to third in the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship. This in part was due to Woodmans return from injury. 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