Sophie Hurcom
Digital Sport Journalist at BBC
BBC online sport journalist covering the west | Previously at Procycling magazine
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1 week ago |
bbc.com | Sophie Hurcom |Steve Kitchen
It was late one evening at the end of January when Gloucester lock Arthur Clark's phone rang out of the blue with a call-up to the England pre-Six Nations training camp. Just over 12 hours later, the uncapped Clark was on a plane to the England base in Girona, Spain, where he spent almost two weeks with the squad before the first Test against Ireland.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Sophie Hurcom |Steve Kitchen
Image source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Bath beat Gloucester when the two sides met three weeks ago at the Recreation Ground in the PremiershipBBC Radio GloucestershireBeating Bath at the Recreation Ground is "one of the biggest challenges" in European rugby, said Gloucester boss George Skivington. The two neighbouring West Country sides meet in the Challenge Cup quarter-final on Sunday, looking for a place in the final four of the competition.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Sophie Hurcom |Ed Hadwin
Roberts, who typically plays at left-back or the left side of midfield, joined Bristol City in June 2023 from Brighton and has made 54 appearances for the club, including 26 this season so far. Tuesday's goal was his first at home and only his second for the club, with his first coming away at Norwich in April last year. "I owe my team-mates, I owe everyone a goal really. It's been nearly over a year," Roberts said.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Sophie Hurcom |Steve Kitchen
Cheltenham manager Michael Flynn has urged his side to "empty the tank" during their final five games to end the season on a positive note. The Robins have lost their past four matches and are currently 16th in the table, 14 points clear of the bottom two, but 15 points off of the play-off places. They travel to Crewe on Thursday night looking for their first away win since 11 March, when they beat AFC Wimbledon.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Sophie Hurcom |Steve Kitchen
Cheltenham manager Michael Flynn has urged his side to "empty the tank" during their final five games to end the season on a positive note. The Robins have lost their past four matches and are currently 16th in the table, 14 points clear of the bottom two, but 15 points off of the play-off places. They travel to Crewe on Thursday night looking for their first away win since 11 March, when they beat AFC Wimbledon.
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Wow. What a phenomenal sprint from Cecile Uttrup Ludwig to take victory on stage 3 of the #TDFF. She flew like a rocket across that finish line. "It doesn't get better," she said in tears after. Hard to overstate how much that will mean for her French team, too.
🏆 @CUttrupLudwig 🇩🇰 wins stage 3! @CUttrupLudwig remporte l’étape 3 ! #TDFF #WatchTheFemmes https://t.co/CHaDHMa7Jq
