Steve Kitchen

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.

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.

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.

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.

2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Maisie Lillywhite |Steve Kitchen

Goalkeeper hopes to fly mum out for Wembley dreamMaisie Lillywhite & Steve KitchenBBC News, GloucestershireBBCStephen Sarkodie moved to England from Ghana seven years agoA goalkeeper who moved to England with a dream of playing at Wembley may fly his mother from Ghana to watch it come true. Stephen Sarkodie arrived in England in 2018 to pursue his education at Hartpury University in Gloucestershire, and turned down a professional contract to put his studies first.