Gloucester Rugby

The Premiership Singha sevens has been going on at venues all around England, we look at the results and the stand out performers that are heading to the grand finale at Twickenham.

The Singha 7s competition advances to its second leg on Thursday when Kingsholm will play host to Gloucester, Bath, Exeter Chiefs and London Irish, as all four clubs bid to make the tournament’s showpiece final at the Twickenham Stoop.

Former England Under-20 World Cup winner Ross Moriarty is set to make his test debut for Wales having been named in the squad to face Ireland at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday.

Gloucester's new hooker Tom Lindsay says he is already feeling at home at Kingsholm after recently signing for the club from Wasps.

Gloucester Rugby formally launched a new three-year partnership with Mitsubishi and have also unveiled a new philosophy behind their kit design for the 2015/16 season at Kingsholm.

European Challenge Cup holders Gloucester will take on local rivals Worcester Warriors in the group stages of next season's competition.

Gloucester have had two points deducted from their total for the 2014-15 Aviva Premiership season for fielding an ineligible player upon a successful appeal by the Rugby Football Union.

Gloucester saw their hopes of European Champions Cup qualification ended in dramatic fashion at Sixways as they suffered a crushing last-gasp defeat.

Two tries from Darren Dawidiuk and Jonny May in the last five minutes of extra time gave Gloucester a 40-32 win over Connacht and a place in next week's Champions Cup play-off final.

Winning the European Rugby Challenge Cup, finishing ninth in the Aviva Premiership and with a Champions Cup play-off to come all represents a return to prominence for Gloucester Rugby Club in 2015.

‘If there are better wingers in England than he at the minute I would be interested to know who they are’ - David Humphreys

Greig Laidlaw kicked 20 points in a man-of-the-match performance on Saturday afternoon as Gloucester beat London Irish 35 – 13 at Kingsholm in the penultimate round of the Aviva Premiership.

Gloucester centre Bill Meakes has received a two-week ban after being sent off in last Friday's European Challenge Cup final victory over Edinburgh.

Gloucester flanker Ross Moriarty has been cited following an incident in the European Rugby Challenge Cup final against Edinburgh last Friday.

Gloucester survived Bill Meakes' red card to see off Edinburgh 19-13 and claim Challenge Cup glory at the Twickenham Stoop, reviving their Champions Cup qualification hopes at the expense of Sale and Harlequins.

Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw admits it will feel "a little bit strange" when he goes into European Challenge Cup final battle against his former team.

England international Ben Morgan has delivered an encouraging fitness bulletin as he continues to recover from a season-ending injury and retain the hope of keeping alive his World Cup dream.

Gloucester have been fined £5,000 and handed a suspended two-point deduction for fielding an incorrectly registered player in Mariano Galarza.

Gloucester held off a stern challenge from Exeter to win their European Challenge Cup semi-final 30-19 at Kingsholm and set up a final clash with Edinburgh next month.

Gloucester became the first side through to the European Challenge Cup semi-finals after a 14-7 win over Connacht in a dour game at Kingsholm.