Gloucester Rugby

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.

Following on from our recent ‘Up and Coming’ series, we will now look to shine a light on the academies of the Aviva Premiership.

Gloucester head coach Laurie Fisher has underlined the magnitude of his team's task against reigning Aviva Premiership champions and runaway leaders Northampton on Saturday.

Wasps continued their impressive Premiership record at the Ricoh Arena as they downed Gloucester 32-21 to claim a fourth maximum points victory of the season.

Gloucester have confirmed the signing of centre Brendan Macken on a loan deal from Leinster until the end of the season.

Gloucester claimed their sixth win from six in the European Challenge Cup to secure top seeding for the quarter-finals after a 31-20 win at Brive.

Gloucester have announced the signing of New Zealand international lock Jeremy Thrush.

England number eight Ben Morgan looks set to miss the entire RBS 6 Nations after breaking his leg in Gloucester's Aviva Premiership victory over Saracens on Friday night.