Gloucester Rugby

Gloucester director of rugby Nigel Davies has blasted his side's 'totally unacceptable' performance in the first half of their Amlin Challenge Cup defeat to Wasps.

Wasps' forward pack played a key role as they booked their place in the semi-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup with a 36-24 win over Gloucester.

How can I describe the Cherry and Whites season so far? Using many expletives is the answer. As a Gloucester Rugby fan I am used to being frustrated and underwhelmed but this season has been poor. At times it has been embarrassing and close to pathetic.

Scotland playmaker Greig Laidlaw has completed a deal to join Gloucester next season, replacing Leicester-bound Freddie Burns as the Cherry and Whites' frontline fly-half.

Scrum dominance sparked Northampton to a 39-13 bonus-point victory over Gloucester to extend their club-record unbeaten Aviva Premiership run to 13 games.

Leeds Carnegie have received a boost ahead of this Sunday's crucial Greene King IPA Championship clash with London Scottish at Headingley Carnegie with the signing of fly half Jonny Bentley on loan from Aviva Premiership side Gloucester until the end of the season.

Champions Leicester stole a late victory at home to struggling Gloucester as the Tigers stayed in touch with the Aviva Premiership's top four.

Gloucester's former England flanker Andy Hazell has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect.

Gloucester grabbed a surprise place in the Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-finals with a stunning success against Perpignan at the Stade Aime Giral.

It has been confirmed today by Gloucester that England fly-half Freddie Burns will leave the club at the end of the season.

Munster moved into the Heineken Cup quarter-finals as Pool Six winners after subduing Gloucester's admirable resistance at a sold-out Kingsholm.

Stuart Lancaster’s options in the centres are dropping like flies but Billy Twelvetrees insists he is only getting stronger with the Six Nations around the corner.

Rampant Saracens reclaimed top spot in the Aviva Premiership from their major title rivals Northampton after earning a crushing win over Gloucester at Kingsholm.

James Simpson-Daniel is set to complete his career at Gloucester, leading a five-strong cast of Kingsholm men to sign new contracts.

Gloucester boss Nigel Davies described life with his team as "pretty stressful with this lot at present" as they just held off a late London Irish rally to win the Aviva Premiership match.

Gloucester moved away from the Aviva Premiership relegation zone with a deserved win over London Irish in a poor game at the Madejski Stadium.

Gloucester director of rugby Nigel Davies said the club are still in talks with fly-half Freddie Burns about his future after the Cherry and Whites sent Worcester crashing to their 10th defeat of the Aviva Premiership season.

Four penalties from England international Billy Twelvetrees helped Gloucester leap to ninth place in the Aviva Premiership as bottom side Worcester remain without a league win.

Gloucester captain Tom Savage will be sidelined for at least two months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn pectoral muscle, boss Nigel Davies has confirmed.

It has today been announced that Ospreys, Wales and British Lions hooker Richard Hibbard will join Gloucester next season.