Gloucester Rugby

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.

Nigel Davies admitted Gloucester's Heineken Cup quarter-final hopes had suffered "a huge setback" after Pool Four rivals Edinburgh stunned them 16-10 at wet and windy Kingsholm.

Gloucester's Heineken Cup quarter-final hopes were left hanging by a thread after underdogs Edinburgh stunned them at Kingsholm.

Nick Wood saw red in Gloucester’s recent Aviva Premiership match against Saracens at Allianz Park. Referee Wayne Barnes dismissed the prop forward after just 73 seconds for stamping on the head of Namibian international Jacques Burger, which left his head split open from the impact.

Billy Twelvetrees kicked a controversial last minute penalty to earn Gloucester their first victory of the season with a 26-24 win against play-off contenders Northampton Saints at Kingsholm.

Gloucester United made the long trip up North to face Manchester’s Sale Jets in the Aviva Premiership A-League on Monday night.

Saracens went top of the Premiership on Sunday afternoon with an impressive 44-12 bonus point win over Gloucester at Allianz Park.

A late drop goal from Sale’s Joe Ford secured a surprise 22-16 victory for the Sharks over Gloucester away at Kingsholm on Saturday.

Watch action from the day and interviews as Gloucester beat Bath 24-17 in the final to win the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series.

A selection of images as Gloucester Rugby win the 2013 J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s by beating Leicester in the final.

The captains of the six competing teams are pictured with the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s trophy ahead of the final.

The winners of club rugby's first silverware of the season will be decided on Friday - and the four teams taking part all have their eyes on glory.

A selection images from the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series Pool A which saw Bath, Exeter, Gloucester and Worcestershire compete at Kingsholm.

Reaction after Worcester Warriors and Gloucester Rugby qualified for the J.P Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series at Kingsholm.

Academy manager Mark Hewitt admits the ideals of new Worcester Warriors director of rugby Dean Ryan are already rubbing off on the club as his troops booked their first ever J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series Final appearance.

Worcester Warriors reached the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s Series for the first time after Richard de Carpentier’s men steamrolled all before them at Kingsholm on Thursday night.