Gloucester Rugby Club one of England's oldest and most respected rugby clubs was founded in 1873. Throughout its long history the club has been a proud source of top quality players chosen to wear the red rose of England in temporary place of the famous and much loved cherry and white. No fewer than sixty-three 'Cherry and Whites' have had the ......

Many great players and many great characters have played for Gloucester Rugby in the 149 years of the Club's history. Choosing the 375 players to include in this book was not an easy task. The reader will find that all players who have made 100 First XV appearances are included, as are all players who played for their country while members of the Club. All club captains are also included and a number of colourful characters and loyal club servants who were keen to play for the First or Second XVs each Saturday (or wet Wednesday evening) throughout long careers. An appendix contains the career statistics of all 1,985 players known to have appeared for the Gloucester 1st XV. The contributors to this book are all members of Gloucester Rugby Heritage, a charity run by volunteers and supported by Gloucester Rugby and Gloucestershire Archives. The book is the fourth in a series of five books, previous volumes having recorded the history of the Kingsholm ground, representative matches played there, and Gloucester Rugby in cup competitions.

No city in England can match Gloucester’s passion for the game of rugby. The streets are festooned in cherry and white on match days and that famous cry of ‘Glaw . . . sterrr’ can be heard far beyond the club’s Kingsholm ground.This book illustrates what makes Gloucester Rugby Club so special. It features revealing and humorous interviews with some of the greats (including, to name but a few, Mike Teague, Andy Deacon and Ian Smith), historical facts, trivia, stats and stories, told by those who pulled on that famous shirt. It recalls the great matches, the cup wins, the highs, and also some of the lows.This is a book that shows what it means to play for Gloucester, a club steeped in tradition, pride and sporting excellence.

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No city in England can match Gloucester's passion for the game of rugby. The streets are festooned in cherry and white on match days and that famous cry of 'Glaw . . . sterrr' can be heard far beyond the club's Kingsholm ground. This book illustrates what makes Gloucester Rugby Club so special. It features revealing and humorous interviews with some of the greats (including, to name but a few, Mike Teague, Andy Deacon and Ian Smith), historical facts, trivia, stats and stories, told by those who pulled on that famous shirt. It recalls the great matches, the cup wins, the highs, and also some of the lows. This is a book that shows what it means to play for Gloucester, a club steeped in tradition, pride and sporting excellence.

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