September 2, 2011
Four players will make their competitive debuts for Bristol Rugby in the RFU Championship opener against Doncaster Knights at Castle Park on Saturday (2.30pm KO). Former Doncaster players Tristan Roberts and Matt Wiliams will line up against their former club while Bath duo Josh Ovens (pictured) and Matt Keyte also start. Liam Middleton makes two ...
July 14, 2011
The search is underway for a name for the new mountain bike trails at Ashton Court and Leigh Woods. The prize for choosing the best name is the chance to ride with Olympic 2012 hopeful and professional mountain biker, Oli Beckingsale, at Ashton Court later this year. Cleverly designed by Phil Saxena – who was ...
June 21, 2011
Bristol Rugby have finalised their squad and coaching staff ahead of the 2011/12 season. In total, Head Coach Liam Middleton has brought in thirteen new faces including five forwards and eight backs. The Club has retained nineteen of the players who featured in last season’s first-team squad. Mitch Eadie, who played four times last season, ...
June 16, 2011
The finalists for the sixth annual Premiership Rugby Parliamentary Rugby Community Awards, which are dedicated to highlighting best practice in community rugby, have been announced. It includes nominations in the Aviva Club of the Year category for Leicester Tigers and Saracens, ensuring the pair will compete for another rugby title after their Aviva Premiership Rugby ...
June 8, 2011
Bristol Sikh Sangat FC is urgently looking for sponsors to support a 7 –a-side national football tournament called the Sangat Cup. Due to a tough economic climate the tournament which is due to take place on the 12t h June at the City of Bristol Academy has sadly suffered from a lack of sponsorship, putting ...
November 26, 2009
Bristol head to Ireland tomorrow for their second fixture of the new British & Irish Cup. The West Country side won their first match of the competition against Neath last Friday, with a young side outscoring the Welsh outfit two tries to one. In the backs, Lee Robinson makes his return from injury for Bristol ...
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November 10, 2009
Ambitious plans for a multi-million pound development of a new stadium in south Bristol took a step forward this week, when the city council’s Development Control Committee considered Bristol City Football Club’s application for planning permission. A ‘minded to approve’ decision was taken – meaning that approval would be subject to the revision of specific ...
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November 2, 2009
Bristol Rugby’s Mariano Sambucetti has been called into the Argentina squad for the Autumn Internationals 2009. Mariano joined Bristol in the 2005/6 season when the club achieved promotion into the Guinness Premiership. He played for Argentina against the British Lions in May 2005 before signing a two year contract with Bristol in Spring 2007. In ...
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October 29, 2009
Labour’s team in Bedminster and Southville have welcomed the announcement that Sainsbury’s has reached a deal to buy the Ashton Gate site if Bristol City Football Club are successful in its application for a new stadium at Ashton Vale. Commenting, Labour MP for Bristol South Dawn Primarolo said: “This really is a win-win situation. I ...