Gloucester Rugby
Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby.
| Full name | Gloucester Rugby | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | Gloucestershire Rugby Football Union | ||
| Nickname(s) | Cherry and Whites | ||
| Founded | 1873 | ||
| Location | Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England | ||
| Region | South West England | ||
| Ground(s) | Kingsholm Stadium (Capacity: 16,115) | ||
| Chairman | Martin St Quinton | ||
| CEO | Alex Brown | ||
| Director of Rugby | George Skivington | ||
| Captain(s) | Lewis Ludlow | ||
| Most caps | Alan Brinn (574) | ||
| Top scorer | Ludovic Mercier (1325) | ||
| Most tries | James Simpson-Daniel (118) | ||
| League(s) | Premiership Rugby | ||
| 2022–23 | 10th | ||
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| Largest win | |||
| Gloucester 103–3 Bucuresti (Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) 29 October 2005 | |||
| Largest defeat | |||
| Leinster 57–0 Gloucester (RDS Arena, Dublin) 16 December 2022 | |||
| Official website | |||
| www | |||
The club was formed in 1873 and since 1891 has played its home matches at Kingsholm Stadium in the north of the city. In the 2022–23 Premiership Rugby season, Gloucester finished 10th which earned them a space in the 2023–24 EPCR Challenge Cup. The current director of rugby (DOR) is George Skivington who took the role of head coach in the summer of 2020 before being promoted to DOR in the Autumn of 2023.
Gloucester have won 8 major titles; four RFU Knockout Cup's in 1971–72, 1977–78, 1981–82 and 2002–03, one Anglo-Welsh Cup win in 2010–11, and one Premiership Rugby Cup win in 2023–24. The Premiership Rugby Cup win in 2024 meant they became the first club to win all three iterations of the English domestic cup competition. Outside of England, Gloucester has also seen success in Europe's second-tier completion having won the EPCR Challenge Cup twice: in 2005–06 and 2014–15. Despite never winning a league title, Gloucester have finished runners-up on four occasions; 1988–89, 1989–90, 2002–03, and most recently in 2006–07.
The club has no official nickname but is referred to as the Cherry and Whites by supporters and the media in reference to the Cherry and white hooped shirts worn by the team. Matches with local rivals Bath and Bristol Bears are referred to as West Country derbies.