Gloucester Rugby are a professional rugby union club based in the West Country city of Gloucester, England.
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17 Facts About Gloucester Rugby
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In 1972, Gloucester Rugby RFC won the first-ever National Knock-Out Competition.
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In 1978, Gloucester Rugby RFC won the first ever John Player Cup, defeating Leicester Tigers in another final noted for violent play both on and off the pitch at Twickenham Stadium.
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Professionalism finally came in 1995, but Gloucester Rugby was without a major investor, and lost ground in terms of player recruitment and revenue acquisition.
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In 2003, Gloucester Rugby won their first cup in 25 years, under new coach Nigel Melville.
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Under the new Premiership playoff system, Gloucester Rugby were required to play a single knock-out match to determine the Premiership champions.
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In June 2012, Gloucester announced former Scarlets coach Nigel Davies as their new director of rugby.
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On 13 November 2012, Gloucester Rugby hosted an International match against Fiji as part of the 2012 Autumn Internationals.
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On 12 November 2013, Gloucester Rugby hosted an International match against Japan, as part of the 2013 Autumn Internationals.
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On 27 June 2020, Gloucester Rugby announced London Irish Forwards Coach George Skivington as their new head coach, with Alex Brown promoted to the position of Chief Operating Officer.
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Gloucester Rugby's fanzine, 'Shed Head' refers to it as 'the cauldron of fear'.
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In 2017, Gloucester Rugby announced that the Kingsholm Stadium will include a megastore and even museum.
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Painswick RFC loaned them 15 of their cherry-and-white jerseys, the Gloucester Rugby side went on to win the away fixture and failed to return the shirts to Painswick, adopting the colours as their own.
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Gloucester Rugby released its own, official, supporters shirt displaying the classic hooped design with the new club crest above the date of the club's inception '1873'.
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Gloucester Rugby are referred to by fans and media alike as the Cherry and Whites, a reference to the club's colours.
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