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#SWfootball shorts 12.01.15
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- Created on Monday, 12 January 2015 13:21
- Last Updated on Friday, 16 January 2015 14:12
- Published on Monday, 12 January 2015 13:21
Bath City’s reward for a 3-1 FA Trophy victory at Conference South rivals Wealdstone is a home third round tie against Football Conference Altrincham on Saturday January 24 at Twerton Park.
Chris Hargreaves’ Torquay United have been drawn away to Conference South side Hemel Hempstead Town following the Gulls’ 4-0 home win over Bromley FC.
GLOUCESTER RUGBY Morgan and Wood injury updates
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- Created on Sunday, 11 January 2015 10:11
- Last Updated on Sunday, 11 January 2015 10:18
- Published on Sunday, 11 January 2015 10:11
- Written by Gloucester Rugby press team
Gloucester Rugby have issued an update on forwards Ben Morgan and Nick Wood, both injured in the 24-23 Aviva Premiership win over Saracens at Kingsholm on Friday evening.
The update said that Bristol-born England no 8 “Morgan has suffered a fracture to his lower left leg and had surgery performed on Saturday morning. He will commence an appropriate rehabilitation programme for this type of injury over the coming weeks.
EXETER CHIEFS Armand and Welch back in pack
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- Published on Sunday, 11 January 2015 08:26
- Written by MARK STEVENS at Sandy Park
Exeter Chiefs head coach Rob Baxter keeps faith in an unchanged, exciting back division but makes four changes in the pack for today’s eagerly anticipated Aviva Premiership game at London Irish (1500ko).
Props Carl Rimmer and Tomas Francis come into the front-row, Damian Welch returns in the second row, while Don Armand - who missed last weekend’s game due to the birth of his first son – is recalled at openside flanker.
FA TROPHY Torquay United 4 Bromley FC 0
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- Created on Saturday, 10 January 2015 18:35
- Last Updated on Monday, 12 January 2015 14:29
- Published on Saturday, 10 January 2015 18:35
Torquay United boss Chris Hargreaves hopes his fledgling Gulls use their 4-0 FA Trophy second round win over promotion chasing Conference South Bromley FC as a springboard for league success, starting next Saturday at Altrincham.
Hargreaves – whose side coasted to victory on the Devon south coast – said: “The game next week at Altrincham is important (because) we haven’t had the run in the league that we’ve wanted after such a bright start so we want to get back at it.
BATH RUGBY Attwood to make 100th appearance
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- Created on Saturday, 10 January 2015 07:00
- Last Updated on Saturday, 10 January 2015 07:18
- Published on Saturday, 10 January 2015 07:00
International second row forward Dave Attwood is set to make his 100th Bath Rugby appearance in today’s eagerly anticipated Aviva Premiership match at home to Wasps at the Recreation Ground, 1500ko.
Bristol born Attwood, one of England Rugby’s standout players in the recent Autumn series, is named at lock alongside Bath Rugby skipper Stuart Hooper.
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