Gloucester - Sport and Leisure

Sport and Leisure

  • Kingsholm Stadium is the ground of Gloucester Rugby, founded in 1873, one of Europe's top rugby union clubs and a member of the Aviva Premiership.
  • Meadow Park was the home of Gloucester City A.F.C., founded in 1883, of the Conference North. The club currently play matches at arch rivals Cheltenham Town's Whaddon Road Stadium in Cheltenham due to the 2007 Floods and have been homeless since then.
  • The Gloucester Cricket Festival is held in Gloucester at the King's School.
  • Public sports facilities are focused on the GL1 leisure centre, a large modern sports centre with several swimming pools, a multi-use sports hall, indoor bowls room, squash courts, gym and health spa. There is also a new Esporta complex in Brockworth.
  • The Matson district is home to Gloucester Ski and Snowboard Centre dry slope skiing facility (with two slopes of 220m and 150m respectively down the side of Robinswood Hill) and an 18 hole golf course.
  • Gloucester City Swimming Club competes in county and national swimming championships, head coach is Graham Brookhouse, who won a Bronze Medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.
  • Bentham Domes on the outskirts of Gloucester boasts one of the largest 5-a-side leagues in Europe.
  • The Gloucester Banshees American Football are based in the city at Oxstalls Tennis Centre, and play at a national level in the British American Football League
  • The Gloucester Vipers (seniors) & Gloucester Boxers (junior) Skater Hockey Club. Compete in BIPHA (puck) & BISHA (ball) leagues.

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