Gloucestershire All Golds

Last updated

Bristol All Golds
Gloucestershire All Golds logo.png
Club information
Full nameBristol All Golds
Short nameAll Golds
Colours Gloucestershirecolours.png
Founded2019
Website https://www.allgoldsrugby.co.uk/
Current details
Ground(s)
  • Oaklands
Coach Marcus Brown

Bristol All Golds is a rugby league team based at North Bristol RFC

Contents

Bristol All Golds, formerly the University of Gloucestershire All Golds, consist of six different teams, with the first team entering Kingstone Press Championship 1 for the 2013 season and exiting it to join the Southern Conference League in 2017. Below the semi-professional side, there are two student teams that compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues; the All Golds in the Super 8 national league and the All Blues in the Wales and West Division.

There are also three junior sides that take part in the Midlands Junior League.

Men's team

History

All Golds (blue) play London Skolars (red) in the 2015 Championship 1 London Skolars v Gloucestershire All Golds 09.jpg
All Golds (blue) play London Skolars (red) in the 2015 Championship 1

The University of Gloucestershire rugby league club dates back to the late 1990s. In 2008, they were given a slot in the BUCS Super 8, the highest student rugby league division, which they retained until 2017. In 2012, the All Golds' senior team defeated Super League clubs London Broncos, Widnes and Salford in a Rugby League 9s competition. The student squad also reached the semi-finals of the Super 8. The All Golds launched a junior academy in April consisting of three sides competing in the Midlands Junior League.

In March 2013, the University of Gloucestershire All Golds entered the semi-professional ranks for the first time featuring in the Kingstone Press Championship 1 league alongside fellow newcomers Hemel Stags and Oxford. Brad Hepi was appointed head coach of the Gloucestershire All-Golds for the 2013 season. [1] He coached the side in their first season of the Kingstone Press Championship 1 league where they reached bottom place. In the 2014 Kingston Press Championship 1 season he saw the side into the first seven-game before stepping down from the position, stating he had taken the side as far as he could. The club's community manager Dan Garbutt took charge of All Golds for one game against Hemel Stags before Steve McCormack was appointed for the remainder of the 2014 season. [2]

On 3 November 2014, former Halifax assistant coach Lee Greenwood was appointed the head coach after Steve McCormack had left for 'personal reasons' at the end of the 2014 season.

At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that the All Golds would merge with Oxford to form a club in Bristol for 2019. However, when this failed to occur, the club continued to operate in the Southern Rugby league.

Seasons summary

SeasonLeague Challenge Cup Play-offs
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
1990s–2012Transfer to semi-professional club from BUCS
2013 Championship 1 162113286629129thR3Did not qualify
2014 Championship 1 208012446616296thR3Did not qualify
2015 Championship 1 228014562677169thR4Did not qualify
2016 League 1 143011334479612thR4Fourth in Shield
2017 League 1 156093105301212thR4Fourth in Shield
2018 Conference League South - Western ConferenceNo CompetitionDid not participateN/A
201912750327312143rdDid not qualify
2019No Competition due to the COVID-19 pandemic N/A
2021623111418633rdDid not qualify
202254101385481stLost in Preliminary Final
2023 Conference League South 14680280424125thDid not qualify
202412642322278144thDid not qualify

Women's team

After a number of years of dormancy, the Golden Ferns name was resurrected in 2021 for a new women's rugby league team which competed in the RFL Women's Super League South competition between 2021 and 2023. [3]

Seasons

SeasonLeaguePlay-offs
DivisionPWDLFAPtsPos
2021 Super League South: Western Conference 41125622232ndLost in Semi Final
2022 Super League South 51048221825thDid not qualify
2023 Super League South 51044617425thDid not qualify

Source: [4]

References

  1. Brad Hepi coaching Gloucestershire All Golds Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine rlcm.com.au, 30 November 2012
  2. Echo, Gloucestershire (8 May 2014). "Scotland rugby league head coach Steve McCormack joins Gloucestershire All Golds". Gloucester Citizen. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. "Fixture announcement: Betfred Women's Super League South". Rugby-League.com. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  4. "Match Centre". Rugby-League.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.