Injuries and requirements elsewhere have forced Hartpury into changes for their important home game with Nottingham Rugby tomorrow night (Friday, 7.45pm kick off). Winger Jake Henry, impressive in recent fixtures, has damaged a hand, meaning a first start for Bristol winger Aaron Chapman. The powerful 20 year-old, who has played…
Hartpury were deprived of even a bonus point, as a late Peter Lydon penalty, struck from marginally inside his own half, broke Gloucestershire hearts. To leave empty-handed was far less than Hartpury deserved, after a wholehearted performance at the home of the Championship’s second-placed team. Hartpury had led the game…
Two former Hartpury students will be returning to help their old club-mates fight the drop, when the Red & Blacks travel to Ealing Trailfinders on Saturday. Scrum half, Ben Vellacott, last pulled on the shirt during the promotion-winning season of 2016-17 and Hartpury will be more than happy if he…
