Cherry Jam - A Gloucester Rugby Supporter Podcast

Dec 11 2024 180 ep. 67 mins 13

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The totally unofficial Gloucester Rugby supporter podcast, or a few mates sharing their mutual suffering with the wider world.

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Series 6 - Episode 13: Gloucester win ugly in windy conditions against Edinburgh; European Round-up; Go to pints; Gloucester's most challenging weather; Glos Hartpury win and a tribute to Tom Morris

Dec 11 2024 87 mins

Gloucester won their opening pool game of this seasons Challenge Cup against Edinburgh. It was an ugly win in difficult conditions (not the most entertaining match but a good result in the end). We chat through the game as well as all the weekends action and why its becoming more of a stretch for the average supporter to catch all the games they might want to. We also discuss Glos-

Series 6 - Episode 12: Gloucester get revenge over Northampton with superb away win; Glos-Hartpury edged out at home in repeat of last years' final; Linear World Championship idea and European Preview

Dec 04 2024 73 mins

Last season's demons following the 90-0 defeat to Northampton Saints were banished as Gloucester won a superb victory away to he current Premiership champions. We discuss the performance, the improvements in overall attitude and the importance of backing this up during the next bank of league fixtures. We also chat about Gloucester-Hartpury's disappointing narrow defeat to Bristol,

Series 6 - Episode 11: Gloucester thumped at home by Exeter in Premiership Cup; England round off Autumn Nations with comfortable win; Bill Sweeney bonus; Joe Marler retires; Falcons for sale

Nov 28 2024 73 mins

Gloucester suffered a thumping home defeat to Exeter in the Premiership Cup, with a first half performance that ranks as one of the worst in recent memory. Even we struggle to find any positives from this one (other than we won the second half). England finished their Autumn Nations Series with a win over Japan, Ed chats through his experience of Twickenham and the epic journey hom

Series 6 - Episode 10: International weekend round-up; 745 game; Breakaway league chat

Nov 22 2024 83 mins

A week with no club rugby so it's just a round-up of the International Autumn fixtures including another defeat for England (although frustratingly another performance that probably should have seen a win). We discuss the continued struggles for Wales, the excellent 745 game up in Headingly raising funds for MND research as well as the latest rumoured breakaway league/franchise tea

Series 6 - Episode 9: England last minute heartbreak (again); Southern Hemisphere dominance over Wales, Ireland Scotland; Gloucester's young guns make it two from two; Eddie Jones and Danny Care

Nov 13 2024 74 mins

Gloucester's young players made it two bonus point wins from two in the Premiership Cup with a win over a competitive and exciting Cornish Pirates side. Meanwhile England suffered late late heartbreak again, as they conceded an 84 minute try and were beaten by Australia at Twickenham. It was a bad weekend for all the Home Nations as Scotland, Ireland and hilariously Wales were all

Series 6 - Episode 8: England fail to capitalise on opportunity to beat All Blacks; Gloucester start their defence of Prem Cup with a win; Glos-Hartpury back to winning ways; Review of Falcons win

Nov 06 2024 98 mins

Gloucester finished their first bank of league fixtures with a well deserved win over Newcastle Falcons. We chat through the game, the key performances and the most important thing a much improved defence. We also discuss the frustration and feelings of a missed opportunity as England lose out to the All Blacks. It also was a week where the Haka was again brought into focus with s

Series 6 - Episode 7: Gloucester second half woes persist, but two bonus points secured. Glos-Hartpury defeated at home; Women's Rugby World Cup tickets on sale and Newcastle preview

Oct 23 2024 77 mins

Broken record time. Once again a superb first 40 with excellent tries and attacking play wasn't enough as Gloucester's second half woes continue away to Leicester in the Slater Cup. We chat through the match, the encouraging signs that some of the issues are starting to be resolved plus the frustration that some persist. We also discuss Glos-Hartpury's first home defeat in two seas

Series 6 - Episode 6: Gloucester lose out to Bath in the Westcountry Derby; Glorious tries but porous defence; Glos-Hartpury win away at Quins; Red Roses win back to back WXV titles

Oct 17 2024 80 mins

After a superb first 40 where the Cherry and Whites scored two more contenders for try of the season, Bath proved too much in the second half helped by a worryingly porous defence. We chat through the game, the performances and highlight the possible reasons for the continued issues with the defence. We also discuss Glos-Hartpury's win away to Quins, the Red Roses back to back tri

Series 6 - Episode 5: Multi-match episode as Gloucester beat Bristol away, get two losing bonus points away to Sale; Glos-Hartpury start their attempt at a Three-peat. Measured optimism for the Derby.

Oct 09 2024 73 mins

After a week off because the Internet in Northern Cyprus is a little temperamental, we are back to discuss the superb if nerve jangling win over Bristol Bears followed by the slightly disappointing defeat away to Sale (despite securing two bonus points). The lads chat through the vast improvements seen in our attacking play, picking out the notable performances and players while al

Series 6 - Episode 4: Optimism fades as Gloucester defeated by Saracens in home opener. Preview of the Bristol Bears match

Sep 25 2024 69 mins

There was a genuine if not tempered sense of optimism ahead of Gloucester's first league game of the season. But a youthful Saracens side were far too savvy and clinical leaving the Cherry and Whites with only a try bonus point. We chat through our thoughts on the game, what went wrong, what might be the easy fixes and whether the optimism we all had was simply misplaced on thi