Up for the Cup Book Launch - 5 March 2020

Fergus Farrell (Raging Bull Finance Director) Andy Deacon

(c) Tony Hickey

Dick Williams (Book images), John Chandler (Type setting & publishing)

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Dick Williams, Malcolm King, Chris Collier, Clive Major (all Gloucester Rugby Heritage Charity Trustees).

(c) Linda King

Malcolm King addresses attendees.

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Malcolm King addressing the attendees

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Mike Burton, Malcolm King, Alex Brown

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Malcolm King

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Andy Deacon, Mike Burton, Malcolm King, Alex Brown

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Alex Brown - Gloucester Rugby Commercial Director

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Mike Burton, Malcom King, Alex Brown

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Andy Deacon

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Fergus Farrell (Raging Bull Finance Director) Phil Pritchard

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(Front) Viv Wooley, Bob Clewes, John Dix, Paul Williams, Fred Reed, Ron Etheridge (Back) Clive Major, Anton Williams - Queens Head, Fergus Farrell - Raging Bull, Phil Pritchard, John Simonett, Hal Symonds, Peter Ford, John Bayliss, Dick Williams, Malcolm Preedy.

(c) Tony Hickey

Anton Williams (Queens Head) Simon Devereaux, Fergus Farrell (Raging Bull Finance Director)

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Andy Deacon, Mike Burton

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John Simonett, Hal Symonds, Peter Ford

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Hal Symonds, Peter Ford

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(Back) Anton Williams - Queens Head, Fergus Farrell - Raging Bull, Hal Symonds, Phil Pritchard, Peter Ford (Front) Mike Burton, Viv. Wooley

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(Back) Peter Ford (Front) John Bayliss, Malcolm Preedy, Mike Potter

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Eric Stevens

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(Back Malcolm Preedy, Peter Ford, John Chandler (Front) John Dix, Paul Williams, Fred Reed, Ron Etheridge

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After many months of dedicated work Thursday 5 March 2020 saw the launch of Gloucester Rugby Heritage’s latest book entitled “Gloucester Up for the Cup”.    The book was written by Malc King, with contributions from other members of the Heritage team including several reports written by Jim Smith from his home in the USA.

The book is a comprehensive record of matches played by Gloucester Rugby in cup competitions from the early 1900s, when cup rugby was rather frowned upon, to victory in the first national knockout competition in 1972, to the highs and lows, glory and despair, of cup matches up to 2019.   It is richly illustrated with photographs of these often epic encounters of Gloucester competing in English, Anglo-Welsh and European Cup campaigns. The Club’s participation in Tens and Sevens rugby is also covered.   

The Launch was attended by Alex Brown, Gloucester Rugby’s newly appointed Commercial Director, as well as a good sprinkling of former Gloucester players and representatives of organisations who sponsored the book.   The main guest of honour was Andy Deacon who is featured on the cover of the book accepting the Powergen Cup in 2003.

The table above shows thumbnails of the images of the event.   Click on the thumbnail to expand a selected image.  Then click on the magnifier to expand the image still further.