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O'Driscoll gets the better of his former club
Dressage gold medallist Dujardin awarded OBE
Gloucestershire's Charlotte Dujardin has been awarded an OBE.
The dressage rider, from Newent, was presented the honour by Princess Anne at Buckingham Palace this morning. Dujardin won both an individual and team gold at last summer's Olympics making her just one of four British women to win two golds at the same Games. She said 2012 was a dream come true.
Relegation possible for cash-strapped Glos City
Cash-strapped Gloucester City Football Club faces relegation and eviction from the ground it uses by the end of the month unless it can settle debts. The Tigers owe three months' rent on Whaddon Road under their groundshare agreement with Cheltenham Town.
Unless they can pay by the end of March, the club will be relegated from Blue Square North in the Conference league. Gloucester chairman Nigel Hughes says the club has a total shortfall of around £40,000. More details here
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Disappointing night for Rovers and City
Bristol City have lost 2 - 1 to Crystal Palace, making it their sixth consecutive away defeat. Bristol Rovers lost 2 - 1 at home to Rotherham United in League Two.
Bristol beat Rotherham 30 -20
In this afternoons Championship match, Bristol beat Rotherham 30 - 20.
Rugby: Gloucester lose to Wasps
Gloucester lost at Wasps 33 - 29 this afternoon, despite scoring four tries, including Mike Tindall's first in the Premiership for two years. However the losing bonus point moves them up to fifth.
Club record eighth win in a row for the Glovers
Yeovil Town won for a club record 8th time in a row. Bristol Rovers also won, Cheltenham drew and Bristol City lost in the Severnside derby.
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Bath 40 - 16 London Irish
Bath had a bonus point win over London Irish in the Premiership.
The home side scored four tries in a 40 - 16 win, with 17 points coming from the boot of Tom Heathcote.
FULL REPORT: Special Olympics preparations in Bath
Thousands of athletes with learning disabilities will descend on Bath later in the year, for the National Summer Games. It's organised by the Special Olympics GB, and like the Olympics, only comes round once every four years.
Today officials from the charity were given a preview of what Bath has to offer, as Tim Walsh reports.
O'Driscoll gets the better of his former club
There were wins today for both Bristol clubs and Yeovil Town. Swindon Town could only draw and Cheltenham Town slipped to defeat.
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PREMIERSHIP
- BATH 32 - 9 WORCESTER
Bath scored five tries in a 32-9 win over Worcester at The Rec. Peter Stringer, Rob Webber, Tom Biggs and Horacio Agulla (2) all crossed the line.
- NORTHAMPTON 11 - 27 GLOUCESTER
Jonny May scored two individual tries as Gloucester won convincingly at Franklins Gardens. Rob Cook also kicked 17 points.
The win ends a run of two straight defeats and leapfrogs Gloucester over Northampton in the table.
CHAMPIONSHIP
- MOSELEY P - P BRISTOL
Bristol's game at Moseley was postponed because of a waterlogged pitch.