Gloucester are the 'nearly men' of the Premiership. To sum up Gloucester's luck, the season when they topped the Premiership was the season when the rules were changed and a Final was introduced. Needless to say they lost the Final. Next year is always meant to be Gloucester's year. However, it never ends up being that way. To add to those woes, the club has historically had a habit of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory by conceding at the death of matches.

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Just when Gloucester looked to be on track with a semi-final under the stewardship of South African coach Johan Ackermann with Danny Cipriani pulling the strings at fly-half, it all fell apart. COVID hit, Ackermann departed for Japan, their Springbok lock Franco Mostert followed too and the talismanic Danny Cipriani left mid-season. Gloucester spiralled and hit a low of 11th in 2020/21. 

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Unfortunately for the Kingsholm faithful, fortunes have not yet returned under the direction of former second-row George Skivington. A leaky defence and aimless attack have kept Gloucester at the bottom end of the Premiership table. However, new signings Gareth Anscombe, Tomos Williams and Christian Wade will look to light up 'the shed' again. With relegation back this season, Gloucester will be hoping they can channel their 2023-24 cup form which led to them winning the Premiership Rugby Cup and climb up the table.

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It would be amiss to write about Gloucester without discussing their fans. No club in England can rival the passion the Cherry and White die-hards bring. Opposition fear playing in front of the terraced 'Shed' where every error is met with "EEEYYY-OOORRREE".