Following the impressive 53-12 win vs Mansfield RFC, Smiths Rugby are preparing for another trip from Cheltenham to Twickenham on Saturday 23 May for the Counties 2 Championship Community Cup Final. The support last year was amazing and really made it a special day for the club. This year we want to make the trip bigger and better both on and off the pitch. All club members, family, friends, random interested people welcome! Timings 08:30 - Coaches will leave the Prince of Wa

Smiths Rugby will visit Twickenham for a second time in two years after they made light work of Mansfield RFC in their RFU Community Cup Counties 2 semi final. A 53-12 win at a packed Prince of Wales Stadium was just reward for a dominant display. Smiths Rugby 1st Team at Twickenham for the 2025 Papa Johns Final Smiths set piece power was evident all the way thorough the fixture, especially at scrum time, as Mansfield possession was ruined and penalties were earned for the h

The early May bank holiday weekend brought cup joy for all three current Smiths sides with U15s winning the Cirencester 7's tournament, Smiths United winning the Cheltenham & District Junior Combination Cup and Smiths 1st XV winning their RFU Community Cup quarter final. Smiths U15s rounded off their competitive season with an impressive debut performance at Cirencester 7s on Sunday. A squad of 12 flew through their group losing just once to their eventual final opponents bu

Smiths 2nd XV beat Old Patesians 2nd XV 22-20 in a real battle at Prince of Wales Stadium. In perfect Wednesday night conditions, Smiths started well and worked up the pitch with their attacking shape and solid set piece. It was Old Pats who scored first though with a Smiths mistake out wide in the attacking 22 leading to a break away try against the run of play. Smiths then scored with a Pats penalty kick giving the visitors a 5-10 lead at half time. Smiths scored two quick

United through to Combination Cup semi finals. Smiths United beat local rivals Cheltenham North 2nd XV 48-20 in an entertaining derby battle at Prince of Wales Stadium in a midweek fixture on Weds 18 March. The Cheltenham & District Combination Cup started a Senior Cup competition in 1965 with Junior and Minor cups added later to provide cup competition for 2nd and 3rd XVs. In the last 10 or so years Smiths have always aimed to pit themselves against local rivals in the right

Smiths United scored six tries in a 38-22 defeat of Ledbury 2nd XV at the Prince of Wales Stadium. Racing into a 19-0 lead, Smiths led from the start but didn't have things their own way as Ledbury fought gamely throughout. A period of loose play saw the gap narrow to 24-15 but another burst of free-flowing rugby saw the home side stretch out to 38-15 and put the game out of reach of the visitors. A final push from Ledbury saw them get a score as the game wound down but Smith

Smiths 1st XV kept their hopes of promotion alive with a bonus point win vs Stroud RFC at Prince of Wales Stadium. A compelling Friday Night Lights fixture was part two of a successful evening that saw former England international turned successful podcaster Andy Goode entertaining club members and sponsors before kick off (more details below). The match itself was an even contest for a good chunk of the game. After some end to end stuff in the first period, Smiths went in t

Smiths Rugby is delighted to invite all members and sponsors to our Friday Night Lights with Andy Goode event at the Prince of Wales Stadium on Friday 27th February.

Smiths Rugby delivered 3 wins from 3 across a weekend of exciting fixtures. The first XV made the short trip to Old Patesians and capitalised on playing down the hill in the first period to race into a 24-0 score at half time. Tries from scrum half Dan Jarvis and a hat-trick from centre Charles Peters saw Smiths secure a try bonus point and a healthy lead. A second half working up the Pats slope didn’t slow the Smiths scoring with further tries from wing Duncan Spurrier, a se

Dear Smiths Family, As we continue to grow both on and off the pitch, we’re looking for a few volunteers who would be willing to help support the club on match days and assist the committee behind the scenes. With the fantastic effort our senior teams have put in and continued growth of our Mini and Junior section, additional support is becoming increasingly important to help ensure this success continues. This could include: Helping on match days (pitch set-up and general su

Scrumhalf Tom Gordon Beating Minchinhampton Defence Earlier in the Season. Smiths United side travelled away to Minchinhampton 1st XV for their first fixture of 2026. Another 1st XV that Smiths 1s were locking horns with not so long ago, the United side completed the league double over Minch with a hard-fought 17-12 win. Smiths started brightly on a rare dry, still day on the common with a high tempo, varied attack putting Minch under pressure. Periods in the home side's 22 e

Smiths Rugby have always been proud to hold high standards of behaviour for players and supporters. This has been demonstrated in spades in recent years with officials, opposition club members and players all complimenting our club on what we bring to the match day experience both home and away. We value the passionate support across the club but we would like to issue a reminder to all Smiths members of their responsibility when representing our club, on both sides of the to

Thank you to all our players, coaches, volunteers, supporters and families for your hard work, commitment and passion throughout the year so far. Your dedication is what makes Smiths such a special club. Smiths Rugby Faithful in Christmas Spirits on the Away Bus to Berry Hill last Season. I would also like to give a very warm welcome to the Under 15s as they join the Smiths family. We’re delighted to have you with us and look forward to seeing you grow, develop, and enjoy you

Last week's Smiths fixtures saw the 1st XV vs Tewkesbury at Prince of Wales Stadium and United making a trip to Ledburys 2s with both sides needing huge second half performances to secure their wins.

Smiths Rugby are gearing up for what promises to be one of the biggest weekends of the season, a triple bill of league action at the Prince of Wales Stadium, with both senior sides battling top of the league on Saturday and the U15s stepping into the spotlight on Sunday.

The countdown is on until our first Club Day of the year, and we’ve got a full set of events and an epic line-up of raffle prizes ready to be won!

Following their away walkover against Cheltenham North in the RFU Counties 2 Championship Cup (previously known as the Papa Johns Cup), Smiths Rugby 1st Team have been drawn away to Barkers Butts RFC in January.

After last minute kicks previously settled a loss vs Ross on Wye and then another to beat Royal Wootton Bassett in preseason fixtures, Smiths Rugby U15s left it late again to make it 2 wins from 2 in the league vs visitors Bredon Star RFC. The 19-15 final score reveals nothing about the frenetic last 5 minutes that saw the lead change hands 3 times. Smiths Rugby Under 15 breaking the line against Brendon Star at the Prince of Wales Rugby Stadium in Cheltenham Conditions were

Smiths Rugby U15s are looking forward to their next league fixture vs Bredon Star U15s on Sunday 19 October at Prince of Wales Stadium - 1030hrs KO. Smiths defeated Old Cryptians in their league opener with an impressive 48-17 performance. Bredon had a tough opening fixture suffering a 48-0 loss at home vs Coney Hill. Whether for junior or senior fixtures, Bredon have always been a great club to play against and with some firm friends across the clubs we hope coaches, players

Smiths Rugby have two home league fixtures this weekend with the 1st XV playing Old Patesians at 2.30pm and Smiths United vs...