GRFC Season Record 1980-81 Season Played 51, Won 37, Lost 12 Drawn 2 Record Points For 929, Against 555. Most M.Teague 44, C.Pryce 43, P.Conway, S.Mills, S.Boyle 38, appearances M.Longstaff 37 Leading Most tries: R.Clewes 18, P.Conway 17, S.Boyle 15, R.Mogg, scorers M.Teague 9 Most conversions: P.Ford 53, P.Butler 22 Most penalties: P.Butler 34, P.Ford 30 Most dropped goals: P.Butler, C.Pryce 4 Captain Steve Mills Sep 6 Gloucester 24 Tries: P.Conway, S.Boyle Broughton Park 19 Conversions: P.Butler (2) Penalties: P.Butler (4) Sep 10 Stroud 6 Gloucester 31 Tries: R.Clewes (3), P.Conway Conversions: P.Butler (3) Penalties: P.Butler (3) Sep 13 Coventry 16 Gloucester 3 Penalty: P.Butler Sep 17 Ebbw Vale 10 Gloucester 18 Try: P.Howell Conversion: P.Butler Penalties: P.Butler (2) Drop goals: P.Butler (2) Sep 20 Gloucester 12 Waterloo 10 Penalties: P.Butler (4) Sep 24 Newbridge 18 Gloucester 9 Try: S.Boyle Conversion: P.Butler Penalty: P.Butler Sep 27 Gloucester 6 Bristol 12 Penalties: P.Butler (2) Sep 29 Cheltenham 6 Tries: P.Howell, G.Sargent, S.Boyle Conversion: C.Pryce Penalty: C.Pryce Drop goal: C.Pryce Oct 4 Gloucester 32 Bedford 3 Tries: R.Mogg, P.Howell, P.Kingston, S.Boyle, M.Teague Conversions: P.Butler (3) Penalties: P.Butler (2) Oct 8 Gloucester 23 Abertillery 10 Tries: R.Clewes, P.Conway, S.Boyle, M.Longstaff Conversions: P.Butler (2) Penalty: P.Butler Oct 11 Harlequins 9 Try: M.Teague, P.Ford Conversion: P.Ford Penalties: P.Ford (3) Oct 15 Gloucester 11 Moseley 27 Tries: P.Conway, M.Teague Penalty: P.Butler Oct 18 Newport 38 Gloucester 6 Try: P.Ford Conversion: P.Ford

Oct 22 Pontypool 15 Gloucester 17 Tries: S.Parsloe, S.Boyle, J.Gadd Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Oct 25 Nottingham 15 Tries: P.Conway, S.Parsloe, P.Tunstall, C.Pryce Conversions: P.Ford (3) Oct 29 Gloucester 39 Clifton 0 Tries: R.Clewes (2), S.Baker (2), P.Conway, G.Sargent, S.Boyle Conversions: P.Ford (4) Penalty: P.Ford Nov 1 Gloucester 31 Leicester 4 Tries: R.Mogg, P.Taylor, R.Clewes, J.Orwin, M.Teague, M.Longstaff Conversions: P.Ford (2) Drop goal: C.Pryce Nov 5 Gloucester 16 Tries: P.Ford, S.Boyle Cambridge University 4 Conversion: P.Ford Drop goals: C.Pryce, M.Longstaff Nov 8 Plymouth Albion 6 Tries: P.Williams, R.Clewes, Gloucester 26 J.Orwin, M.Longstaff, J.Gadd Conversions: P.Ford (3) Nov 12 Gloucester 19 Tries: P.Conway, S.Boyle, South Wales Police 10 P.Wood Conversions: P.Ford (2) Penalty: P.Ford Nov 18 Aberavon 13 Tries: R.Mogg, J.Gadd Conversions: P.Ford (2) Penalty: P.Ford Nov 22 London Irish 10 Gloucester 9 Penalties: P.Ford (3) Nov 26 Gloucester 46 Tries: R.Mogg (4), Loughborough Colleges 7 S.Boyle (2), P.Ford (2), P.Taylor Conversions: P.Ford (5) Nov 29 Oxford University 3 Tries: R.Clewes (2), M.Teague (2), + penalty try Conversions: P.Ford (2) Penalty: P.Ford Dec 3 Gloucester 56 Tries: R.Clewes (2), Torquay Athletic 9 P.Conway, P.Taylor, M.Preedy, J.Brain, J.Gadd, M.Teague, P.Wood Conversions: P.Ford (7) Penalties: P.Ford (2) Dec 6 Pontypridd 34 Gloucester 14 Tries: P.Conway, M.Preedy Penalties: P.Ford (2) Dec 15 Bath 0 Gloucester 19 Tries: P.Howell, P.Taylor,

C.Pryce Conversions: P.Ford (2) Penalty: P.Ford Dec 20 Gloucester 25 Coventry 0 Tries: P.Conway (2), R.Clewes, S.Baker, P.Williams Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Dec 26 Gloucester 20 Lydney 6 Tries: P.Conway, P.Williams, M.Preedy Conversion: P.Butler Penalties: P.Butler (2) Dec 27 Gloucester 13 Newport 11 Tries: C.Pryce, P.Ford Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Jan 1 Moseley 6 Gloucester 16 Tries: G.Sargent, M.Teague Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Drop goal: C.Pryce Jan 3 Gloucester 13 Try: R.Clewes London Scottish 8 Penalties: P.Ford (3) Jan 10 Leicester 14 Gloucester 9 Try: P.Taylor Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Jan 17 Wasps 19 Gloucester 9 Try: P.Conway Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Jan 24 Southend 6 Gloucester 12 Tries: P.Taylor, J.Gadd (John Player Cup) Conversions: P.Ford (2) Feb 6 Bristol 0 Gloucester 7 Try: G.Sargent Penalty: P.Ford Feb 14 Gloucester 15 Bath 10 Try: S.Boyle Conversion: P.Butler Penalties: P.Butler (2) Drop goal: P.Butler Feb 21 Swansea 20 Gloucester 7 Try: P.Tunstall Penalty: P.Butler Feb 28 London Irish 13 Gloucester 22 Tries: S.Boyle, R.Mogg, (John Player Cup) P.Conway Conversions: P.Butler (2) Penalty: P.Butler Drop goal: P.Butler Mar 3 Aberavon 12 Gloucester 9 Try: S.Baker Conversion: P.Butler Penalty: P.Butler Mar 6 Gloucester 22 Northampton 7 Tries: R.Mogg, S.Boyle, P.Butler Conversions: P.Butler (2) Penalties: P.Butler (2)

Mar 14 London Scottish 9 Gloucester 9 Penalties: P.Butler (3) (John Player Cup) London Scottish went through by scoring only try of game Mar 18 Gloucester 12 Cheltenham 7 Try: P.Conway Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Drop goal: P.Ford Mar 21 Gloucester 9 Orrell 0 Try: C.Pryce Conversion: P.Butler Penalty: P.Ford Mar 28 Saracens 11 Gloucester 12 Tries: M.Longstaff, P.Butler Conversions: P.Butler (2) Apr 4 Camborne 7 Gloucester 28 Tries: P.Conway, S.Baker, S.Boyle, J.Gadd Conversions: P.Ford (3) Penalties: P.Ford (2) Apr 11 Headingley 6 Gloucester 6 Try: J.Watkins Conversion: P.Ford Apr 16 Lydney 13 Gloucester 23 Tries: R.Clewes (2), C.Pryce, M.Teague Conversions: P.Ford (2) Penalty: P.Ford Apr 18 Gloucester 29 New Brighton 21 Tries: R.Clewes, R.Lewis, K.White, J.Brain, J.Watkins Conversions: P.Ford (3) Penalty: P.Ford Apr 20 Gloucester 21 Fylde 13 Tries: R.Clewes, P.Conway Conversions: C.Pryce (2) Penalties: C.Pryce (3) Apr 25 Exeter 22 Gloucester 11 Tries: P.Tunstall, J.Fidler Penalty: C.Pryce Gloucester United Season Played 37, Won 30, Lost 7 Drawn 0 Record Points For 868, Against 310. There are five games where the results are unknown Captain Jerry Herniman Sep 6 Broughton Park ‘A’ 3 Try: P.Tunstall Gloucester United 9 Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Sep 13 Gloucester United 23 Scorers unknown Coventry Extra Firsts 7 Sep 15 Gloucester United 43 Tries: J.Delaney (3), C.Gadd Cheltenham United 0 (2), M.Teague, J.Haines, J.Herniman Conversions: A.Durkin (4) Penalty: A.Durkin Sep 20 Pontypool Athletic 33 Try: R.Ellis Gloucester United 13 Penalties: P.Ford (2),

M.Longstaff Sep 22 Blaenavon 9 Try: P.Tunstall Gloucester United 7 Drop goal: D.Pointon Sep 27 Bristol United 3 Try: R.Williams Gloucester United 7 Penalty: M.Longstaff Sep 29 Gloucester United 36 Tries: P.Conway (3), Caerleon 3 J.Haines, C.Gadd, J.Delaney Conversions: B.Russell (6) Oct 4 Bedford Wanderers 4 Tries: P.Williams (2) Gloucester United 15 Conversions: P.Ford (2) Penalty: B.Russell Oct 7 Gloucester United 13 Tries: C.Gadd, A.Dix Stroud Nomads 3 Conversion: P.Ford Penalty: P.Ford Oct 11 Richmond Vikings 3 Tries: P.Tunstall, J.Gadd Gloucester United 10 Conversion: S.Parsloe Oct 13 Gloucester United 53 Tries: J.Haines (3), Luctonians 6 P.Williams (2), S.Parsloe, P.Ford, R.Williams, C.Gadd, J.Orwin Conversions: P.Ford (5) Penalty: P.Ford Oct 18 Gloucester United 31 Scorers unknown Newport United 19 Oct 20 Gloucester United 9 Berry Hill 7 Penalties: R.Lewis (3) Oct 25 Gloucester United 23 Tries: R.Williams (3), R.Ellis, Kidderminster Carolians 4 J.Herniman Penalty: R.Lewis Oct 27 Ebbw Vale Athletic v Cancelled due flooded Gloucester United ground Nov 1 Leicester Extra Firsts 19 Try: J.Herniman Gloucester United 7 Penalty: P.Butler Nov 11 Gloucester United v Result unknown, probably a Pontypool Athletic loss. Nov 15 Newport High School Old Boys Result unknown v Gloucester United Nov 22 Nottingham Corsairs 9 Try: R.Williams Gloucester United 7 Penalty: R.Lewis Nov 29 Gloucester United 69 Tries: P.Williams (3), Ebbw Vale Athletic 10 P.Conway (2), S.Parsloe (2), P.Butler, B.Russell, P.Tunstall, K.White, P.Kingston Conversions: P.Butler (3), B.Russell (3), S.Parsloe (2) Penalty: P.Butler There is one conversion where the scorer is unknown Dec 6 Gloucester United 15 Tries: J.Herniman, J.Watkins

Moseley United 13 Conversions: P.Butler (2) Penalty: P.Butler Dec 13 Gloucester United 19 Tries: P.Tunstall, Bath United 6 J.Herniman, I.Wilkins Conversions: B.Russell (2) Penalty: B.Russell Dec 20 Coventry Extra Firsts v Result unknown Gloucester United Dec 27 Newport United 9 Tries: J.Watkins, R.Ellis, Gloucester United 23 D.Pointon Conversion: B.Russell Penalties: B.Russell (3) Jan 3 Wasps Vandals 9 Tries: J.Watkins (2), Gloucester United 19 P.Tunstall Conversions: P.Butler (2) Penalty: P.Butler Jan 10 Gloucester United 13 Try: J.Delaney Leicester Extra Firsts 3 Conversion: B.Russell Penalty: B.Russell Other try scorer unknown Jan 17 Gloucester United 19 Cleve 0 Tries: D.Pointon (2) Conversion: P.Butler Penalties: P.Butler (3) Jan 24 Gloucester United 17 Tries: R.Ellis, B.Russell, Glamorgan Wanderers ‘A’ 12 P.Conway Conversion: B.Russell Penalty: B.Russell Jan 31 Salisbury 10 Try: D.Pointon Gloucester United 7 Penalty: I.Wilkins Feb 7 Gloucester United 13 Try: P.Tunstall Bristol United 4 Penalties: P.Butler (3) Feb 14 Bath United 17 Tries: J.Haines, A.Turton, Gloucester United 22 D.Pointon, M.Preedy Conversions: P.Ford (3) Feb 21 Moseley United 13 Tries: R.Ellis, P.Ford Gloucester United 21 Conversions: P.Ford (2) Penalty: P.Ford Drop goals: D.Pointon (2) Feb 28 Gloucester United 27 Scorers unknown Newport High School Old Boys 0 Mar 7 Northampton Wanderers 10 Scorers unknown Gloucester United 18 Mar 14 Gloucester United v Nottingham Cancelled at Nottingham’s Corsairs request Mar 16 Cheltenham United 9 Tries: P.Williams (2), Gloucester United 31 P.Tunstall, K.White, P.Kingston Conversions: R.Lewis (3),

A.Durkin Penalty: R.Lewis Mar 21 Llantwit Major 6 Tries: P.Tunstall, J.Orwin Gloucester United 19 Conversion: P.Ford Penalties: P.Ford (2) Drop goal: P.Ford Mar 28 Gloucester United 65 Tries: P.Tunstall (4), Kidderminster Carolians 3 R.Clewes (3), J.Watkins (2), P.Wood (2), R.Lewis Conversions: P.Tunstall (2), P.Wood (2), A.Dix, R.Lewis, A.Durkin Penalty: A.Durkin Apr 1 Hereford v Gloucester United Result unknown Apr 4 Gloucester United 64 Tries: P.Williams (3), Fullerians 3 R.Clewes (2), M.Preedy (2), P.Wood, J.Watkins, P.Butler Conversions: P.Butler (5), P.Wood (2) Penalties: P.Butler (2) There is one try where the scorer is unknown Apr 6 Berry Hill 21 Penalties: R.Lewis (3), Gloucester United 12 A.Durkin Apr 11 Gloucester United 9 Penalties: P.Butler (3) Bridgend Sports 20 Apr 13 Luctonians v Gloucester United Result unknown Apr 25 Gloucester United 60 Tries: P.Wood (3), J.Delaney Exeter ‘A’ 0 (2), J.Watkins, A,Brooks, R.Jardine, D.Brown, N.Payne Conversions: P.Butler (7), P.Wood There is one try where the scorer is unknown Gloucestershire Oct 1 Gloucestershire 21 Try: R.Hesford Zimbabwe 12 Conversion: P.Butler (Tour Game, played at Penalties: P.Butler (4) Gloucester) Drop goal: P.Butler Gloucester players: P.Butler, R.Mogg, P.Kingston, G.Sargent, S.Mills, J.Fidler, P.Wood Oct 6 Monmouthshire 4 No Gloucester players. Gloucestershire 0 (Friendly, played at Abertillery) Oct 11 Gloucestershire 7 Cornwall 6 Try: N.Pomphrey (County Championship, played Penalty: P.Butler at Bristol) Gloucester players: P.Butler,

P.Kingston, G.Sargent, S.Mills, J.Fidler, P.Wood Oct 25 Devon 16 Gloucestershire 18 Try: J.Carr (County Championship, played Conversion: P.Butler at Torquay) Drop goals: P.Butler (3), D.Sorrell Gloucester players: P.Butler, P.Taylor, P.Kingston, G.Sargent, J.Fidler, P.Wood Paul Taylor appeared for the first time as a Gloucester player, having first played against Monmouthshire, whilst still with Stroud. Nov 8 Gloucestershire 18 Somerset 3 Try: P.Taylor (County Championship, played Conversion: P.Butler at Gloucester) Penalties: P.Butler (3) Drop goal: P.Butler Gloucester players: P.Butler, P.Taylor, R.Mogg, P.Kingston, G.Sargent, J.Fidler, S.Boyle, P.Wood Nov 15 Gloucestershire 19 Tries: P.Wood, S.Boyle, Buckinghamshire 0 R.Mogg (Championship Quarter-Final, Conversions: D.Sorrell (2) played at Gloucester) Penalty: D.Sorrell Gloucester players: P.Taylor, R.Mogg, P.Kingston, S.Boyle, R.Fidler, P.Wood Nov 22 Gloucestershire 3 Penalty: D.Sorrell Warwickshire 0 (Championship Gloucester players: P.Taylor, Semi-Final, played at Bristol) R.Mogg, P.Kingston, G.Sargent, J.Fidler, S.Boyle, P.Wood Jan 31 Gloucestershire 6 Penalties: P.Butler (2) Northumberland 15 Gloucester players: P.Butler, (Championship Final, played at P.Taylor, R.Mogg, Gloucester) P.Kingston, G.Sargent, J.Fidler, P.Wood For the second season running, and the third time in four seasons, Gloucestershire lost in the final. Peter Butler made his 54th and final appearance. He scored a total of 564 points in his County career. Other Dec 6 England ‘B’ 18 Ireland ‘B’ 15 R.Mogg, G.Sargent, S.Boyle (Played at Twickenham) (try) and S.Mills (captain)

played for England ‘B’ Dec 13 North 10 South & South-West 4 R.Mogg, J.Fidler, S.Boyle, (Divisional Competition, played P.Blakeway, S.Mills, at Birkenhead Park) G.Sargent played for South & South-West. Dec 20 London 13 P.Taylor, R.Mogg, J.Gadd, South & South-West 4 S.Boyle, J.Fidler, (Divisional Competition, played P.Blakeway, S.Mills played at Twickenham) for South & South-West Jan 3 England 37 The Rest 13 R.Mogg and G.Sargent (England Trial Game, played at played for The Rest Twickenham) Phil Blakeway played for England against Wales, Scotland, Ireland and France. Gordon Sargent came on as a replacement against Ireland for his single cap.