Bristol All Golds

Bristol All Golds is a rugby league team based at Lockleaze Sports Centre

Bristol All Golds, formerly the University of Gloucestershire All Golds, consist of six different teams, with the first team entering Kingstone Press Championship 1 for the 2013 season and exiting it to join the Southern Conference League in 2017. Below the semi-professional side, there are two student teams that compete in the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) leagues; the All Golds in the Super 8 national league and the All Blues in the Wales and West Division.

There are also three junior sides that take part in the Midlands Junior League.

Men's team

History

The University of Gloucestershire rugby league club dates back to the late 1990s. In 2008, they were given a slot in the BUCS Super 8, the highest student rugby league division, which they retained until 2017. In 2012, the All Golds' senior team defeated Super League clubs London Broncos, Widnes and Salford in a Rugby League 9s competition. The student squad also reached the semi-finals of the Super 8. The All Golds launched a junior academy in April consisting of three sides competing in the Midlands Junior League.

In March 2013, the University of Gloucestershire All Golds entered the semi-professional ranks for the first time featuring in the Kingstone Press Championship 1 league alongside fellow newcomers Hemel Stags and Oxford. Brad Hepi was appointed head coach of the Gloucestershire All-Golds for the 2013 season.Brad Hepi coaching Gloucestershire All Golds rlcm.com.au, 30 November 2012 He coached the side in their first season of the Kingstone Press Championship 1 league where they reached bottom place. In the 2014 Kingston Press Championship 1 season he saw the side into the first seven-game before stepping down from the position, stating he had taken the side as far as he could. The club's community manager Dan Garbutt took charge of All Golds for one game against Hemel Stags before Steve McCormack was appointed for the remainder of the 2014 season.

On 3 November 2014, former Halifax assistant coach Lee Greenwood was appointed the head coach after Steve McCormack had left for 'personal reasons' at the end of the 2014 season.

At the end of the 2017 season, it was announced that the All Golds would merge with Oxford to form a club in Bristol for 2019. However, when this failed to occur, the club continued to operate in the Southern Rugby league.

Seasons summary

SeasonLeaguePlay-offsChallenge Cup Division P W D L F A Pts Poscolspan="11" 2013Championship 1162113286629129thR32014Championship 1208012446616296thR32015Championship 1228014562677169thR42016League 1143011334479612thFourth in ShieldR42017League 1156093105301212thFourth in ShieldR42018Conference League South - Western Conferencecolspan="8"rowspan="8"201912750327312143rd2019colspan="8"2021623111418633rd202254101385481stLost in preliminary round2023Conference League South14680280424125th202412642322278144thLost in semi-final202514608310486125th

Women's team After a number of years of dormancy, the Golden Ferns name was resurrected in 2021 for a new women's rugby league team which competed in the RFL Women's Super League South competition between 2021 and 2023. In 2024, a restructuring of the league pyramid saw the Golden Ferns move to Southern West League 1 competition and then up to the Southern Championship in 2025. In the 2025 season, the Golden Ferns finished second in the league and lost 28–24 to the in the final. The reached the final again in 2026, this time defeating the Army 54–6 to win their first title.

Seasons SeasonLeaguePlay-offs Division P W D L F A Pts Pos2021Super League South: Western Conference4112562223Lost in semi-final2022Super League South51048221825th2023Super League South51044617425th2024Southern West League 1Unknown2025Southern Championship43011889862ndLost in Final2026Southern Championship32011327042ndWon in Final Source:

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