https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/tags/tightheadprop/Recent content in tightheadprop on Gloucestershire DailyHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usWed, 15 Apr 2026 09:43:03 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/gloucester-rugby-transfer-update-george-skivington-highlights-rob-burgess-top-priority/Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:43:03 +0000https://gloucestershiredaily.co.uk/gloucester-rugby-transfer-update-george-skivington-highlights-rob-burgess-top-priority/Gloucester’s new rugby general manager, Rob Burgess, has wasted no time addressing the club’s urgent need for a tighthead prop for the upcoming season. Since joining Gloucester from Bath as head of recruitment on April 1, Burgess has been tasked with resolving a significant gap in the squad after a key signing for the tighthead position fell through. With 38-year-old Russian Kirill Gotovtsev set to retire this summer and 34-year-old former All Black Nepo Laulala unlikely to have his contract renewed—after joining Gloucester in the latter stages of recovering from a long Achilles injury—the club needs to recruit a cornerstone prop to bolster their pack.