George Skivington

ROLE Head Coach

TEAM Gloucester Rugby

IN CHARGE SINCE Mar 2026

AGE 43

NATIONALITY English

MATCHES 8

George Skivington is the head coach of Gloucester Rugby, a set-piece specialist who won the club’s first trophy in nine years and reverted to head coach in 2026.

AS A PLAYER Lock. London Wasps, Leicester Tigers and London Irish, where he was club captain. Capped by England Saxons but never at full international level, retiring in 2016 with a shoulder injury.

Tenure record

as of 6 Jun 2026

8PLAYED

4WON

0DRAWN

4LOST

50.0%WIN RATE

210 points scored · 241 conceded · -31 difference

RECENT WNewcastle Red Bulls54–21 LNorthampton Saints32–36 LSaracens14–30 WSale Sharks21–15 WExeter Chiefs34–31 LBristol Bears12–53

By competition

Premiership Rugby 8P · 4W · 0D · 4L

OPPONENT H/A SCORE RESULT

Newcastle Red Bulls 6 Jun 2026 H 54–21 W Northampton Saints 30 May 2026 A 32–36 L Saracens 16 May 2026 A 14–30 L Sale Sharks 8 May 2026 H 21–15 W Exeter Chiefs 26 Apr 2026 H 34–31 W Bristol Bears 17 Apr 2026 A 12–53 L Leicester Tigers 28 Mar 2026 H 17–36 L Harlequin FC 21 Mar 2026 A 26–19 W

DATA NOTES

George Skivington has overseen 8 completed Gloucester Rugby matches in our database since March 2026 — 4 won, 0 drawn, 4 lost. That is a 50.0% win rate, with 210 points scored and 241 conceded.

Records are computed from the WeTalkRugby match database and cover matches we hold data for within this tenure. They are not an official all-time record.

Coaching career

2020- Gloucester Rugby Head Coach

Honours

2024 Premiership Rugby Cup (Gloucester)

Players under George Skivington

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Archie McArthur Forward Ben Loader Back

Arthur Clark Forward Ben Redshaw Back Caio James Forward Caolan Englefield Back Cameron Jordan Forward George Barton Back Ciaran Knight Forward Jack Cotgreave Back Danny Eite Forward Jake Morris Back

About George Skivington

George Skivington is the head coach of Gloucester Rugby. He has been at Kingsholm since July 2020 and held the Director of Rugby title from September 2023, before reverting to head coach on 1 March 2026 when Chris Boyd arrived as Technical Director and Rob Burgess as General Manager for Rugby.

The change was one he had pushed for publicly, having said the Director of Rugby duties were pulling him away from hands-on coaching.

Born in Warrington in December 1982, he was a lock for London Wasps, Leicester Tigers and London Irish, where he was club captain. He was capped by England Saxons and called into the 2011 Six Nations squad as injury cover but never won a full cap, retiring in 2016 with a shoulder injury.

Coaching

He was an assistant at Ealing Trailfinders during their National 1 promotion, worked with Samoa at the 2015 World Cup, and was forwards coach at London Irish from 2016 to 2020. He has also been England A head coach since January 2024.

Style, and the streakiness

A forwards and set-piece coach at heart — maul, lineout drive and physical confrontation — and a heavy backer of academy graduates. His Gloucester have been genuinely streaky: they own the worst losing run in Premiership history, nine straight in 2023–24, and in the same period won the club’s first trophy in nine years, the 2024 Premiership Rugby Cup.