The Blues Marquee will host Billy Twelvetrees’ long-awaited return to Goldington Road as part of his Gloucester Rugby Testimonial Year celebrations on Thursday, 31 March.
The fly-half/centre, who had a stellar campaign for Bedford in 2008/09, will be joined by several of his Premiership teammates on the night as he continues to celebrate his 10th season at Kingsholm.
Hosted by Bedford’s very own Sam Roberts, tables of 10 are currently available to purchase for £600 with the proceeds raised on the night being donated from the club back to Billy’s testimonial fund.
From 7pm until late, the evening will begin with a superb three-course meal and an audio-visual display of Twelvetrees’ career highlights before the star of the evening is called up on stage for a Q&A.
Further entertainment will also take place throughout the night, alongside a raffle and an auction of some prized sports memorabilia.
Twelvetrees began his career in the Leicester Tigers Academy before heading to Goldington Road and becoming one of the leading players in the team – making 31 appearances, scoring 161 points including his infamous swan dive which continues to emblazon the walls of Goldington Road.
Standout performances during that campaign earnt him his chance back at Tigers where he made 45 appearances between 2009-12 and was part of the squad that reached the Premiership final in all three of his seasons back at Welford Road.
His arrival to Kingsholm has been an inspired one and has led to numerous international honours for Twelvetrees.
In total, he has made 247 appearances for Gloucester, winning a Challenge Cup as well as being runner-up twice, alongside making the semi-finals in the Premiership.
He made 23 appearances for England, including every game in three successive Six Nations (2013-15), and also went on the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia and featured in two of the non-test matches.
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