Slater Cup

The Slater Cup is the trophy awarded to the winner of the rugby match between Gloucester Rugby and Leicester Tigers twice every season in Premiership Rugby, it is named after the former captain of both clubs Ed Slater. The inaugural edition was played in the 2022–23 season and was won by Leicester Tigers. The trophy extends to Premiership Women's Rugby, featuring Gloucester-Hartpury and Leicester Tigers Women. The inaugural women's edition was played in the 2023–24 season.^[1][2]

History

In November 2022, Gloucester Rugby and Leicester Tigers announced that they would compete for a trophy named after Ed Slater. Slater played for and captained both clubs but was forced to retire in July 2022 after a diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease.^[3]

In February 2023, Gloucester Rugby announced that for the first Slater Cup game played at Kingsholm that they would play in a limited edition Slater Cup shirt.^[4] The shirt was designed by Ed and his family. The club also announced that £10 from every shirt sold would go directly to the family to aid Ed's treatment and help fund adaptations to his home, while also providing valuable financial support to his young family. The shirt was also designed to raise awareness of MND.^[5]

The third men's edition and the first women's edition of the Slater Cup, played at Kingsholm on 25 November 2023, was a double-header featuring the men's game first followed by the inaugural women's Slater cup, a Premiership Women's Rugby game between Gloucester-Hartpury Women and Leicester Tigers Women.^[6][2][1] Both Gloucester teams wore the limited edition Slater Cup shirt that was designed by Ed and his family.^[6]

Men's Cup

Results summary

Match details

1st edition

Team details

FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Anthony Watson OC 13 Guy Porter IC 12 Dan Kelly LW 11 Harry Potter FH 10 Freddie Burns SH 9 Jack van Poortvliet N8 8 Olly Cracknell OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 Hanro Liebenberg (C) RL 5 Ollie Chessum LL 4 Harry Wells TP 3 Dan Cole HK 2 Charlie Clare LP 1 James Whitcombe Substitutions: HK 16 Gabriel Oghre PR 17 Nephi Leatigaga PR 18 Joe Heyes LK 19 Calum Green BR 20 Sean Jansen SH 21 Ben Youngs FH 22 Charlie Atkinson WG 23 Chris Ashton Coach: Richard Wigglesworth FB 15 Santiago Carreras RW 14 Louis Rees-Zammit OC 13 Chris Harris IC 12 Seb Atkinson LW 11 Jonny May FH 10 Adam Hastings SH 9 Stephen Varney N8 8 Albert Tuisue OF 7 Lewis Ludlow (C) BF 6 Ruan Ackermann RL 5 Matías Alemanno LL 4 Freddie Clarke TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev HK 2 Santiago Socino LP 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin Substitutions: HK 16 George McGuigan PR 17 Alex Seville PR 18 Ciaran Knight LK 19 Alex Craig N8 20 Ben Morgan SH 21 Charlie Chapman CE 22 Giorgi Kveseladze FB 23 Lloyd Evans Coach: George Skivington

2nd edition

Team details

FB 15 Lloyd Evans RW 14 Jonny May OC 13 Tom Seabrook IC 12 Seb Atkinson LW 11 Ollie Thorley FH 10 Santiago Carreras SH 9 Ben Meehan N8 8 Ruan Ackermann OF 7 Lewis Ludlow BF 6 Jordy Reid RL 5 Matías Alemanno LL 4 Freddie Clarke TP 3 Kirill Gotovtsev HK 2 Seb Blake LP 1 Val Rapava-Ruskin Substitutions: HK 16 Henry Walker PR 17 Harry Elrington PR 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson LK 19 Cameron Jordan BR 20 Albert Tuisue SH 21 Charlie Chapman CE 22 Billy Twelvetrees WG 23 Alex Hearle Coach: George Skivington FB 15 Mike Brown RW 14 Harry Potter OC 13 Guy Porter IC 12 Matt Scott LW 11 Harry Simmons FH 10 Handré Pollard SH 9 Ben Youngs N8 8 Jasper Wiese OF 7 Olly Cracknell BF 6 Hanro Liebenberg RL 5 Eli Snyman LL 4 Harry Wells TP 3 Joe Heyes HK 2 Julián Montoya LP 1 Tom West Substitutions: HK 16 Charlie Clare PR 17 James Cronin PR 18 Will Hurd LK 19 Cameron Henderson LK 20 George Martin BR 21 Emeka Ilione SH 22 Tom Whiteley FH 23 Charlie Atkinson Coach: Richard Wigglesworth

3rd edition

Team details

FB 15 Santiago Carreras RW 14 Louis Rees-Zammit OC 13 Chris Harris IC 12 Seb Atkinson LW 11 Ollie Thorley FH 10 George Barton SH 9 Micky Young N8 8 Jack Clement OF 7 Lewis Ludlow BF 6 Freddie Thomas RL 5 Matías Alemanno LL 4 Freddie Clarke TP 3 Fraser Balmain HK 2 George McGuigan LP 1 Mayco Vivas Substitutions: HK 16 Santiago Socino PR 17 Harry Elrington PR 18 Jamal Ford-Robinson LK 19 Arthur Clark BR 20 Ben Donnell SH 21 Charlie Chapman CE 22 Mark Atkinson WG 23 Louis Hillman-Cooper Coach: George Skivington FB 15 Freddie Steward RW 14 Josh Bassett OC 13 Matt Scott IC 12 Dan Kelly LW 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins FH 10 Handré Pollard SH 9 Ben Youngs N8 8 Jasper Wiese OF 7 Tommy Reffell BF 6 Hanro Liebenberg RL 5 Ollie Chessum LL 4 Cameron Henderson TP 3 Joe Heyes HK 2 Julián Montoya LP 1 James Cronin Substitutions: HK 16 Charlie Clare PR 17 James Whitcombe PR 18 Dan Cole LK 19 Harry Wells LK 20 Matt Rogerson SH 21 Tom Whiteley FB 22 Jamie Shillcock CE 23 Solomone Kata Coach: Dan McKellar

4th edition

Records

The current record number of points scored by a player in a Slater Cup game was set by Handré Pollard in 2023 when he scored 18 points (3 conversions and 4 penalties).^[11] The most tries scored in a Slater Cup fixture is 2, held by Anthony Watson set in 2022 and Ollie Hassell-Collins set in 2023.

• Longest winning streak: 3 – Leicester
• Longest losing streak: 3 – Gloucester
• Biggest winning margin: 21 points – Gloucester 5–26 Leiceter, March 2023
• Smallest winning margin: 2 points – Leicester 25–27 Gloucester, March 2025

Women's Cup

Results summary

Match details

1st edition

2nd edition

Records

The current record number of points scored by a player in a Women's Slater Cup game was set by Emma Sing in 2023 when she scored 17 points (1 try and 6 conversions).^[2] In 2024, Catherine Richards scored 2 tries in a match, matching Mia Venner who set the record for the most tries in a Women's Slater Cup fixture in 2023.^[2][13]

• Longest winning streak: 2 – Gloucester-Hartpury
• Longest losing streak: 2 – Leicester
• Biggest winning margin: 38 points – 52–14, 25 November 2023
• Smallest winning margin: 7 points – 26–33, 3 February 2024

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