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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 Ed Slater, the former captain of both clubs, who was forced to retire in July 2022 after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). 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.
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.
In February 2023, Gloucester Rugby announced that for the first Slater Cup game played at Kingsholm they would play in a limited edition Slater Cup shirt. The shirt was designed by Ed Slater, his wife Jo, and their three children. 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 financial support to his young family. The shirt was also designed to raise awareness of MND.
The third men's edition and the first women's edition of the Slater Cup were played as a double-header at Kingsholm on 25 November 2023, with the men's game first followed by the inaugural women's Slater Cup, a Premiership Women's Rugby game between Gloucester–Hartpury and Leicester Tigers Women. Both Gloucester teams wore the limited edition Slater Cup shirt designed by Ed and his family.
The second Slater Cup of the 2025–26 season was staged away from Kingsholm and Welford Road for the first time, with the match taking place at Villa Park, Birmingham, on 28 March 2026, as part of Premiership Rugby's Big Match Bonanza. Ahead of the fixture, a charity cycle race was organised in aid of the 4ED Foundation and Lewis Moody, with riders from both clubs racing approximately 45 miles from Welford Road and Kingsholm respectively to Villa Park. The teams will be captained by Martin Johnson (Leicester Tigers) and Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby). £1 from every match ticket also donated to the 4ED Foundation. Both clubs produced special edition shirts for the match, Gloucester's 4ED shirt featured elements hand-drawn by Ed Slater's children, with a £10 donation made per shirt to the 4ED charity. Both Gloucester and Gloucester–Hartpury will wear the kit. Leicester's special edition shirt celebrates the city's cultural diversity and the Golden Mile's South Asian heritage, with 10% of sales donated to 4ED.
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The most points scored in a Slater Cup fixture is 18, set by Handré Pollard in the 3rd edition and matched by Santiago Carreras in the 6th edition. Pollard scored 3 conversions and 4 penalties, while Carreras scored 1 try, 1 penalty and 5 conversions. The most tries scored in a single Slater Cup fixture is 3, held by Max Llewellyn, set in the 5th edition.
The record for most points scored by a player in a single Women's Slater Cup game was set by Emma Sing in the 5th edition in December 2025, when she scored 30 points (2 tries and 10 conversions).
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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 Ed Slater, the former captain of both clubs, who was forced to retire in July 2022 after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). 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.
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.
In February 2023, Gloucester Rugby announced that for the first Slater Cup game played at Kingsholm they would play in a limited edition Slater Cup shirt. The shirt was designed by Ed Slater, his wife Jo, and their three children. 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 financial support to his young family. The shirt was also designed to raise awareness of MND.
The third men's edition and the first women's edition of the Slater Cup were played as a double-header at Kingsholm on 25 November 2023, with the men's game first followed by the inaugural women's Slater Cup, a Premiership Women's Rugby game between Gloucester–Hartpury and Leicester Tigers Women. Both Gloucester teams wore the limited edition Slater Cup shirt designed by Ed and his family.
The second Slater Cup of the 2025–26 season was staged away from Kingsholm and Welford Road for the first time, with the match taking place at Villa Park, Birmingham, on 28 March 2026, as part of Premiership Rugby's Big Match Bonanza. Ahead of the fixture, a charity cycle race was organised in aid of the 4ED Foundation and Lewis Moody, with riders from both clubs racing approximately 45 miles from Welford Road and Kingsholm respectively to Villa Park. The teams will be captained by Martin Johnson (Leicester Tigers) and Mike Tindall (Gloucester Rugby). £1 from every match ticket also donated to the 4ED Foundation. Both clubs produced special edition shirts for the match, Gloucester's 4ED shirt featured elements hand-drawn by Ed Slater's children, with a £10 donation made per shirt to the 4ED charity. Both Gloucester and Gloucester–Hartpury will wear the kit. Leicester's special edition shirt celebrates the city's cultural diversity and the Golden Mile's South Asian heritage, with 10% of sales donated to 4ED.
Notes
The most points scored in a Slater Cup fixture is 18, set by Handré Pollard in the 3rd edition and matched by Santiago Carreras in the 6th edition. Pollard scored 3 conversions and 4 penalties, while Carreras scored 1 try, 1 penalty and 5 conversions. The most tries scored in a single Slater Cup fixture is 3, held by Max Llewellyn, set in the 5th edition.
The record for most points scored by a player in a single Women's Slater Cup game was set by Emma Sing in the 5th edition in December 2025, when she scored 30 points (2 tries and 10 conversions).