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 won by Leicester Tigers.

Slater Cup
SportRugby union
CompetitionPremiership Rugby
Awarded forWinner of Gloucester–Leicester Tigers
History
First award24 December 2022; 306 days ago
Editions2
Most winsLeicester Tigers (2)
Most recentLeicester Tigers (2023) 228 days ago

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.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3]

Results

Results summary
Season Date Home Score Away Stadium and location Holder (aggregate times held) Report
2022–23 24 December 2022 Leicester Tigers 28-13 Gloucester Welford Road, Leicester[4] Leicester Tigers (2) Report
2022–23 12 March 2023 Gloucester 5-26 Leicester Tigers Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester[5] Report
2023–24 25 November 2023 Gloucester Leicester Tigers Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester
2023–24 March 2024 Leicester Tigers Gloucester Welford Road, Leicester

Records

The current record number of points scored by a player in a Slater Cup game was set by Freddie Burns in 2022 when he scored 17 points (2 conversions and 3 penalties).[6] The most tries scored in a Slater Cup fixture is held by Anthony Watson set in 2022 when he scored 2.

  • Longest winning streak: 2 – Leicester
  • Longest losing streak: 2 – Gloucester
  • Biggest winning margin: 21 points – Gloucester 5–26 Leiceter, March 2023
  • Smallest winning margin: 15 points – Leicester 28–13 Gloucester, December 2022

References
  1. "Ed Slater: Gloucester & Leicester to contest trophy named after ex-player with MND". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  2. "Gloucester Rugby unveil limited edition Slater Cup shirt".
  3. "Gloucester Rugby shirt to raise money for Ed Slater". BBC News. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  4. "Tigers win inaugural Slater Cup".
  5. "Gloucester Rugby Vs Leicester Tigers".
  6. "Wigglesworth's Leicester reign opens with win" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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