Slater Cup kicks off on Christmas Eve
GLOUCESTER, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: Ed Slater of Gloucester Rugby looks on during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Gloucester and Leicester Tigers at Kingsholm Stadium on March 13, 2021 in Gloucester, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Malcolm Couzens/Getty Images)
Gloucester and Leicester are to contest the Slater Cup – a trophy named after the sides’ former lock Ed Slater, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in June.
The trophy will be contested twice each season, across both Premiership matches between the two sides. Slater, 34, retired after his diagnosis and has set up a fundraising campaign. The two sides next meet in the league on December 24 at Leicester, where the first Slater Cup will be contested.
