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The Slater Cup is the
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awarded to the winner of the
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match between
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and
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twice every season in
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, 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.


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
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. In February 2023, Gloucester Rugby announced that for the first Slater Cup game played at
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that they would play in a limited edition Slater Cup shirt. 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. 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 and Leicester Tigers Women. Both Gloucester teams wore the limited edition Slater Cup shirt that was designed by Ed and his family.


Men's Cup


Results summary


Match details

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, unless indicated otherwise.


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3rd edition

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4th edition

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5th edition

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6th edition


Records

The most points scored in a Slater Cup fixture is 18, set by
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in
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and Santiago Carreras
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. Pollard scored 3 conversions and 4 penalties, with Carreras scoring 1 try, 1 penalty, and 5 conversions. The most tries scored in a Slater Cup fixture is 3, held by Max Llewellyn set in
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
. *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


3rd edition


4th 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
2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
when she scored 22 points (2 tries and 6 conversions). *Longest winning streak: 4 – Gloucester-Hartpury *Longest losing streak: 4 – 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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