Tigers in Town For Slater Cup
Ed Slater
By New Cherry
November 24 2023
It's eighth v ninth as Gloucs take on Tigers for the Slater Cup at Kingsholm on Saturday kick off 2.30 It's a double header with Gloucester-Hartpruy taking on Tigers in Allianz Premiershup Women's Rugby at 5.30.
Gloucs will be hoping to take the Slater Cup for the first time as the clubs pay tribute to their former player who is battling Motor Neurone Disease - Tigers winning both of the inaugural games last season.
Both clubs also need the points to climb up the league.
Gloucs make an enforced change with Albert Tuisue injured. In comes young Freddie Thomas at flanker with Jack Clement at No.8. In the second row Freddie Clarke will make his 150th appearance while in the backs Stephen Varney is reinstated in the strarting line-up ahead of Micky Young who will be on the bench .
Gloucester
15. Santi Carreras
14. Louis Rees-Zammit
13. Chris Harris
12. Seb Atkinson
11. Ollie Thorley
10. George Barton
9. Stephen Varney
1. Mayco Vivas
2. George McGuigan
3. Fraser Balmain
4. Freddie Clarke
5. Matias Alemanno
6. Freddie Thomas
7. Lewis Ludlow (Capt)
8. Jack Clement
Replacements
16. Santi Socino
17. Harry Elrington
18. Jamal Ford-Robinson
19. Arthur Clark
20. Ben Donnell
21. Micky Young
22. Mark Atkinson
23. Louis Hillman-Cooper