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.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
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 Women and Leicester Tigers Women.[6][2][1] Both Gloucester teams wore the limited edition Slater Cup shirt that was designed by Ed and his family.[6]
Try:Hopkins 19' c Dale (2) 25' m, 40+2' c Sing (2) 35' c, 37' c Lund 54' m Woodman (2) 56' c, 59' m Shekells 63' c Con:Sing (6/9) 20', 36', 38', 40+3', 57', 64'
The current record number of points scored by a player in a Women's Slater Cup game was set by Emma Sing in 2024 when she scored 22 points (2 tries and 6 conversions).
Longest winning streak: 3 – Gloucester-Hartpury
Longest losing streak: 3 – Leicester
Biggest winning margin: 38 points – 52–14, 25 November 2023
Smallest winning margin: 7 points – 26–33, 3 February 2024