Ahead of The Slater Cup fixture against Leicester Tigers on Sunday 12 March, kick off 1pm, a group of former Gloucester Rugby and Leicester Tigers legends will be undertaking a 12 hour fitness challenge to raise money for Ed Slater and his family - and you can be involved!

Ed Slater played for Leicester Tigers for seven years, captaining the club during two seasons. He signed for Gloucester Rugby in 2017, making 90 appearances for the Cherry and Whites before retiring in June 2022, following his diagnosis with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

Captained by Mike Tindall and Dean Richards, the teams consisting of former players including Phil Vickery and Tom Youngs will start at 12.30am on Sunday morning ready for an intense 12 hours of cycling and rowing before the teams kick off later that day.

Gates open at 11am, and for a minimum £10 donation, you can have the opportunity to race the former professionals in the fan zone and get your name on the leaderboard.

To donate to this epic challenge, click here. Or text 4ED followed by your donation amount to 70560 to give that amount. Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message and you'll be opted in from hearing from us. If you would like to donate but do not wish to hear more from us, please text 4EDNOINFO instead. Donations will be made through the Gloucester Rugby Foundation which will be passed onto Ed.

Tickets are still available for the fixture with £5 from every ticket going to Ed and his family. Click here to get yours now.

Team Glos

Mike Tindall (c), Alex Brown, James Forrester, Charlie Sharples, Phil Vickery, Ian Smith, Nick Wood, Mark Atkinson, Darren Dawduik, James Hudson.

Team Tigers

Dean Richards (c) Anthony Allen, Matt Cornwell, Craig Newby, Scott Hamilton, Ben Woods, Tom Youngs, Sam Vesty, Graham Kitchener, Richard Blaze.

12-hour fitness challenge 4Ed coming 'Holm

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