A fantastic game of rugby between Gloucester and Leicester Tigers ended in a 57-29 win for Gloucester-Hartpury, retaining the Slater Cup and kicking off the new season hunting for a third successive league title.
Leicester started brightly and led for a large part of the first half but eventually they faded as Charlotte Woodman scored a brace on her debut and an exceptional performance by Emma Sing gave Gloucester a comfortable victory at Kingsholm.