GLOUCESTER POWER PACK PROVIDES A PLATFORM
MUCH credit for Gloucester’s emergence as potential titlechallengers this season has gone to their new No10, Danny Cipriani — who continues to take the breath away with audacious and brilliant passing. But the magician needs a stage to perform on. His pack are providing it. Val Rapava-Ruskin has provided a set-piece cutting edge with his powerful scrummaging, while Lewis Ludlow and Jake Polledri are providing physicality and defensive tackling in the back row, and Ed Slater is another tough, imposing presence.