Thursday Round-Up
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Thursday Round-Up
Trinder signs new Gloucester deal
Gloucester Rugby have confirmed that centre Henry Trinder has agreed a new deal to remain with the club beyond the end of the current season.
Closing in on a century of appearances for the club, the 26 year old has made four appearances this season.
News of Trinder's new deal comes as a welcome boost as he nears a return to fitness following a hamstring injury.
The Swindon-born midfielder made his Gloucester Rugby debut in February 2008 as a replacement against Sale Sharks, before making his first start against London Irish in January 2009.
Trinder has represented his country at U20 and Saxons level, and played for England in a non-cap international against the Barbarians.
Chiefs injury woes ease
Exeter boss Rob Baxter has had good news on the injury front, as many of his star players come back into training.
Hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie marked his return to first team action following a broken thumb at Worcester a fortnight ago, while the sight of Dave Ewers and Henry Slade both out and about in training this week is equally encouraging.
Meanwhile, locks Damian Welch and Mitch Lees are also progressing nicely in terms of their rehab programmes, although both are still some way from returning to competitive action.
“Things are starting to look a lot better on that front,” said Baxter. “Henry was out kicking today, which seems remarkable where that time has gone, while Dave Ewers is doing a lot more and is not too far away from a return.
“At the same time, Luke Cowan-Dickie is getting himself back to full fitness and really settled in, Lewis Stevenson is also beginning to get really settled in, and we’re knocking the weeks of in terms of Mitch and Damo, so we’re looking at what could be a very exciting period of time at the end of the season where we should have a very strong squad.
“Right now, though, we’ve just got to get our heads down, knuckle down and make sure we are performing well now. We’ve been doing that and the lads that have been playing have done very well, but we’re looking for more big performances from them.”
