Ahead of Sunday, when Gloucester-Hartpury get their title defence underway against Leicester Tigers - live on TNT Sports - I aquaplaned my way along the M40 to Kingsholm, and not just because Emma Sing had baked a Kinder Bueno banana bread for the ages.
The line-ups for the upcoming Allianz PWR final have been confirmed, with Gloucester-Hartpury naming an unchanged side from their semi-final team and Bristol Bears making three changes.
The jubilant scenes at the Premier 15s final on June 24th are the ones which make the early season montages now, but this was a side who genuinely relished the entire journey - who had a hoot making history. Gloucester-Hartpury were mightily impressive across the board last season. Can they be even better this time?
