Volcano set for his Glaws comeback in Bourgoin tie Look out Bourgoin, the Volcano will be making his Gloucester comeback in the Heineken Cup on Saturday, hoping to get the result that will clinch a place in the quarter finals of the competition. Lesley Vainikolo is back after going home to New Zealand following the death of one of his brothers, and its been confirmed that he will play at Kingsholm on Saturday.

Hospital staff to get �100 bonus Staff at three Gloucestershire hospitals are in line for a �100 bonus as their share in a �5m surplus.

Les misses Bourgoin trip after family bereavement Lesley Vainikolo will miss Gloucester�s Heineken Cup trip to Bourgoin on Friday night after flying home to New Zealand because of a family bereavement. Also out, because of injury, are flanker Andy Hazell and lock Marco Bortolami. Hazell will be out until the New Year with a twisted knee while Bortolami has a less serious calf problem.

Bourgoin 7-31 Gloucester Gloucester take a firm grip on Heineken Cup Pool 2 with a 31-7 victory away to Bourgoin in eastern France.

Gloucester 26-18 Ospreys Gloucester stretch clear at the top of Pool Two as they beat the Ospreys in a Heineken Cup cracker at Kingsholm.

Aussie Paul the latest star to arrive at Glaws The latest – and for now the last – in a long line of big-name newcomers has arrived at Kingsholm as Gloucester continue to demonstrate to the rest of the Guinness Premiership that they really mean business this season. As if starting the campaign with five straight wins wasn�ft enough, now former Australia hooker Jeremy Paul has turned up to strength the squad further.

Gloucester change a winning team for Sale test Coach Dean Ryan continues his policy of changing a winning team as he fully utilises Gloucester�s strength in depth for Saturday�s Kingsholm clash with Sale Sharks. In fact, the coach has even been forced to make a change to his changed side, with scrum-half Gareth Cooper a late withdrawal with a hamstring injury picked up in training this week.

Tindall returns for Gloss-Wuss derby The strength in depth of Gloucester�s squad - even while the World Cup is on - is underlined early in the season as they are forced to make changes in the backs for Saturday night�s Kingsholm derby against Worcester Warriors. New boys Lesley Vainikolo and Leon Lloyd are both out injured, but coach Dean Ryan has two top-class replacements to call on in their places.