European Challenge Cup could be a Gloucester swansong for Tom...

Tom Palmer topped the tackle count in Gloucester's European Challenge Cup victory over Connacht but the competition could prove to be his Cherry and White swansong.

The evergreen lock was relentless in the 14-7 quarter-final triumph over the Irish province, pitching in with 19 tackles and not a single miss.

Gloucester face Exeter Chiefs in the semi-finals at Kingsholm on April 18 and Palmer will be desperate to keep his European dreams alive.

It is understood that the former Wasps and Stade Francais second-row, who is now 36-years-old, was signed on a one-year contract and has not yet been …

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