By BEN JAYCOCK

A hooker crisis at Kingsholm last season saw tyro Seb Blake chucked in at the deep end but now he wants to make the Gloucester No.2 jersey his own.
The 21-year-old made three appearances in the Premiership Cup in the 2021/22 season and looked set to play a similar role in last year’s campaign.
However, the more experienced Gloucester hookers – George McGuigan, Jack Singleton and Santiago Socino – all picked up injuries at crucial points in the season, resulting in Blake making 18 appearances in all competitions, including Gloucester’s narrow defeat in the Champions Cup last...