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Vainikolo heads home
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Last updated: 4th January 2008 
Vainikolo: Has returned to New Zealand
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Lesley Vainikolo has been ruled out of Gloucester's clash with Bath on Friday after returning to New Zealand because of a "serious family problem".
The former Bradford Bulls RL winger had only just returned to action at Kingsholm following the death of his brother last month.
However he has now flown back to New Zealand meaning he will miss the visit to Bath, along with the illness-struck James Simpson-Daniel.
Gloucester coach Dean Ryan said: "James reported this morning that he was really not very well at all, and last night we were informed of a serious family problem in New Zealand that Lesley needed to attend urgently.
"Naturally, our thoughts are with him. We will give him as much time as he needs and support him on his return.
"Until that happens, we will be making no further comment."
With both wingers ruled out of the west country derby, Ryan has called James Bailey and Leon Lloyd into his starting XV, with Mark Foster coming in onto the bench.
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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Guinness Premiership | |
| Saturday 13th February | |
| Guinness Premiership | |
| 15:00 | Northampton vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Gloucester vs Harlequins |
| 15:00 | Saracens vs Worcester |
| Sunday 14th February | |
| 15:00 | Leeds Carnegie vs Leicester |
| 16:30 | Wasps vs Sale |
| 16:30 | London Irish vs Bath |
| Friday 19th February | |
| 19:45 | Sale vs Leeds Carnegie |
| Saturday 20th February | |
| 14:15 | Bath vs Worcester |
| 15:00 | Leicester vs Gloucester |
| 15:00 | Harlequins vs Northampton |
| Sunday 21st February | |
| 15:00 | Wasps vs Saracens |
| Friday 26th February | |
| 20:00 | Worcester vs Newcastle |
| Saturday 27th February | |
| 14:00 | Northampton vs Leicester |
| 15:00 | Gloucester vs Sale |
| Sunday 28th February | |
| 15:00 | London Irish vs Harlequins |
| 15:00 | Saracens vs Bath |
| 15:00 | Leeds Carnegie vs Wasps |
| Saturday 6th March | |
| 15:00 | Harlequins vs Worcester |
| 15:00 | Leicester vs London Irish |
| Sunday 7th March | |
| 15:00 | Wasps vs Gloucester |
| 15:00 | Leeds Carnegie vs Saracens |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs Bath |
| Saturday 27th March | |
| 14:15 | Bath vs Harlequins |
| 15:00 | Gloucester vs Leeds Carnegie |
| 15:00 | Worcester vs Leicester |
| Result |
|---|
| Guinness Premiership |
| Saturday 9th January |
| Guinness Premiership |
| Leicester 34 - 8 Wasps |
| Sunday 3rd January |
| Wasps 6 - 12 Newcastle |
| Saturday 2nd January |
| Northampton 24 - 22 London Irish |
| Gloucester 13 - 13 Worcester |
| Leeds Carnegie 15 - 20 Bath |
| Saracens 15 - 22 Leicester |
| Friday 1st January |
| Sale 21 - 16 Harlequins |
| Sunday 27th December |
| Harlequins 20 - 21 Wasps |
| London Irish 23 - 19 Saracens |
| Newcastle 15 - 16 Leeds Carnegie |
| Bath 24 - 8 Gloucester |
| Leicester 32 - 6 Sale |
| Saturday 26th December |
| Worcester 6 - 26 Northampton |
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