Vickery sticks with Gloucester

England's Phil Vickery has signed a one-year extension to his contract with Gloucester keeping him at Kingsholm until 2007.

The prop returned from a series of bad injuries to see out the enitre game in the Zurich Premiership loss to Leicester.

"I'm pleased my future is at Gloucester. It's been a mixed season so far with my injuries and the results we've had but I want to be part of where this club is going," said Vickery.

"We face Ulster in the Heineken Cup on Friday and we know how important that match is. That's followed by a Powergen Cup quarter-final and then key Premiership matches. We know what we've got to do in the next few months."