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Gloucester Rugby vs Northampton Saints

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HT ScoreHalf Time Score

Gloucester 21-11 Saints

FT ScoreFull Time Score

Gloucester 27-16 Saints

Attendance

13,781

Referee

Matthew Carley

Gloucester Rugby
Gloucester Rugby
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Summary

Full Time

Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints
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And Gloucester waste no time in ending the game with their penalty. 

80

No try for Saints despite their brilliant work as Brüssow - who started the move - is deemed to be offside. 

79

Saints press up and a chip forwards sits well for Pisi, he offloads to Painter who's over the line but is it down? We're with the TMO...

78

Saints have the 22 drop and though Bigger goes short, Slater gets there. The home side press but Saints earn the penalty. Bigger sends to touch for a lineout just outside Gloucester's 22. 

78

Twelvetrees...

... sends the ball wide from the halfway line. 

77

Penalty Gloucester at the scrum and Cipriani wants to send it to touch but the tee was on the field. Twelvetrees must line up for goal.

76

Biggar's restart doesn't go ten and we set for a scrum on halfway. 

Twelvetrees...

... sends the simple kick through.

75

The tee is on the field and Twelvetrees will kick to goal.

75

Saints still defending for their live but with an advantage coming, eventually Gloucester earn the penalty. 

73

Gloucester maul again but Saints push them backwards. Saints defending doggedly here as the home side push their way closer. They're up to the five metre now...

73

Saints look to come wide but Grayson's looping pass to Harrison finds touch instead. Lineout Gloucester on Saints' 22. 

72

Another solid scrum and Saints defend well as Gloucester pick off the base. Cipriani chips through but Mitchell is there and Saints press forwards again. 

Grayson replaces Tuala as we set the scrum. 

71

Harrison plays the ball of the base again and Collins and Pisi link up out wide to get Saints moving forwards. The ball comes wide the other way but Burrell's pass to Lawes is deemed forwards. 

Balmain is replaced by Knight for the home side. 

70

Eventually Saints earn something for their efforts as Gloucester knock on. Scrum Saints near halfway. 

69

The barrage of tackles from Saints keeps coming and though Trinder steps one defender another takes him down. 

68

Gloucester maul from the lineout but get nowhere and are forced to play it. Scrappy ball from the home side but they manage to keep possession. Saints are defending well here though.

68

Cipriani clears to touch for a home lineout inside Saints' half. 

67

Saints collect the restart and Mitchell boxes it clear. Cipriani is there though and Slater barrels forwards. Saints do well in defence but Gloucester earn a penalty on the floor. 

Mitchell enters play again as Reinach leaves the field.

66

Bigger misses the touchline conversion though.

TRYYYYY COURTS!!

It's the big man at the back of the maul and the Saints forwards charge over!

65

Saint maul into the corner...

And it's a yellow card for Hudson too!

64

Saints have possession as Gloucester clear the restart and press up well. They work their way up before Collins races through up to the home 22. He's held down illegally though and Saints earn the penalty. Bigger sends it to touch.

Woodward is also replaced by Hudson for the home side. 

Waller and Franks are replaced by van Wyk and Painter as we restart. 

Twelvetrees...

... sends his kick through.

60

Gloucester maul from the lineout but in getting nowhere the come out to the midfield. We're playing advantage to Gloucester though and eventually we come back for it. Twelvetrees points to the posts. 

60

Penalty Gloucester at the lineout and Cipriani clears to touch again. Lineout Gloucester inside Saints' 22. 

Ludlam makes way for Gibson as we set for the lineout. 

59

Cipriani sends it to touch again. Lineout Gloucester on halfway again. 

59

Reinach clears but Woodward is there and though Brüssow gets over the ball, Gloucester earn the penalty. 

59

Saints steal the lineout and press forwards again. 

Marais and Hohneck come on for Gloucester with Raparva Ruskin and Hason making way. 

57

Penalty Gloucester at the scrum and Cipriani clears to touch for a lineout on halfway. 

55

Gloucester maul forwards off the lineout and Lawes gets onto the ball. Saints earn the scrum.

54

Gloucester intercept but Saint turn the ball back over and Francis clears to touch. Lineout Gloucester in their own 22. 

54

Saints push forwards off the lineout before Bigger sends a high ball up. Gloucester knock on but Reinach collects and Saints play on. The ball comes wide but it's Ludlam on the wing and the back row can't make the most of the space there.

53

Penalty Saints at the scrum as Gloucester push early. Bigger clears to touch for a lineout on halfway. 

Pisi comes on for Tuitavake as we set the scrum. 

52

Reinach boxes off the back of the lineout and though Bigger chases, Gloucester get there. They play on but knock on out wide. Scrum Saints.

50

Saint get a good shove on but Gloucester retain and clear. Reinach is there and does well to stay in play. Bigger clears and Woodward too clear, this time to touch. Lineout Saints inside their own half.

Hartley returns to play as Fish takes his leave. 

50

Reinach is forced to clear but Bigger gets to it. The ball comes wide where there's space but Brüssow just can't keep a hold of the ball. Scrum Gloucester inside their own half. 

49

Saints do well but Gloucester intercept and clear. Harrison races back for it and Saints play on. 

48

Saints pressure well and force errors from the home team. Penned back in their own 22, Gloucester clear. Lineout Saints inside the home half. 

47

The home side disrupt the lineout though and Vellacott boxes. Gloucester chase and get up for the ball too. 

46

Ludlam gets up to disrupt the lineout before Harrison charges up in defence off the back of it. He earns the penalty on the floor. Biggar sends to touch for a lineout inside Gloucester's 22. 

45

Gloucester chip through and Sharples is in chase. Collins gets there first though and does well to get the ball away to Bigger. The fly-half clears and Gloucester will have the lineout.

44

Slater looks to me through the middle before Cipriani clears. Tuala is there and races forwards. Saints play on.

43

Gloucester try to come wide quickly off the scrum but Burrell is solid in defence. Cipriani tries to chip through but Lawes charges and Harrison is there to collect. Harrison charges forwards but the ball is lost forwards in the next phase and  Gloucester play on. 

42

Reinach comes quickly off the lineout and makes his way up to the Gloucester 22 but his offload to Tuala comes forwards. Scrum Gloucester.

41

Lawes gets up for the lineout and Saints look for maul forwards. They make some ground before Reinach boxes. The kick is just too long though as Banahan marks it. He clears to touch and Saints will have a lineout on halfway again.

40

Good kick chase from Tuitavake as he gets up to slow things down from the restart. Gloucester are forced to box and Saints will have the lineout on halfway. 

40

WE'RE BACK UNDERWAY!

Lots still to do for Saints as we get things restarted here at Kingsholm. 

We set the scrum with he time run out and Gloucester earn a free kick there. They take it quickly before sending into the stands for half-time.

Braley leaves the field just before the last play with Vellacott replacing him. 

39

Harrison scoops off the base again and Collins slips through Gloucester's line before the ball comes out to the midfield again. Burrell charges forwards but the ball is lost in contact. Scrum Gloucester. 

37

Harrison puck up off the base but his pass to Reinach finds Gloucester hands. The ball comes forwards again though and Saints will have another scrum. 

36

Free kick Saints at the lineout and they take it quickly. The forwards push up to the halfway line before Biggar sends a high ball up. Gloucester knock the ball on though and Saints will have the scrum. 

35

Banahan clears the restart and Saints will have a lineout inside their own half. 

Twelvetrees...

... sends the conversion through.

Try Gloucester

There's space outside and Cipriani finds Sharples out there - the wing does the rest. 

33

Scrum down to Gloucester and wide quickly...

32

Lawes gets up for the lineout but the home side keep the ball. And though Brüssow is over the ball again we come back for a knock on advantage to Gloucester in the build up. 

31

Scrappy from Gloucester at the lineout but the manage to keep possession. They barge into Saints' 22 but Brüssow turns over and Bigger clears. Lineout Gloucester just outside Saints' 22. 

30

Gloucester look to maul from the lineout but good defence from Saints holds it. Franks is penalised though and Cipriani clears to touch once more. 

Fish returns from his HIA as we set the lineout with Hartley taking his leave. 

29

The scrum collapses and the penalty goes Gloucester's way. Cipriani clears to touch for a lineout on halfway. 

28

Saints do well to keep the ball at the lineout but the backs come forwards well and work their way into the Gloucester 22. Referee Carley takes a tumble though as he gets too close to the action. We'll restart the game with a Saints scrum inside Gloucester's 22. 

27

After good pressure, Reinach clears and though Gloucester collect the ball, a pass to Banahan finds touch instead. Lineout Saints.

26

Solid scrum from both sides and Gloucester bring the ball out quickly. But sloppy hands in the aftermath almost see a turnover from Saints. It comes just after though and the away side press on.

25

Biggar's restart goes straight out and we're back at halfway for a Gloucester scrum.

Reinach returns from his HIA and Mitchell returns to the bench. 

Twelvetrees...

... sends the kick through to put the home side back ahead. 

23

The home side come back the other way but Bigger and Lawes team up for the try-saving tackle on Banahan. We come back for a penalty advantage to Gloucester and Twelvetrees points to the posts.

21

Mitchell and Collins link up well from the restart but Gloucester get over the ball at the breakdown. The home side come wide but Saints defend well.

Biggar...

... sends the kick through to level the scores.

20

In the meantime Biggar has pointed to the posts. 

Fish and Ribbans leave the field for HIAs and Hartley and Ratuniyarawa come into play. 

20

Biggar, Burrell and Francis get the ball close again before Saints earn another penalty at the breakdown. 

19

The forwards take over and build up the phases close to Gloucester's line.

18

Brüssow breaks off the back of the lineout and gets Saints closer. Lawes makes a good charge before the ball comes out to Burrell in the midfield. Saints are within the five metre now.

18

The lineout goes well for Saints before they earn a penalty. Biggar sends this one downfield to touch too. Lineout Saints inside Gloucester's 22. 

Reinach - who took a large knock in the build up to the yellow card - leaves the field with Mitchell taking his place. 

Yellow card for the Gloucester skipper as the lock is deemed to have taken Waller out illegally. And Biggar sends the resulting penalty into touch for a lineout on halfway. 

17

Gloucester press and though Saints defend well for a time but Raparva Ruskin breaks. The home side make good progress but with a scrap on the floor we come back to talk to the TMO.

16

No conversion from the touchline for Biggar but Saints clear the restart well. Lineout Gloucester back at halfway. 

TRYYYYYY PIERS!!

Tuala barges his way down the wing before sending a brilliant offload in the centre's direction. Francis makes the final yards for the score!!

14

Scrum Saints and a free kick comes there. Harrison takes is quickly and Saints press on. There's space out wide if they can get the ball there...

13

Saints get the ball with some impressive defence and in a strange turn of events Brüssow chips through. We come back for an advantage to Saints though. 

13

Biggar goes short with the restart and Sharples is there. The ball finds touch and it's Gloucester's lineout. 

Twelvetrees...

... sends this kick through to extend the home lead. 

11

Saints are penalised at the restart and Twelvetrees points to the posts again. 

Biggar...

... scores his first league points in a Saints shirt to get Saints off the mark.

9

Burrell comes storming forwards before the ball comes wide. Saints are making progress in the home side's line before earning a penalty at the breakdown. Biggar points for the posts. 

7

A good shove from Saints but Gloucester scramble to keep the ball. They come forwards but a huge hit from Franks slows their progress. before sloppy hands send play backwards into their own half. Braley boxes and it's straight out. Saints lineout inside Gloucester's half. 

6

Biggar's restart find touch too early and we come back for a scrum on halfway. 

6

Twelvetrees...

... sends the conversion wide though.

Try Gloucester

There's no stopping a maul from that distance and the home side are over with Hanson at the base. 

4

Gloucester maul from the lineout and are moving forwards...

3

Gloucester come wide quickly off the lineout but Collins does well to get across for the tackle. The home side have an advantage coming though and eventually we come back for it. Cipriani kicks to the corner. 

2

Morgan takes the restart and Gloucester look to push up. They come wide before Trinder chips it through. Tuala is there though and too chips to touch. Lineout Gloucester on halfway. 

Twelvetrees...

... sends his kick through for the first points of the game. 

1

Penalty Gloucester at the breakdown just after as Saints fail to roll away. Twelvetrees points to the posts. 

1

Ludlam has the first touch of the 2018/19 season and Reinach clears to touch. Lineout Gloucester just inside Saints' half. 

HERE WE GO!!

Saints' Gallagher Premiership season is underway here at Kingsholm!

Starting LineupNorthampton Saints

15

Ahsee Tuala

14

Nafi Tuitavake

13

Luther Burrell

12

Piers Francis

11

Tom Collins

10

Dan Biggar

9

Cobus Reinach

2

James Fish

3

Ben Franks

4

David Ribbans

7

Heinrich Brüssow

8

Teimana Harrison

SubsNorthampton Saints

16

Dylan Hartley

17

Francois van Wyk

18

Ehren Painter

19

Api Ratuniyarawa

20

Jamie Gibson

22

James Grayson

23

Ken Pisi

Opposition LineupGloucester Rugby

15
Jason Woodward
14
Charlie Sharples
13
Henry Trinder
12
Billy Twelvetrees
11
Matt Banahan
10
Danny Cipriani
9
Callum Braley
1
Val Rapava-Ruskin
2
James Hanson
3
Fraser Balmain
4
Ed Slater
5
Mariano Galarza
6
Ruan Ackermann
7
Lewis Ludlow
8
Ben Morgan

SubsGloucester Rugby

16
Franco Marais
17
Josh Hohneck
18
Ciaran Knight
19
Freddie Clarke
20
Jake Polledri
21
Ben Vellacott
22
Owen Williams
23
Tom Hudson
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