Home defence ship four tries at Kingsholm Gloucester's poor start to the season has become a whole lot worse after Wasps inflicted a 35-6 Guinness Premiership thrashing of the Cherry and Whites at Kingsholm. Bryan Redpath's side shipped four tries despite having more possession for the majority of the match - the difference between the two sides largely down to their respective defences. With man of the match Serge Betsen to the fore, the visitors withstood everything Gloucester threw at them; in contrast, the home side were woeful on the back foot as Wasps' sliced their way through with at times embarrassing ease. The fact that Wasps' first three visits to the Gloucester 22 yielded 15 points sums up a match in which Mark Van Gisbergen touched down twice, with Dominic Waldouck and Betsen himself joining the full-back on the... [read full story]
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Kingsholm crossing: Van Gisbergen Gloucester suffered their fourth domestic defeat of the season on Saturday as Wasps picked up a 35-6 bonus-point success at Kingsholm. More to follow... For Gloucester: Pen: Spencer 2 For...
Wasps will be hoping to take advantage of any slip-ups by the Guinness Premiership's top two when they travel to Gloucester in today's late kick-off. The London club sit third in the table with four victories in five matches...
Gloucester boss Bryan Redpath makes just two changes to his starting line-up to take on Wasps on Saturday. Spencer returns at fly half for his first start of the Guinness Premiership campaign, having recovered from a broken toe...
David Lemi, Paul Sackey, Carlos Spencer, Lesley Vainikolo, Joe Simpson, Dominic Waldouck, Rugby Soccer, Rugby Union
