RUGBY Live

Finished Kingsholm

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Gloucester

Newcastle

Live Commentary
Time:80'
- Gloucester
- Newcastle
- 80' There goes the final whistle. It's an impressive win for Gloucester as they move up to third place in the Guinness Premiership. Thanks for following the action with us. Goodnight!
- 77' TRY!! Newcastle salvage some pride with a try from Phil Dowson. Rory Clegg kicks the conversion.
- 75' Willie Walker successfully kicks the conversion.
- 75' TRY!! Within minutes Simpson-Daniel grabs another. Can he make it a hat-trick too?
- 71' TRY!! James Simpson-Daniel scores a deserved try to add an extra bonus point for a fourth try.
- 67' TRY!! Iain Balshaw completes his hat-trick. James Simpson-Daniel sets up the move with good ball carrying and a little jink and surely Gloucester cannot lose from this position. The conversion is missed.
- 64' Barkley kicks the resultant penalty to punish the Falcons further.
- 63' Newcaste full-back Steve Jones is sin-binned for a cynical challenge with Gloucester on the attack.
- 56' Rory Clegg makes a good run but he fails to release the ball and Gloucester can clear to relieve the pressure.
- 51' TRY!! Tom May scores for Newcastle. They just won't lie down and are hanging in there. Clegg misses the chance to score an extra 2 points though.
- 48' Gloucester respond and Barkley slots over a penalty. 19-11 now!
- 45' TRY!! The Falcons cross the line through Matt Thompson as Gloucester show a lack of concentration at the line-out. The visitors are right back in it at 16-11 now despite Clegg failing to convert.
- 41' The players are back out and the match restarts.
- 40' Finally, Olly Barkley has his kicking boots back on. Ironic cheers from the crowd accompany his penalty kick and that's the last of the action before the break.
- 37' TRY!!! Balshaw scores again. Mike Tindall drove some hard yards and Peter Buxton and Barkley create the space for Balshaw to stretch the Gloucester lead on the stroke of half-time. Barkley fails to convert again.
- 35' Barkley has a chance to increase Gloucester's lead again but slices his kick this time.
- 34' A difficult job trying to step in to Jonny Wilkinson's boots but Rory Clegg gets off to a good start with three points from a penalty to close the gap.
- 29' Wilkinson was enjoying a good game despite one wayward drop-goal attempt. Gloucester fans show their appreciation for an England great as he goes off.
- 27' Bad news for Newcastle! Jonny Wilkinson hobbles off with a leg injury and Rory Clegg comes on as his replacement.
- 19' TRY!!! It's a well constructed try with good work by Barkley and Marco Bortolami to set-up Iain Balshaw who crosses the line. Barkley hooks his conversion attempt so 8-3 it remains. The Gloucester crowd lifted after that though.
- 13' Gloucester fly-half Olly Barkley responds with a penalty kick of his own to level at 3-3.
- 2' Jonny Wilkinson puts Newcastle ahead with a penalty kick.
- - Welcome to LIVE text comments of Gloucester v Newcastle in the Guinness Premiership.

Summary

Gloucester	versus	Newcastle
Balshaw 19’, 37’, 67’, Simpson-Daniel 71’, 75’	Tries	Thompson 45’, May 51’, Dowson 77’
Walker 75’	Conversions	Clegg 77’
Barkley 13’, 40’, 48’, 64’	Penalties	Wilkinson 2’, Clegg 34’
	Drops

Live Team Line-Up

Gloucester

Manager: Dean Ryan

On the Field
- Wood
- Lawson
- Dickinson
- Bortolami
- Brown
- Buxton
- Strokosch
- Narraway
- Cooper
- Barkley
- Balshaw ×3
- Tindall
- Watkins
- Simpson-Daniel ×2
- Morgan
Subs
- Young
- Hazell
- Azam
- Lawson
- Walker
- Foster
- Satala
Injured

None

Suspended

None
Newcastle

Manager: Steve Bates

On the Field
- Ward
- Thompson
- Hayman
- Perry
- Sorensen
- Balding
- Williamson
- Dowson
- Charlton
- Wilkinson
- Phillips
- May
- Noon
- Visser
- Jones
Subs
- Long
- McDonnell
- Winter
- Swinson
- Young
- Davey
- Clegg
Injured

None

Suspended

None