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Gloucester Rugby:

15. Tom Hudson; 14. Henry Purdy, 13. Andy Symons, 12. Billy Twelvetrees, 11. Ollie Thorley; 10. Billy Burns, 9. Willi Heinz (capt); 1. Josh Hohneck, 2. James Hanson, 3. John Afoa; 4. Tom Savage, 5. Jeremy Thrush; 6. Jake Polledri, 7. Lewis Ludlow, 8. Ruan Ackermann

Replacements:

16. Richard Hibbard, 17. Paddy McAllister, 18. Gareth Denman, 19. Ed Slater, 20. Freddie Clarke, 21. Ben Vellacott, 22. Lloyd Evans, 23. Mark Atkinson

Unavailable for selection:

Fraser Balmain, Tom Denton, Mariano Galarza, David Halaifonua, Tom Marshall, Motu Matu'u, Ben Morgan, Ross Moriarty, Val Rapava Ruskin, Jacob Rowan, Charlie Sharples, Henry Trinder, Owen Williams, Jason Woodward

Newcastle Falcons:-

15 Simon Hammersley

14 Alex Tait

13 Belisario Agulla

12 Juan Pablo Socino

11 Sinoti Sinoti

10 Joel Hodgson

9 Sam Stuart

1 Rob Vickers

2 Scott Lawson

3 Jon Welsh

4 Will Witty

5 Sean Robinson

6 Mark Wilson

7 Will Welch (captain)

8 Nili Latu

Replacements

16 Kyle Cooper

17 Sami Mavinga

18 Scott Wilson

19 Calum Green

20 Gary Graham

21 Ruaridh Dawson

22 Toby Flood

23 Chris Harris

is Trinder crocked?

Think he picked up a knock in training, no other explanation really. First start for Hanson, Second for Hudson, Falcons back row looks tasty, and the weather looks pants - attritional game, not a happy hunting ground for glos normally and away we are dire....

Falcons by 4

Healey reckons Newcastle by 6.

This is fairly dire from Newcastle. Quite why Richards thought Hodgson was a better choice than Flood remains a mystery worthy of Poirot

Just as Worcester miss Hougaard, Falcons miss Takalua. He gives them a real threat at 9 which really helps keep defences honest. Wouldn't solve all their problems, but it would help.

Trying to watch Sinoti, and just getting the sense that whilst he's electric in attack, he seems pretty lazy in defence?

Strange game. Newcastle with 2/3 possession and territory but didn't look dangerous at all. Polledri, Savage, Ackermann and Ludlow all with in excess of 20 tackles according to ESPN.

Just seems like a case of keep Sinoti quiet (With no Goneva or Takalau) and you keep Newcastle quiet.

Glos defence relentless and maintained structure throughout.

We are no longer dire away from home

Win the next 2 away and maybe you'll be edging around the corner.

Impressive from Glaws. Newcastle really should have posed more questions with the ball but theres no denying Glaws are looking a very compact, disciplined side. Thought their 2 flankers were excellent.

I didn’t see the game, but that’s an impressive result for Gloucester.

I like what I’ve seen from Jake Polledri. I know he is Italian qualified but is he actually tied to Italy?

I've been more impressed by Ludlow honestly, topping the tackle charts, always there in support and won a few decent turnovers.