The power pack of the home side was the dominant factor, despite a spirited Edinburgh fight-back when the backs got ball to play with.

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Gloucester started strongly, former England centre Mike Tindall collecting a chip through to score under the posts, Willie Walker converting. The a loose pass in midfield gave James Simpson-Daniel a 60 yard run to the line, Walker again adding the conversion for a 14-0 lead.

Edinburgh refused to lie down and their backs were a constant threat, left wing Ben Cairns going over for their first try. Hugo Southwell also scored, going over in the corner shortly before half time, Chris Paterson landing both conversions.

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In between those tries Gloucester’s forward pressure had taken its toll, hooker Olivier Azam scoring after a driving maul from a lineout.

The second half started with Edinburgh levelling things at 22 all through a well taken try by centre Marcus di Rollo, but the Gloucester forwards had the last laugh. They dominated the rest of the half as the home team resorted to a containing kicking game before centre Anthony Allen and wing Mark Foster scored late tries to secure the bonus point and a first win in this year’s Heineken Cup for the west countrymen.