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A sample of the video evidence used in the discipline hearing following the citing of Stade Francais's Juan Cruz Guillemain - 17/01/2013 11:39
After an exciting game at Kingsholm last weekend, where the two sides shared eight tries, Gloucester ran out 38-22 winners – keeping their hopes of qualification alive.
But now this weekend Edinburgh play host at Murrayfield where, in Round 2, a last gasp Duncan Hodge drop goal secured a famous win for the Scottish side against Leinster.
If the result in France goes their way, a big win for either side could see them move into second place – giving them a real chance of quarter-final qualification.
- 26/09/1998 14:30
Gloucester are back in Heineken Cup contention after a comfortable 31-14 victory over Edinburgh at Murrayfield on Sunday.
Both sides ran the ball from inside their own half, but the Gloucester pack was dominant throughout and two long-range tries in quick succession meant Edinburgh were playing for pride as early as the hour mark.
Gloucester’s remaining two matches are at home to Pool 2 leaders Leinster and away to tough French outfit Agen, and anything less than two wins will see them knocked out of contention. Edinburgh, however, are already out.
Edinburgh’s Chris Paterson had an early try disallowed by the video referee and Ryan Lamb’s penalty goal ensured the visitors were the first side on the scoreboard.
A professional foul from Edinburgh lock Scott Murray resulted in the home side going down to 14 men for 10 minutes, and he had barely left the field when Gloucester No 8 Luke Harraway scored in the corner. Lamb curled the sideline conversion beautifully through the uprights, and Gloucester took a deserved 10-0 lead into the halftime break.
With Murray still in the bin, team-mate Simon Taylor broke through the Gloucester defence to give fellow backrower Alasdair Strokosch a try, and Paterson’s conversion narrowed the margin to three points.
Gloucester’s Mike Tindall gave his side breathing space by winning a foot-race to touch down an inch inside the dead-ball line, and the England centre also had a hand in the match-clinching try. Edinburgh pressed the visitors’ line, but the ball was turned over and Gloucester ran it from their own line, centre Anthony Allen showing impressive pace to touch down.
Gloucester backrower Peter Buxton was sent to the sin-bin for a professional foul, but nothing was going right for Edinburgh as Willie Walker intercepted a pass 10 metres from his try-line and produced a superb chip for Ollie Morgan to score the visitors’ bonus-point try.
There was just enough time for Walker to receive the game’s third yellow card for a high tackle, and Edinburgh winger Ben Cairns scored from close range.
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