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Montpellier's Fijian wing Nemani Nadolo celebrates his try against Gloucester
Gloucester Rugby and Montpellier will face off for just the second time in the Heineken Champions Cup on Saturday at Kingsholm Stadium.
The two sides met back in Round 2 with the French side narrowly coming out on top in a 30-27 win at GGL Stadium.
Key facts
- Montpellier have won just once away to Gallagher Premiership opposition in the Heineken Champions Cup, that victory coming against Sale Sharks in 2012/13.
- Gloucester have lost each of their last three matches against TOP 14 opposition in the Heineken Champions Cup, this after winning four in a row before that.
- Gloucester have made the most tackles while Montpellier have won the most turnovers this season.
- Gloucester’s Alex Craig made 28 tackles in Round 4 which is the highest total any player has recorded this season.
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Louis Rees-Zammit of Gloucester dives over to score his side's second try
Gloucester Rugby kept their Heineken Champions Cup quarter-final hopes alive with a 29-6 bonus point win over Montpellier in Pool 5 on Saturday night at Kingsholm.
After a quiet opening 20 minutes, the hosts were pinged for holding on at the breakdown and that allowed Francois Steyn the chance to put Montpellier ahead from the kicking tee and he did just that with the opening three-pointer.
Gloucester had to wait till six minutes before the interval to break down the stubborn Montpellier defence. It was Louis Rees-Zammit who took advantage of holes in the line and handed a delicious offload to Willi Heinz who sauntered over at the posts.
The second half was much more fruitful for the hosts, first running in a try through Rees-Zammit who was on the end of a nice move after a flick wide from Jason Woodward.
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After that slick move, it would be powerful work from the forwards that gave Gloucester the crucial bonus point.
Ben Morgan was the first to go over on 57 minutes after a host of bruising phases battered the fractured Montpellier line.
And the fourth score came eight minutes later when the hosts worked the driving maul to perfection, with Todd Gleave under a pile of players.
That result eliminates Montpellier but gives Gloucester a chance of qualification with a trip to Pool 5 winners Toulouse next weekend in Round 6.
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