Robson picks up the back of the rook and dives for the line but he is unlucky to be held up and referee brings it back for a 5 meter scrum.

From the resulting penalty Gloucester finally win their first scrum of the game and a penalty and Hook brings them into the Brive half.

The referee has had enough of the poor scrummaging with the scrums continuing to collapse. and sends Jordain and Thomas to the bin and both sides will now have 14 players for the next 10 minutes

Wow this man has pace and on his 150th appearance Charlie Sharples gets his second of the night. Laidlaw kicks a box kick into the corner and Sharples with his blistering pace gets their before Namy and goes over under the posts. Laidlaw adds the extras and now the game is up for Brive as Gloucester push for the all important 4th try.

Brive now start to ring the changes as they look for a way back into this game.

Gloucester get their second try of the game and it all started from another blistering run from Jonny May. Gloucester went through the phases with Afoa finding a gap and offloading to Hook and the Welsh international touches down under the posts. Laidlaw adds the extras and now the homeside lead by 20. Is their anyway back for Brive.

virtually infront of the posts kick for Laidlaw and he makes no mistake and the homeside now lead 13-0.

From the resulting attack Gloucester earn another penalty and Laidlaw will go for the posts once more.

Gloucester into the Brive 22 after some strong running from Sharples and May.

James Hook gets the second half underway.