Guitoune drives Gloucester towards their own line with a massive hit. Then under pressure Kalamafoni is forced to seal off, handing Hook the chance to cancel out the previous penalty.

Despite little to no territory in the first quarter the Cherry and Whites will be glad to find themselves within 1 point.

Gloucester earn a penalty off the maul but this time Twelvetrees points to the posts.

Great cheer from the crowd as Twelvetrees knocks a penalty into the corner. Big maul to come!

Mjekevu can't deal with an ariel bomb from Twelvetrees and looses the ball forward. Gloucester now on the attack in the French side's 22.

After 10 minutes we can take out first breathe as we wait for a line out to form. The start has been frantic from both sides! The most recent stat shows 22 tackles made by Gloucester to Perpingnan's 0.

Perpignan build more pressure after regained possession from after a chip from Lopez. Some good footwork and hands saw Strokosch make a half break and offload. But support is slow to arrive and the ball is turned over.

Superb start for the french side! They retained possession from the restart and built phases in the Gloucester 22. Camille Lopez then opts to put boot to ball and turn the Gloucester defence. The ball sat up perfectly for Mjekevu who showed some quick hands to put Hook in for the game's first try.

In late team news Burns has been ruled out with Billy Twelvetrees stepping into the fly half role.

Good evening and welcome to Ultimate Rugby's coverage here in Kingsholm, where Gloucester host Perpignan in both side' opening Heineken Cup match. Needless to say both sides will be looking to get off the mark with a win but the home side appear to have a slight advantage according to Paddy Power. The Cherry and Whites will have a point to prove after a disappointing loss to Exeter last week. While Perpignan bring some momentum into the game having beaten Biarritz last time out.
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