Humphreys praises Gloucester grit

09 May 2015Jonny May, Dan Thomas and Henry Purdy scored Gloucester's tries with Greig Laidlaw converting one and kicking six penalties.

Alex Lewington and Andy Short scored tries for the Irish with Chris Noakes adding a penalty.

"It was a difficult game as the first 20 minutes were funny being stuck in our 22.

The character of the side then shone through as we refused to give up easy points," Humphreys said.

"We had a strong wind in our favour in the second half so we dug in and took our opportunities when they arrived.

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