The win makes it three in a row at Kingsholm as Gloucester build some momentum at home although it looked ominous at half time.

Gloucester had had the lion's share of possession and territory against a dogged Glasgow outfit but were unable to penetrate the thin dark blue line that was the Glasgow defence.

To rub salt into the wound, Dan Parks caught Gloucester twice with a sucker punch as his penalty and drop goal opened up a 6-0 lead.

Passions were running high as it appeared that Gloucester were getting the thin end of the wedge at this point when it came to refereeing decisions and a crescendo of boos greeted the half time whistle.

Yet Gloucester completely turned things around in the second period, taking the game to Glasgow. The visitors were forced onto the back foot and Gloucester were in no mood to let them off the hook.

Confidence grew and tries duly followed although it might be hyper critical to suggest that there could have been more.

The win was the main thing, however, and will lift Gloucester spirits ahead of the West Country derby at Bath next weekend.
The game started 10 minutes late as the pitch covers had frozen solid overnight but the Gloucester ground staff and stewards worked wonders to move them revealing a fine playing surface underneath.

Gloucester started brightly and a chip ahead caused problems for the Glasgow defence as an awkward bounce eluded the retreating DTH Van der Merwe.

James Simpson-Daniel also tested the visitors defence with an arcing run but was dragged down before being able to offload to the supporting Charlie Sharples.

It was also a fractious opening with both sides squaring up to each other on two occasions with perhaps a bit of bad feeling carrying over from last weekend?

Gloucester made most of the opening running but Glasgow had the first chance, perhaps luckily, as Stortoni dropped an up and under on midfield but it fell kindly for Richie Vernon who motored into the Gloucester 22.

The cover got to him but Andrew Hazell interfered with the ball at the breakdown and was duly sinbinned. Dan Parks kicked the penalty for 0-3 after 14 minutes.

But Gloucester lifted the crowd minutes later as Nicky Robinson broke from his own 22. Rory Lawson was in support and Dave Attwood a tap tackle away from scoring.

Gloucester recycled and Scott Lawson seemed set to put Strokosch in for the score but Glasgow winger Mark McCall got back to intercept on the retreat.

Hazell returned from the bin and the game was still being mainly played in the Warriors' 22 but Gloucester were unable to break down a well drilled defence despite plenty of possession.

And Glasgow promptly punished Gloucester on 26 minutes as they moved efficiently downfield before Parks dropped back into the pocket and dropped a goal to open up a 0-6 lead.

It was frustrating stuff for the Kingsholm crowd who were doing their best to get behind their side but were losing patience with the spoiling tactics of the Warriors at the breakdown and the seeming reluctance of the referee to punish them.

This disgruntlement grew even further when referee Garces penalised Gloucester at a scrum on their own put in but Parks' penalty dipped just under the bar as the Kingsholm crowd cried justice.

The first half finished as it had played out, with Gloucester pressing but unable to breakthrough and the half time whistle blew to unhappy noises from the home crowd.

Gloucester obviously needed a good start to the second period and got one when Nicky Robinson booted a penalty via the crossbar from distance to get the home side onto the scoreboard.

Gloucester then found some running room with Attwood and Delve linking well to power into the Warriors' 22. Gloucester worked the ball back right and looked to have an overlap but cold hands let them down and the chance was gone.

However, the Gloucester pack then won a minor battle as they forced a penalty at a Glasgow scrum and Robinson levelled the scores with half an hour to go.

Gloucester then enjoyed their best spell of the game as they hung onto the ball and stretched the Warriors' defence left and right.

Simpson-Daniel featured more than once and eventually freed Charlie Sharples after sublime hands from Luke Narraway and Sharples wriggled and spun in the tackle to touch down in the corner and give Gloucester an 11-6 lead to delight the crowd.

The referee was now giving Gloucester a few decisions and momentum was building and Robinson added a 66th minute penalty for 16-6 after Olly Morgan leapt like a salmon to claim a Robinson up and under and Glasgow killed the ball at the ensuing ruck.

Morgan was again the architect as Alex Brown added Gloucester's second try on 70 minutes as he slipped a tackle and broke into the Glasgow 22. Robinson and Sharples took the ball on before Strokosch offloaded superbly out of the tackle for Brown to touch down and seemingly make the game safe.

Glasgow lifted their game and hit back in an attempt to get back into the game but the home defence were in no mood to relinquish their supremacy.

A third try, and a second for Sharples, just before the final whistle was disallowed for a forward pass as Gloucester looked to finish in style.

But it did little to spoil the mood as the Gloucester faithful made their way home with the prospect of Christmas dinner tasting that little bit better!