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Match Report
4 April 2009, 10:00 pm ::
Match Report by Duncan Wood
Gloucester defeated in A League semi
Gloucester United bowed out of the Guinness A League on Thursday evening when they finished on the wrong end of a 55-27 scoreline against London Wasps in the semi final at Dry Leas.
The second half was a much more evenly contested affair, but, despite a spritied Gloucester comeback, Wasps ended up comfortable winners, and for the second time running will now face Northampton Wanderers in the two-legged final likely to be played on April the 20th and 27th.
Wasps started well and edged into a 6-0 lead through two Jeremy Staunton penalties before scrum half Joe Simpson scored the first try of the game on 14 minutes.
Staunton then added a superb solo effort as he broke clear before gathering his own chip ahead to score and slotted the conversion himself for a 20-0 lead.
Gloucester fly half Freddie Burns got Gloucester onto the scoreboard with a penalty as half time approached but Wasps centre Will East scored Wasps' third try.
Adam Eustace and Damien Varley were then sinbinned after a dust up and the first half ended poorly for Gloucester as Wasps extended their lead with a penalty try and a fifth score from winger Lachlan Mitchell. 41-3 at the interval.
Replacement Jonny May scored Gloucester's first try early in the second period but it was quickly cancelled out by one from Wasps' Joe Ward which was quickly followed by another from Varley.
Gloucester dug deep and finished well, scoring three late tries from Charlie Sharples, a second from May and the final word went to flanker Richard Jenkins who scored his side's fourth.
55-27 FT.
Charlie Sharples was amongst the Gloucester try scorers
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