The scoreline looks lopsided but Gloucester more than played their part in front of a full house remaining in the game right up until the final quarter when they were only 17-5 down and pushing hard.

What did prove to be the difference, however, was the Wallabies ability to finish off any chances that were presented to them. Several of their scores came from deep and as a result of a Gloucester error.

It was a lesson for some of Gloucester's youngsters but all the side can take credit for the way they took the game to Australia and gave the Wallabies a good work out ahead of their Test with England on Saturday.

It was also a great event for the club in general. The Gloucester supporters showed their support for their side by packing out Kingsholm and then getting behind the team in vocal fashion.

Gloucester had wanted the game to be a big occasion and the pre match routine included a burst of green and gold and cherry white streamers, pyrotechnics and a mascot for every player.

Quade Cooper had the game's first scoring opportunity when Gloucester were penalised frustratingly having nicked a Wallabies lineout. Cooper's kick looked destined to miss but sneaked inside the left hand upright for 0-3 after five minutes.

And, on nine minutes, if anyone had any doubt about how much this game meant to both sides then the dust up between the two packs would have dispelled them!

And there were promising signs for the home team as they tested the Wallabies defense with Carlos Spencer pulling the strings but it was the visitors who were next on the scoreboard.

Tatafu Polata made the incisive break but was hauled down just just of the Gloucester line. Gloucester killed the ball but a quick tap and cross kick found Ryan Cross who stepped inside neatly for the game's first try converted by Cooper.

Cross' father, following the tour, had travelled by taxi from London to watch his son play so the score will have eased the pain on his wallet!

A good spell followed for Gloucester as they spent much of the next 10 minutes in and around the Wallabies' 22 and Kingsholm was brought to life as a catch and drive threatened.

The Wallabies pulled it down to concede the penalty but a quick tap followed and Spencer floated a cross kick to Sharples who offloaded superbly under pressure for Freddie Burns to dive in triumphantly for the try. 5-10 after 26 minutes.

But the Wallabies then showed their class as Cross opened up the midfield defence from first phase and offloaded to the supporting Tyrone Smith who scored on debut. Cooper's conversion extended the lead to 5-17.

The game was opening up and Burns launched an ambitious counter from deep but the ball bounced kindly for the Wallabies who poured forward through Burgess and Cooper but a knock on halted the move with a try beckoning.

The Wallabies turned over the scrum and Cooper almost jinked his way over but the defence held and Gloucester then showed fine ambition but Tom Voyce, who had waited so long for a start on the wing, was given two poor passes to work with to leave the score unchanged at half time.

Gloucester had been far from disgraced in the first half and had shown enough in attack to trouble the Wallabies. At 5-17 they were still in touch but would have to be wary of the visitors' ability to strike from anywhere.

Gloucester made a good start and the Kingsholm crowd were well into the game. Dave Lewis made a superb sniping break and Akapusi Qera was in good support only for the Wallabies defence to scramble back and Gloucester turned the ball over to end the threat.

The match was still hugely competitive but a phase of aimless kicking entered proceedings but Gloucester were still pressing hard and Henry Trinder, who had gone well to this point, pinned the visitors back with a superb touchfinder that rolled into the corner only for the Wallabies to work their way out of danger.

If the Wallabies had come into this came wanting a defensive workout, they were certainly getting it but the game went into the final quarter with no further addition to the score.

It had been all Gloucester but the Wallabies silenced the crowd as they struck from deep with Drew Mitchell prominent in defence then attack.

The winger first put in a shuddering hit on Tim Molenaar in the Wallabies 22 to jar the ball loose then finished off a move fashioned by Quade Cooper's quick hands and second row Dave Dennis' gallop from deep. Cooper then added the conversion for 5-24 after 65 minutes.

Gloucester were still pushing hard but Mitchell's well finished second try, albeit from a very forward looking pass effectively closed the door. Cooper's conversion produced a harsh looking scoreline made even more severe as Cooper himself ran back a loose clearance past a tiring defence for the fifth try.

It was a demonstration of clinical finishing and showed exactly why those wearing Green and Gold are international class players.

What those wearing Cherry and White can take heart from, however, is that there was very little between the sides for so long this evening.