Bristol trundled their way almost up to the five metres from the Gloucester line before they were stopped and they've tried to push their way through.

That said, Gloucester's defence has been teak-tough at the moment. Bristol have a penalty advantage...

Back at Kingsholm, Bristol have pumped a penalty to touch and that has given them some excellent field position to attack from...

Don't forget we'll also have updates of Leicester v Northampton here from 17:00 GMT too.

Team news will follow shortly.

Easy slot through by Jason Woodward from close in, and the visitors move in front.

I was at Ashton Gate for the Leicester game last weekend and was impressed with a lot they did. But the Premiership is a bruising business... and ruthless too.

Paddy McAllister has gone off for a head assessment so Gloucester have put Josh Hohneck on as temporary replacement.

Bristol force a penalty from Ben Morgan not rolling away. What will the Bristolians do? Go for the tee...

Bit of meaty defence by Bristol, grubbering through to put Gloucester under pressure, and then attacking in numbers to bundle Charlie Sharples in touch.

Raid on the Gloucester line has been continued, up to the 22 Bristol go. Run aground a little.

Open start to this on a chilly early evening at Kingsholm.

Errors, frantic play and some really hard running have been the hallmarks so far.

Ben Morgan playing like a man with a point to prove, notably to Eddie Jones the England coach!

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Gloucester's record over recent seasons definitely has them tagged in the underachievers camp.

They've already lost five games this season and find themselves at the wrong end of the table. Victory here today would be a double whammy.

Matthew Carley gets us under way and Billy Burns drills a kick down field for Gloucester. Bristol have the ball but punt it back.

Game on - west country derby, at Kingsholm. Packed out.

Bristol might want to take a leaf out of the book of another rival - Bath and their Saracens heroics - as they travel to Kingsholm this afternoon for the first time in eight years.

Their return to the Premiership has been a fairly torrid one but there have been glimpses of joy, and in Jordan Williams, Jason Woodward and Adrian Jarvis they've got some canny operators in the backline.

Well done to England and Eddie Jones. Unbeaten in the calendar year with four wins over Australia in that sequence, including a 3-0 series whitewash.

Reaction can be viewed here...

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Bristol bring Jack Wallace and Adrian Jarvis into their backline.

In the pack, Rob Hawkins is at hooker, while lock Jon Fisher also returns.

Bristol: Woodward; Edwards, Tovey, Hurrell, Wallace; Jarvis, Williams; Traynor, Hawkins, Cortes, Fisher, Sorenson, Eadie, Robinson, Crane (capt).

Replacements: Jones, Bevington, Ford-Robinson, Phillips, Fenton-Wells, Cliff, Searle, Arscott.

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Gloucester name an unchanged starting XV for the third game in a row as they host neighbours Bristol at Kingsholm for the first time in eight years.

They're without winger Jonny May - involved earlier today at Twickenham - Darren Dawidiuk, Jeremy Thrush, Sione Kalamafoni, Andy Symons, Henry Trinder and Tom Marshall.

Gloucester: Hook; Sharples, Scott, Atkinson, Purdy; Burns, Heinz (capt); McAllister, Hibbard, Afoa, Savage, Galarza; Ludlow, Rowan, Morgan.

Replacements: Lindsay, Hohneck, Doran-Jones, Latta, Moriarty, Laidlaw, Twelvetrees, Thorley.

Despite the international focus, we've got plenty to get excited about in the Premiership too.

Two derbies, one from the west, the other the east.

Gloucester and Bristol get us underway at 16:30 GMT. Let's have some team-news.

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Yep, so far a fine afternoon for England at Twickenham, stamping some authority on a very good Aussie team.

Keep your eye on Eddie Jones' record-breakers elect by following the end of the game here...

If this afternoon's rich menu of rugby union hasn't already left you feeling stuffed, then gorge yourselves on a little bit more with the offering of Gloucester v Bristol from 16:30 GMT and Leicester v Northampton from 17:00 GMT.

Come on, loosen your belt and tuck in.

Right, after all that excitement we'll be taking a break, don't forget you can check out the action from the big England v Australia game via the link below.

We'll be back with the build up for Gloucester v Bristol and Leicester v Northampton at about 16:15 GMT.

In the meantime, if you want to read a bit more about Bath's thrilling win against Saracens - click here

You can also listen to Jersey's game with Doncaster by clicking the radio commentary link above.

But for now, enjoy the England game and join us back here later.

Don't get me wrong, that was first-class fare from Bath and Saracens, won in the end by the home side but of course we fully expect attentions to turn to the big England v Australia game.

You can follow that one here.

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One game down, two Premiership games to do. And the small matter of England v Australia.

As for our Get Involved, seems we have a geography lesson on our hand with where people are keeping track of the action...

What a game. Bath have beaten Saracens, the Premiership champions' second defeat of the season.

They began the game with real purpose, building a lead and survived a Saracens fightback toward the break.

Tom Homer's boot was pivotal with three penalties but the defensive effort will have been the most pleasing thing for director of rugby Todd Blackadder.

Sarries did enough in places to win, will their option to kick for the corner rather than take the points be a source of hindsight for Mark McCall?

Time will tell. Saracens stay top, Bath climb above Wasps who play tomorrow.