Summary

  • FT: Gloucester 31-23 Saracens

  • Mako Vunipola lasts 70 minutes on his Sarries return

  • Gloucester's Burns stretchered off injured

  • Saracens miss chance to go top of the table

  • Gloucester - Try: Marshall, Thrush, Hibbard; Cons: Burns 2: Pens: Burns 3, Twelvetrees

  • Saracens - Try: Brits, Fraser; Cons: Lozowski 2; Pens: Bosch, Lozowski 2

  1. get involved

    Get Involved #bbcrugbypublished at 19:35 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017

    How important is a fit Mako Vunipola to the England national team?

    Eddie Jones,(R) the England head coach talks to Mako Vunipola during the England training sessionImage source, Getty Images

    With prop Mako Vunipola returning from injury for Saracens how important could he be in Eddie Jones' plans?

    Tweet your thoughts to us by using the #bbcrugby hashtag and we will feature the best responses here.

  2. Bounce back time?published at 19:33 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017

    Gloucester v Saracens [19:45 GMT]

    Saracens may have lost at Sixways last weekend but Mark McCall’s side haven’t lost back-to-back first team games since May 2015 and have won six of their last seven meetings with Gloucester.

  3. Holm advantagepublished at 19:30 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017

    Gloucester v Saracens [19:45 GMT]

    Gloucester’s only defeat at Kingsholm in any tournament since early October was by a single point in Round 12 – needless to say they’ll fancy their chances this evening.

  4. Saracens team newspublished at 19:27 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017

    Gloucester v Saracens [19:45 GMT]

    Saracens and England prop Mako Vunipola returns from nine weeks out with a knee injury as Sarries make four changes from their defeat at Worcester.

    Centre Marcelo Bosch and prop Juan Figallo are back but the originally named full-back Duncan Taylor has failed a late fitness test. 

    Taylor is replaced by his fellow Scotland team-mate Sean Maitland. 

    Saracens: Maitland; Ashton, Bosch, Barritt (capt), Ellery; Lozowski, Wigglesworth; M Vunipola, Brits, Figallo, Rhodes, Hamilton, Fraser, Burger, Wray.

    Replacements: Saunders, Barrington, Du Plessis, Flanagan, Brown, Spencer, Malins, Gallagher.

  5. Gloucester team newspublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017

    Gloucester v Saracens [19:45 GMT]

    Gloucester make five changes from their loss to Leicester for tonight’s visit of champions Saracens.

    Backs David Halaifonua and Matt Scott plus forwards Salesi Ma'afu, Ben Morgan and Ross Moriarty all return to start.

    Gloucester: Marshall; Sharples, Scott, Twelvetrees, Halaifonua; Burns, Heinz (capt); Hohneck, Hibbard, Ma'afu; Savage, Thrush; Moriarty, Rowan, Morgan.

    Replacements: Matu'u, Thomas, Doran-Jones, Galarza, Ludlow, Braley, Hook, Trinder.

  6. Round 14 recappublished at 19:22 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017

    Tom VarndellImage source, Getty Images

    It’s fair to say that Round 14 was a fairly eventful one!

    The good news at Ashton Gate was that Tom Varndell broke the Premiership all-time try-scoring record, however the bad news was his side's 8-42 defeat to Harlequins and his own injury. 

    Elsewhere Worcester shocked the competition with their victory over Saracens, Wasps and Exeter enthralled with their draw at Sandy Park and we witnessed a last-minute thriller at The Rec.

  7. Big weekend aheadpublished at 19:18 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017

    Of course tonight it's all about Kingsholm before we move into three Saturday fixtures and two Sunday offerings with all five matches kicking off at 15:00 GMT on their respective days. 

    Saturday 17 February 

    Bath Rugby v Harlequins 

    Worcester v Exeter 

    Leicester v Bristol 

    Sunday 18 February

    Newcastle v Northampton 

    Sale v Wasps 

  8. Friday Night Lights!published at 19:15 Greenwich Mean Time 17 February 2017

    Gloucester v Saracens [19:45 GMT]

    KingsholmImage source, Getty Images

    We don’t know about you but finishing work on a Friday and settling in for a set of Friday Night Lights is a pretty great way to start the weekend.

    With it being a fallow week in the Six Nations all of our attentions are focused on domestic matters and Round 15 has some crackers on the cards.