Summary

  • Gloucester progress with third victory, Edinburgh remain on one win

  • FT: Exeter 19-17 Glasgow

  • Exeter progress in Champions Cup after third win, Glasgow on one win & two losses

  1. Second half beginspublished at 40 mins

    Edinburgh 5-3 Gloucester

    Off we go. I'm not sure how the first half stayed relatively scoreless, but I'm sure the second half will have more than eight points.

    Adam Hastings kicks us off.

    The HiveImage source, SNS
  2. Edinburgh blow big chancepublished at 18:24 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    HT: Edinburgh 5-3 Gloucester

    Andy Burke
    BBC Scotland at the Hive

    Groans greeted the half-time whistle from the Edinburgh fans because they know that was a big chance in the last play of the half to really take a grip of this match.

    There has not been a huge amount of action on either try-line, but it has been a compelling first 40 nonetheless.

    Darcy Graham looks like he could cut loose every time he gets his hands on the ball and Edinburgh will want to get it to him as often as possible in the second half. Gloucester will be thinking the same in relation to the likes of Jonny May and Louis Rees-Zammit.

  3. Postpublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    HT: Edinburgh 5-3 Gloucester

    Andy Wyman
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire summariser

    I think the score is a fair reflection of the first half. Things have been so tight, with both defences coming up really quickly.

    I thought Edinburgh might carry more directly than they have and use their physique up front.

    The point of difference for the try was Seb Atkinson's yellow card.

  4. Half-time Edinburgh 5-3 Gloucesterpublished at 18:17 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January

    It may have been a low-scoring affair, but it was breathless at times.

    Edinburgh have had the better of it, and made their brief man advantage count when Glen Young scored in the corner.

    However, the hosts have been a little ill-disciplined and they have allowed Gloucester within two points when Adam Hastings slotted a penalty.

    Still no idea which way this one is going.

    Glen Young scoresImage source, SNS
  5. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Edinburgh 5-3 Gloucester

    Edinburgh try to run through Bill Mata but Gloucester bring the big man down.

    Dave Cherry hits a great line but inches short of the line, Gloucester captain Lewis Ludlow somehow turns over. That's a try-saver, for sure.

  6. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Edinburgh 5-3 Gloucester

    Ben Healy stabs another kick through and Harry Paterson chases.

    Caolan Englefield slides in feet first, slide tackling Paterson who flips through the air, acrobatically.

    It's just a penalty and they kick to the corner.

  7. Penalty Edinburgh 5-3 GLOUCESTERpublished at 38 mins

    Adam Hastings

    Chance for Gloucester to get on the scoreboard as WP Nel is penalised for not rolling away sufficiently.

    Up steps Adam Hastings, and he's on the scoresheet in his hometown.

  8. Postpublished at 34 mins

    Edinburgh 5-0 Gloucester

    Gloucester are coming forward and offering a real threat for the first time. Seb Atkinson is back on and takes a big carry near the 22m line, but a big Glen Young tackle forces the visitors back.

    Adam Hastings tries the banana kick in behind the defence, but he gets it wrong. In the battle of the Scotland number 10s, Healy is winning at the moment.

  9. Glen Young errr... glides in for Edinburgh's trypublished at 31 mins

    Edinburgh 5-0 Gloucester

    Glen YoungImage source, SNS
  10. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Edinburgh 5-0 Gloucester

    Edinburgh have numbers on the right but Darcy Graham spots a gap and bumps through the tackles like a pinball.

    Ben Healy tests the Gloucester defence with a chip kick, but Ollie Thorley gathers. Bill Mata smashes him back, before WP Nel is pinged on the deck.

    A let off for Gloucester.

  11. Postpublished at 24 mins

    Edinburgh 5-0 Gloucester

    Andy Wyman
    BBC Radio Gloucestershire summariser

    Absolutely decisive from Edinburgh.

    Edinburgh could sense Gloucester had bunched up in the middle and found Young, who had stayed wide.

  12. try

    Try EDINBURGH 5-0 Gloucesterpublished at 22 mins

    Glen Young

    Edinburgh don't take long to punish the 14 men of Gloucester.

    Emiliano Boffelli put a kick through on the 22m, and Ollie Thorley gathered. He scampered away from a few tackles but then the ball was turned over about five metres out.

    Edinburgh threw some long, ropey passes out wide and eventually Young was able to gather and lumber towards the line.

    Ben Healy misses the extras from out wide.

  13. Sin-bin - Seb Atkinson (Gloucester)published at 21 mins

    Edinburgh 0-0 Gloucester

    That was absolutely daft from Seb Atkinson. He was told not to use his hands in the ruck while the referee stood over him.

    Then, when Hamish Watson tried to pass the ball from the base of the ruck, Atkinson slapped the ball out the flanker's hand.

  14. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Edinburgh 0-0 Gloucester

    Darcy Graham has taken a sore one on the far side after a little scurry into Gloucester territory. Harry Paterson is also looking rather dazed on the near side.

    It's not just Edinburgh either. Kirill Gotovtsev is off for the hosts with Fraser Balmain on at tighthead.

    That was chaotic.

  15. How big a loss will this man be for Edinburgh?published at 16 mins

    Edinburgh 0-0 Gloucester

    Wes GoosenImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Wes Goosen was Edinburgh's player of the month in December but he's already off injured

  16. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Edinburgh 0-0 Gloucester

    The last four or five minutes have been played at 100mph. Gloucester are ferocious in the tackle, Edinburgh electric in the carry. It was just collision after collision.

    There will be some sore, sore bodies tomorrow morning.

  17. Hive alivepublished at 10 mins

    Edinburgh 0-0 Gloucester

    Andy Burke
    BBC Scotland at the Hive

    It's a full house of 7774 inside the Hive tonight and it's a cracking atmosphere for this - if you want to indulge the cliche - 'Battle of Britain'.

    The Gloucester fans are here in healthy numbers and in fine voice and that has brought the Edinburgh fans to life in response.

    Let's hope the match lives up to the noise.

  18. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Edinburgh 0-0 Gloucester

    Grant Gilchrist is pinged as he's caught at the bottom of a ruck after finally downing the frantic Zach Mercer - who returns to the city of his education. The number eight spent a couple of years at nearby Merchiston Castle.

    Gloucester kick to the corner. The maul is formed, but this time Edinburgh win the penalty, just like Gloucester did at the other end of the pitch.

  19. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Edinburgh 0-0 Gloucester

    Edinburgh won a throw on the 5m line from that Wes Goosen kick, and the ball is in Dave Cherry's hands.

    The problem is, the maul twists and in a sea of bodies, Gloucester hold it up. Good 'D' from the visitors.

    They win the scrum, and then a penalty.

  20. Goosen off injuredpublished at 5 mins

    Edinburgh 0-0 Gloucester

    That's not ideal for Edinburgh. Ben Healy spins out wide for Wes Goosen, who kicks over the top and chases.

    Ping goes his hamstring. That's absolutely devastating for the Kiwi winger, he's been in superb form. Harry Patterson is on.