Summary

  • Gloucester are into the semi-finals of the European Challenge Cup after a 23-13 win over Ospreys at Kingsholm

  • Keelan Giles scored the opening try of the game on 14 minutes after Santiago Carreras' early penalty for Gloucester

  • Seb Blake scored Gloucester's first try of the game 10 minutes before half-time to give them the lead for the first time in the game

  • Cherry & Whites led the Ospreys by a single point, 14-13, at half-time

  • Three penalties from Santi Carreras moved Gloucester 10 points clear of Ospreys with 15 minutes left to play

  • Ospreys failed to score a point in the second-half, as Gloucester booked their place in the semi-finals

  1. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Gloucester 6-10 Ospreys

    Ospreys hooker Sam Parry is back in the side after overcoming a hamstring injury but his line-out radar is slightly off tonight. Two not straight now.

  2. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Gloucester 6-10 Ospreys

    Ian Gough
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    Ospreys just want to keep that scoreboard ticking over.

    They take that opportunity to do that.

  3. Penalty - Gloucester 6-10 Ospreyspublished at 23 mins

    Owen Williams

    Ospreys have looked more assured in attack and have their reward as Owen Williams kicks a penalty.

  4. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Gloucester 6-7 Ospreys

    Ospreys have settled now and are going through the phases. Owen Williams misses a drop-goal attempt but the visitors have a penalty.

  5. Penalty - Gloucester 6-7 Ospreyspublished at 20 mins

    Santi Carreras

    Santi Carreras slots over a second penalty to reduce the deficit to one point.

  6. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Gloucester 3-7 Ospreys

    Ian Gough
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    One sniff, one opportunity and the Ospreys are in.

    Jack Walsh was so sharp to break into that space.

    Brilliant from the Ospreys, against the run play potentially, but they will take it.

  7. Postpublished at 16 mins

    Gloucester 3-7 Ospreys

    The quick Kingsholm surface is aiding the Ospreys counter-attacking game so far.

    Keelan Giles has been electric.

  8. converted try

    Converted try - Gloucester 3-7 Ospreyspublished at 15 mins

    Keelan Giles, con Owen Williams

    A brilliant break from Jack Walsh releases Keelan Giles to sprint away to score.

    Owen Williams converts.

    Keelan Giles crosses for the opening tryImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency
  9. Postpublished at 10 mins

    Gloucester 3-0 Ospreys

    Ian Gough
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    The Ospreys have got to make Gloucester work harder for their points.

    That was a cheap penalty to give away, it mounts silly pressure on themselves.

  10. Penalty - Gloucester 3-0 Ospreyspublished at 8 mins

    Santiago Carreras

    Santiago Carreras has opened the scoring after an Ospreys offence. First blood to the home side.

    Ospreys are struggling here.

  11. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Gloucester 0-0 Ospreys

    Ian Gough
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    The Ospreys are up against a big wall of defence, a variety of attacks might bring the Ospreys success, chip balls that type of thing.

    The Ospreys need to be brave tonight.

  12. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Gloucester 0-0 Ospreys

    An early line-out not straight from Ospreys and a penalty conceded. Toby Booth will not be impressed.

    Basics important tonight for both sides.

  13. Postpublished at 3 mins

    Gloucester 0-0 Ospreys

    Some great enterprise from Ospreys early on with Jack Walsh and Owen Watkin releasing Keelan Giles but it eventually comes to nothing. A frantic start.

  14. Kick-offpublished at 1 min

    Gloucester 0-0 Ospreys

    French referee Pierre Brousset gets play started here at Kingsholm with Owen Williams kicking off. Great atmosphere here.

  15. Postpublished at 20:00 British Summer Time 12 April

    Gloucester v Ospreys (20:00 BST)

    Ian Gough
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    The Ospreys will have to get used to playing in this hostile English stadium very quickly.

    Gloucester haven't been amazing all year, you can see the confidence in the Ospreys.

    I hope I'm not jinxing it, but I hope something special happens tonight.

  16. Quick reminder of the teamspublished at 19:59 British Summer Time 12 April

    Gloucester v Ospreys (20:00 BST)

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  17. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 12 April

    Gloucester v Ospreys (20:00 BST)

    Ian Gough
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    People want an atmosphere in the stands, it's been diluted in these big stadiums.

    You get that smaller compact ground and you build from there, block by block.

    It's a great idea for the Ospreys.

  18. Familiar foespublished at 19:55 British Summer Time 12 April

    Gloucester v Ospreys (20:00 BST)

    George Skivington and Toby BoothImage source, Rex Features and Huw Evans Picture Agency

    It may be more than six years since these teams faced each other on the pitch, but the clubs have plenty of common ground.

    Ospreys skills coach James Hook played for Gloucester as well as former hooker Richard Hibbard.

    The team includes ex-Gloucester fly-half Owen Williams while former Gloucester chief executive Lance Bradley is now running things at the Welsh region.

    And the two head coaches know each other inside out following their time together at London Irish.

    Skivington said: "Their 10 [Williams] has been here before and he's a very good player so he can orchestrate the team well.

    "They've got a good set-piece and they fight hard and you could see that within their group.

    "It's going to be a really tough game and we're going to have to be seriously focused and ready.

    "I know Toby Booth very well and he's got experience of here as well. I'm sure they'll be well versed by the time they come to Kingsholm on what that experience will be like."

    Ospreys head coach Booth said: "I have some good memories there (at Kingsholm).

    "I know George well and they are a good team. They have high-profile players like Zach Mercer and we need to be better than we were against Sale."

    Lance BradleyImage source, Ospreys Rugby
    Image caption,

    Lance Bradley left Gloucester to take charge of Ospreys

  19. Ospreys aim for historic first Euro semi-finalpublished at 19:53 British Summer Time 12 April

    Gloucester v Ospreys (20:00 BST)

    Adam BeardImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency

    Ospreys may not have some of the big names of the past but their current crop of locally-born youngsters have managed something their previous Gallacticos never did - win a European knock-out match!

    Even when they had a team full of British Lions such as Shane Williams, Ryan Jones and Adam Jones as well as ex-All Blacks in Justin Marshall, Marty Holah and Jerry Collins, they never made it past the quarter-finals of Europe.

    Now after breaking that knock-out duck against Sale Sharks, lock Adam Beard is hoping to create history by being part of the first Ospreys side to reach a European semi-final.

    "Its huge for Ospreys and we are targeting that semi-final," said Beard.

    "We know we don't get any second chances, it is knockout rugby and the boys are bouncing for it.

    "It's another huge Anglo-Welsh derby and I know they get some good support and I have heard it can be a hostile crowd. Hopefully it will be a packed stadium."

  20. Postpublished at 19:50 British Summer Time 12 April

    Gloucester v Ospreys (20:00 BST)

    Ian Gough
    Former Wales international on BBC Radio Wales

    That cross-border spice adds to tonight, it's knockout rugby and you've got to leave everything out there.

    Ospreys were so clinical last week against Sale, I think they need to be on it again tonight.