With 10 minutes remaining, Nche, Mbonambi and Koch had been all taken off. Trevor Nyakane, one other World Cup champion who had made the journey from Paris, the place he’s enjoying for Racing 92, hollered “Bomb Squad” in recognition of his compatriots.
Adam Hastings and Jonny Might, two Gloucester leavers, mixed for a Stephen Varney strive that was disallowed, encapsulating a hapless evening. Skivington’s males did reward their trustworthy followers with two items of futile brilliance. A flurry of offloads led to a end for Socino after which Thorley broke to arrange Freddie Clarke. Nonetheless, Sharks prevailed to make the Champions Cup for 2024-25, conserving Leicester Tigers because the Premiership’s eighth qualifier.
Late scores couldn’t gloss over Gloucester’s inferiority. The identical was true of their cup success amid a tricky season. Work is required over the summer season, as Skivington already knew.
Match particulars:
Gloucester: S Carreras; J Might (J Hathaway, 75), C Harris, S Atkinson (M Llewellyn, 56), O Thorley; A Hastings, C Englefield (S Varney, 56); J Ford-Robinson (M Vivas, h-t), S Blake (S Socino, h-t), F Balmain (Okay Gotovtsev, h-t), F Clarke, A Clark (A Tuisue, 56), R Ackermann (J Clement, 65), L Ludlow, Z Mercer.
Sharks: A Fassi (C Bosch, 76), W Kok, E Hooker, F Venter, M Mapimpi; S Masuku, G Williams (C Wright, 73); O Nche (N Mchunu, 70), B Mbonambi (F Mbatha, 70), V Koch (H Jacobs, 70), E Etzebeth, G Grobler (L Labuschagne, 75), J Venter (D Richardson, 75), V Tshituka, P Buthelezi. Substitute not used: E Keyter. Yellow card: Fassi 7
Scoring: 0-3 Masuku penalty, 3-3 Englefield penalty, 3-8 Buthelezi strive, 3-10 Masuku conversion, 3-13 Masuku penalty, 3-16 Masuku penalty, 3-19 Masuku penalty, 3-22 Masuku penalty, 3-27 Fassi strive, 3-29 Masuku conversion, 8-29 Tuisue strive, 10-29 Hastings conversion, 10-34 Mapimpi strive, 10-36 Masuku conversion, 15-36 Socino strive, 17-36 Hastings conversion, 22-36 Clarke strive.
Referee: M Raynal
Attendance: 34,761
