By DANIEL GALLAN
LIKE two sluggers without much care for their own wellbeing, London Irish and Gloucester traded blows throughout a nine-try thriller in Brentford.
That the home side made sure of their victory with only eight minutes to go is testament to their guests’ tenacity, and the ding-dong nature of this entertaining scrap.
Encapsulating the spirit of this contest, Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney chose to praise his vanquished adversaries rather than single out his own troops.
“I give them credit for what they did,” he said. “We know they play a great brand of rugby and are dang...