Gloucester end long wait for silverware

By ROGER PANTING

Gloucester ....................... 23pts
Tries: Atkinson 47, Jordan 50
Conversions: Barton 47, 50
Penalties: Evans 40, Barton 55, 65

Leicester ........................... 13pts
Tries: Liebenberg 74
Conversions: Pollard 74
Penalties: Pollard 25, 31
Gloucester won their first Premiership Cup title – and first trophy in nine years – after scoring 17 points while Tigers had hooker Finn Theobald–Thomas and full-back Mike Brown in the sin-bin.
After a dour first 39 minutes, Glouceter trailed 6-0 but two yellow cards in seven minutes saw Leicester crumble as the hosts upped ...

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