By Mike Sinclair
C Pirates ........... 19pts
Tries: Cannon 7, Hocking 66, Agbongbon 75 Conversions: Houston 66, 75
Gloucester .......26pts
Tries: Eite 3, 47; Barton 58, Butler 61 Conversions: Barton 3, 47, 61
Gloucester's young guns emerged with the bonus point victory but the patched-up Pirates pushed them all the way.
Two tries in a three-minute spell midway through the second half proved decisive but the Cornish side battled back to subject the Cherry and Whites to a tense final five minutes.
While Gloucester are using the Cup to blood their aspiring youngsters, the Pirates, suffering ...
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