Gloucester's wall of defence ends a Kingsholm drought against Bath and sends them further clear in the Premiership.
Gloucester have put down a serious marker in the Premiership title race, beating Bath 23-5 at Kingsholm and stretching their lead at the summit of the table.
The win carries extra weight at home. It is Gloucester's first Prem victory over Bath at Kingsholm since April 2022, ending a run in which the Cherry and Whites could not get the better of one of their biggest rivals on their own turf.
The platform for it all was defence. Gloucester made life miserable for a Bath side with plenty of attacking quality, holding them to a single score while their own game did enough to pull clear. It was a performance built on work rate, line speed and sheer physical commitment, the kind of display that wins tight title races.
For fans following the growing diaspora presence in English rugby, this is a Gloucester side worth watching. They look every bit like contenders, and they are making the rest of the league chase.
