'I'm very disappointed' - Bottom dwelling Gloucester rue leaving Kingston Park empty handed
Gloucester boss George Skivington feels his side lacks a killing instinct after a 22-10 loss at Newcastle left them rooted to the bottom of the Premiership table.
Tries from Adam Radwan and Matias Orlando put the in-form Falcons in control early on, before Jonny May scored his first Gloucester try since returning to the club in reply.
Gloucester huffed and puffed in the second half but Newcastle pulled clear late on through a Brett Connon penalty and last-gasp George McGuigan try to deny their opponents a bonus point.
Skivington believes the Cherry and Whites should have taken something from the match, though, and rued their inability to make the most of their opportunities.
“I’m very disappointed with the result as I thought that we could and should have taken the points. It’s more disappointing to have not even come away with a bonus point,” the Gloucester head coach said.
“There are elements of our performance that I’m happy with as we have large chunks of territory during the game but unfortunately we’ve not been able to convert them into the points.
“We had a strong spell of 20 minutes at the start of the second half, where we could have got level or gone ahead so it’s disappointing not to have done that. Some of our performances have merited points but we’ve not got them and today was one of them.
“Credit has to be given to Newcastle though; they are a very gritty team that hang in there in games and today they took their chances when they came along.”
Newcastle’s impressive return to the top tier continued with a fifth win from six games to move into the top four, even though they were far from their best at a freezing Kingston Park.
The Falcons looked set for a comfortable win when Radwan sprinted the length of the field to score and Orlando broke through from close range.
But Gloucester worked their way back into the game before Newcastle found enough to see them off.
“They (Gloucester) are a far better side than the table suggest and so we knew it was going to be difficult,” said Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards.
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“The pleasing thing is we did deny them the bonus point which is what we really wanted to do. At the same time we didn’t get the bonus point that we wanted at the same time.
“Gloucester had that spell in the second half, which they probably should have taken a little bit more from it than they actually do but then after that I thought we controlled the game for the final 20 minutes.
“Our discipline has been tremendous all season but today it just seemed to be a little bit off from the first penalty. Today, the contact area was refereed differently to what we’ve experienced all season. There were too many penalties given away.”
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Good luck Aussie
10 Go to commentssmith at 9 / mounga 10 / laumape 12 / fainganuku 14
37 Go to commentsBar the injuries, it’s pretty much their top team …
2 Go to commentsDon’t disagree with much of this but it appears you forgot Rodda and Beale, who started at the Force on the weekend.
10 Go to commentsExcept for the injured Zach Gallagher this would be Saders best forward pack for the season. Blackadder needs to stay at 7, for all of Christies tackling he is not dominant and offers very little else. McNicholfullback is maybe a good option, Fihaki not really upto it, there was a reason Burke played there last year. Maybe Havilli to 2nd five McLeod to wing. Need a strong winger on 1 side to compliment Reece
1 Go to commentsTo me TJ is clearly the best 9 in the competition right now but he's also a proven player off the bench, there's few playmaking players who can come off the bench as calm and settled as he is, Beauden can, TJ can and I doubt any of the scrumhalves in contention can, if they want to experiment with new 9s I want him on the bench ready to step in if they crumble under the pressure. The Boks put their best front row on the bench, I'd like to see us take a similar approach, the Hurricanes have been doing similar things with players like Kirifi.
37 Go to commentsROG has better chance to win a WC if he starts training and make himself eligible as a player. He won’t make the Ireland squad but I reckon he may get close with Namibia (needs to improve his Afrikaans) or Portugal. Both sides had 1000:1 odds to win the RWC in 2023 which is an improvement on ROG’s odds of winning a RWC as a coach. Unlike Top 14 teams, national teams can’t go shopping and buy the best players - you work with the available talent pool and turn them into world beaters.
2 Go to commentsthat backline nope that backline is terrible why would you have sevu Reece when he’s not even top 5 wingers in the comp why have Blackadder when there’s better players no Scott barret isn’t an automatic the guy is more of a liability than anything why have him there when you have samipeni who’s far far better
37 Go to commentsAh, good to find you Nick. Agree with everything about Cale. So much to like about his game
49 Go to commentsNot too bad. Questions at 6, lock and HB for me. The ABs will be a lot stronger once Jordan and Roigard return. Also, work needs to be made to secure Frizzell back for next season and maybe also Mo’unga; they’re just wasting time playing in japan
37 Go to commentsOn the title, i wonder for many of those people it is a case something like a belief in working smarter, not harder?
1 Go to commentsForget Sotutu. One of those whose top level is Super Rugby. Id take a punt on Wallace Sititi Finau ahead of Glass body Blackadder.
37 Go to commentsI’m a pensioner so I've been around a bit. My opinion of SBW is he is an elite athlete and a great New Zealander and roll model. He has been to the top and knows what he's talking about. To all the negative comments regarding SBW the typical New Zealand way, cut that tall poppy down.
17 Go to commentsI'm not listening to a guy moralise over others when this is the guy who walked out mid season on Canterbury RLFC when he had a contract with them, what a hypocrite. All the Kiwis sticking up for this unprincipled individual because they can't accept justified criticism, he has zero credibility or integrity. Those praising him are a joke.
17 Go to commentsI’d put Finau at 6 instead of Blackadder but that’s the only change I’d make. Can’t wait to see who Razor picks.
37 Go to commentsTamati Williams, Codie Taylor, and Same Cane? Not sure about Hoskins Sotutu at test level. Wasn’t that impressive last season. Need a balance between experience and talent/youth.
37 Go to commentsInteresting insight. Fantastic athlete, and a genuine human being.
17 Go to commentsThey played at night in Suva last weekend and it’s an afternoon game forecast for 19 degrees in Canberra this weekend. Heat change is a non issue.
2 Go to commentsWishing Rosie a speedy recovery
1 Go to commentsObscene that SA haven’t been knocking
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