Premiership Rugby Highlights Rd. 5 - Premiership Rugby Highlights Rd. 5
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Gloucester extended their unbeaten Aviva Premiership Rugby home record to 22 games as a penalty from replacement Freddie Burns saw them edge a thrilling six-try encounter at Kingsholm.ShareThe Cherry and Whites had looked well on course for victory after opening up a 23-10 advantage late in the first half thanks in part to a Tom Voyce score and a penalty try.But Irish, who had claimed the opening try through Alex Gray in the first minute, hit back as Topsy Ojo and Steve Shingler went over to help them establish a 27-23 lead.Hooker Darren Dawidiuk responded with the hosts' third try while Tim Taylor kicked 15 points, but it was a penalty from Burns which eventually sealed the win after Exiles full-back Tom Homer, who racked up 15 points of his own, had tied the scores with his third penalty.Gloucester made the worst possible start when fly-half Taylor's attempt to launch a counter-attack saw his loose pass picked off by Gray inside 60 seconds, giving the former Newcastle man a simple canter to the posts for a try converted by Homer.