Gloucester take on Harlequins in their final LV=Cup pool game at Kingsholm this afternoon and have gone into half time with a 13-7 lead.
They took the lead inside three minutes when Aled Thomas slotted a penalty between the posts from 35 metres.
Harlequins enjoyed a brief period of pressure in the Gloucester half but after Ollie Lindsay Hague went through with a jinking run, Dan Robson was able to collect Ugo Monye' grubber kick under no pressure behind the try line.
Both sides struggled to find any fluency but when Gloucester got the ball out to their vibrant young backs and ran with the ball they looked dangerous.
After a sweeping move, Steph Reynolds almost barged his way over in the left corner before being bundled into touch. However, Tom Hicks rose to win the resulting lineout and the Gloucester pack had too much for Quins, driving over the line with flanker Dan Thomas claiming the try. His namesake Aled added the extras.
After a series of infringements at the scrum Quins were penalised and although Aled Jones didn't connect with his kick cleanly, his penalty somehow sailed between the posts to increase Gloucester's lead to 13-0.
Harlequins turned down an opportunity to kick for the posts as they were awarded a penalty just before half time and it paid dividends as they moved the ball out quickly to the left and Ross Chisholm found Monye on the overlap to dive over in the corner. Ben Botica converted.
The Cherry and Whites have made two changes to the side that beat Ospreys 32-25 in the Anglo-Welsh competition last Saturday.
Dan Robson has replaced Callum Braley at scrum half, while Aleki Lutui is preferred to Darren Dawiduik at hooker.
There is also one positional change with Aled Thomas moving from full back to fly half in a swap with Billy Burns.
Gloucester need to win to have any chance of reaching the semi-finals and then hope that Saracens lose at home to Exeter tomorrow.
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