Kingsholm hosted a 13-try thriller today, as Man of the Match young winger Ollie Thorley scored 4 of those and gifted high-flying Gloucester with their 3rd Challenge Cup win out of 4.
Gloucester (45) 69
Tries: Thorley x4, Halaifonua x2, Clarke, Safe, Sharples, Orr, Matu'u
Cons: Twelvetrees x6, Williams
Zebre (0) 12
Tries: Pratichetti, Bernabo
Cons: Bordoli
Gloucester made 9 changes to the side which narrowly beat Zebre 33-26 last weekend, with an arguably weaker outfit being fielded this week; However, you wouldn't have had the slightest of ideas that this was the case, as a dominant Gloucester absolutely dismantled Zebre leading by 45-0 at the break.
21-year-old Ollie Thorley ran in 4 tries adding to scores from Freddie Clarke, debutant Will Safe, Cameron Orr and Matu Matu'u.
Gloucester remains in 2nd in Challenge Cup Pool 3, just 3 points behind Pau.
Gloucester were 14-0 and two tries down in the reverse fixture away against Zebre after 20 minutes last week, but in complete contrast had already bagged themselves the 4-try bonus point by at that stage today.
Zebre's full-back Ciaran Gaffney was sin-binned for a deliberate knock-on and Gloucester certainly made it count, scoring 3 tries during the 10 minutes he was off the field.
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