Louis Rees-Zammit sparks Gloucester’s remarkable comeback against Wasps

09/11/2022 01:18 PM

Gloucester 27-21 WaspsGloucester recover from being 21-0 downWe live in unpredictable times but to call Gloucester’s first win of the season a topsy-turvy affair is to do it scant justice. The first half was a Cherry and White-striped nightmare but, from the depths of 21-0 down at half-time, the home side staged their biggest-ever league comeback to secure an improbable bonus-point victory.With all the day’s 48 points scored at one end on a still, mild afternoon it was a bizarre contest in multiple respects. Among the stats being bandied around before kick-off was Gloucester’s habit of starting well and Wasps tendency for second-half doggedness but those supposed roles were completely reversed as the 13-man visitors wilted in the face of a furious home revival. Continue reading...