Ackermann: Now Let's Beat Our Travel Bug

GLOUCESTER preserved their 100 percent home Premiership record – but head coach Johan Ackermann immediately insisted that his side need to become winners on the road as well as at home.

- Tom Bradshaw

The West Countrymen missed out on a try-scoring bonus-point despite an avalanche of second-half possession and territory, but made another step towards becoming genuine play-off contenders.

Ackermann said: “We want to make it tough for teams here but it’s not something we focus on or talk about. We want to be a side that performs both away and home.

“This competition is such that you must win away, too. This is just a good win and the ball is rolling in the right direction.

“There probably could have – and should have – been more tries, but we’ll take it.”

Billy Twelve trees stood out for the Cherry and Whites, acting as a second playmaker and firing off a range of smart passes.

A small solace for Leicester, who had not lost to Gloucester since October 2014, was a losing bonus point secured by Matt Toomua’s last-minute penalty.