Kicking dominating a large part of the contest thus far not allowing for much of a spectacle.

Noakes attempts to reach touch but the ball goes dead. Gloucester have the scrum on halfway.

The Welshman makes no mistake to close the gap to a single point.

After yet more kick tennis Irish are penalised at the breakdown. Hook has opted for the long range penalty effort.

Ciaran Hearn breaks through a Bill Meakes tackle on the 5m line to go over under the posts.

Irish pressuring deep in Glos territory. 5m lineout

After some kicking ping pong Hook gets the ball out of danger. Irish have lineout in midfield

Irish are pinged after the lineout and Hook opts for the posts. Gloucester take a 3-0 lead

Positive start from Gloucester. London Irish pinned back in their own 22 and the hosts have the lineout

Definitely one for the rugby purists today! It's a grim day but Kingsholm is absolutely rocking!