Gloucester comeback shut down as crosskick goes horribly wrong

Former All Black Colin Slade scored 15 points as Pau saw off Gloucester 27-21 in the European Challenge Cup opening round on Thursday night. Gloucester made a late charge for a comeback, but were clinically shut down due to the intervention of winger Frank Halai. After trailing 20-0, Gloucester got themselves within touching distance of a win.  Wwith all the momentum going their way, a poorly executed Owen Williams crosskick went straight into the arms of former Sevens star Halai, who sprinted in for a crucial try to take the game away from the visitors. With plenty of numbers out wide, Will…