2020-21 Premiership Rugby – London Irish vs Gloucester Preview & Prediction
THE FACTS
When is London Irish vs Gloucester taking place? Saturday 6th February, 2021 – 15:00 (UK)
Where is London Irish vs Gloucester taking place? Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford
Where can I get tickets for London Irish vs Gloucester? Check official club websites for information about purchasing tickets
What television channel is London Irish vs Gloucester on? BT Sport have the rights to televise Gallagher Premiership matches so it is worth checking their schedule
Where can I stream London Irish vs Gloucester? If televised on BT Sport, then subscribers will be able to stream the match live via the BT Sport website & app
THE TEAM NEWS
London Irish: 15 Tom Parton, 14 Ben Loader, 13 Curtis Rona, 12 Terrence Hepetema, 11 Ollie Hassell-Collins, 10 Paddy Jackson, 9 Nick Phipps, 8 Albert Tuisue, 7 Blair Cowan, 6 Matt Rogerson (c), 5 Adam Coleman, 4 Rob Simmons, 3 Sekope Kepu, 2 Agustin Creevy, 1 Will Goodrick-Clarke
Replacements: 16 Motu Matu’u, 17 Allan Dell, 18 Lovejoy Chawatama, 19 Steve Mafi, 20 Ben Donnell, 21 Sean O’Brien, 22 Ben Meehan, 23 Theo Brophy Clews
Gloucester: 15 Jason Woodward, 14 Santiago Carreras, 13 Henry Trinder, 12 Mark Atkinson, 11 Ollie Thorley, 10 Billy Twelvetrees, 9 Willi Heinz, 8 Ruan Ackermann, 7 Lewis Ludlow (c), 6 Jordy Reid, 5 Matias Alemanno, 4 Alex Craig, 3 Ciaran Knight, 2 Henry Walker, 1 Jamal Ford-Robinson
Replacements: 16 Todd Gleave, 17 Alex Seville, 18 Fraser Balmain, 19 Oliver Atkins, 20 Freddie Clarke, 21 Charlie Chapman, 22 Giorgi Kveseladze, 23 Kyle Moyle
THE PREDICTION
London Irish backed-up a good 27-27 draw away to Harlequins with an emphatic fight back at home to in-form Newcastle Falcons on Sunday, beating the promoted side 31-22 at home. They should be able to utilise that winning feeling well here in a second successive home game, this time against bottom-of-the-league Gloucester. They came so close to beating Northampton at home on Saturday in a 26-31 defeat but they have just two wins this season, one in the league and one in the cup, to show for their efforts. This match could be quite tight as a result given that Gloucester came so close last week but London Irish’s feel-good factor at home should see them over the line in a match that goes just over 40 points.
