After all, both are as bald as the day they were born and both are soul brothers in the Ireland front row Unlike Wood, John Hayes has no thoughts of retiring. Garvey, Simon Amor, Paul and McRae pounded into the opposition, the Gloucester forwards scrapping for every ball. But every attempt was repelled.Gloucester: J Goodridge; M Garvey, R Todd, H Paul, J Simpson-Daniel; D McRae, A Page (S Amor, 69); R Roncero (N Wood, 65), C Fortey, A Deacon (A Olver, 79), A Eustace (M Cornwell, 65), A Brown, J Boer (capt), J Forrester, P Buxton.Bath: M Perry; W Human, A Higgins, R Fleck (R Kydd, 44), J Williams (P Sampson, 40); O Barkley, M Wood; D Flatman, J Humphreys (capt, L Mears, 53), D Bell (M Stevens, 66), R Fidler, S Borthwick, A Beattie, I Feaunati, M Lipman (J Scaysbrook, 80).Referee: R Maybank (Orpington).. But nine minutes into the second half Barkley broke clear and found Andrew Higgins, who offloaded to Fleck's replacement Robbie Kydd, who claimed the try.

Barkley converted.Gloucester dragged themselves back into the game and strung phase after phase together in a tidal wave of assaults on Bath's line. But a minute later Duncan McRae's attempted touch finder was charged down by Barkley, who then beat Goodridge to the touchdown and followed up with the conversion.Overall, though, it was an untidy affair. Referee Roy Maybank did not need his conspicuous yellow and black outfit to be noticed, thanks to his persistent whistling, but there was also far too much scrappy play and not enough skill and excitement,

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at least not until after the interval.Gloucester had gone in with a one-point advantage thanks to Paul's three penalties. Gloucester had their chances but failed to capitalise.In fact for the first quarter Bath were outplayed, conceding penalties, possession and position. That, to the frustration of the home fans, set the pattern for the game.Gloucester did not gallop into a commanding lead, although their opening try promised much. James Simpson-Daniel came off his wing, took a pass from Henry Paul above his head and fed the full-back Jon Goodridge, who found the human cannonball Marcel Garvey on the right The winger dived over the line from a couple of metres out. It emerged later that Fleck had fractured the tibia and fibula of his left leg and was operated on last night.Ollie Barkley had an excellent game at fly-half, his first start there this season, and Michael Lipman on the openside was a pain at the breakdown.

They had entered this match with 11 threequarters injured or at the World Cup. Victory and the ending of Gloucester's 34-match unbeaten home run, which stretched back to September 2001, was almost immaterial in the light of this latest blow. Bath's injury jinx struck again when their former Springbok centre Robbie Fleck was carried off early in the second half of a rugged West Country derby at Kingsholm yesterday. Graeme Bond, Matt Cairns, Steve Hanley and Vaughan Going joined him on the Sharks scoresheet while Dan Scarbrough, Phil Christophers and Aaron Persico replied for the Tykes.Mark McHugh kicked seven penalties and Matt Mostyn ran in a late breakaway try as third-placed Connacht upset Celtic League leaders Ulster 31-20 Ryan Constable claimed a try double for Ulster.. Ugo Monye, Pat Sanderson, Tani Fuga and Simon Keogh (two) claimed Quins' tries with Rob Hunter, Andrew Blowers and Grant Seely crossing for Saints.Charlie Hodgson, making his first appearance since suffering a knee injury while playing for England in the spring, was one of five try scorers for fourth-placed Sale in their 37-21 home win over Leeds.