Gloucester 6-35 London Wasps
Wasps were comfortable winners at Kingsholm
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Wasps strolled to a comfortable 35-6 win over Gloucester at Kingsholm in the Guinness Premiership.
Three unanswered second half tries wrapped up a straightforward victory against a toothless Gloucester outfit.
Dominic Waldouck's try separated the sides at the break with Wasps going in 13-6 ahead.
Mark Van Gisbergen scored twice in the second half to help Wasps to a comfortable victory to keep Wasps near the top of the table.
Carlos Spencer kicked Gloucester into a 12th minute lead with a 35 metre penalty but were behind two minutes later, with Waldouck breaking through a flimsy looking Gloucester defence to touchdown under the posts, adding the extras after his try.
Spencer cut the deficit to a point with another penalty after Simpson was caught offside but an infringement from the restart gave Walder the opportunity to make it 10-6 with 22 minutes on the clock.
Ten minutes before the break a late tackle by Spencer gave opposite number Walder a chance to stretch the lead which he took, making the score 13-6.
Spencer had an opportunity to make amends a minute before the interval but miskicked a straightforward penalty leaving the half-time scoreline 13-6.
Seven minutes into the second half and Wasps stretched their lead with a try from Van Gisbergen.
Joe Ward pierced a hole in the Gloucester defence before the ball was spun wide to the full-back who ducked under the tackle of Lesley Vainikolo to score.
Fifteen minutes from the end and it looked all over as Wasps stretched their lead to 21-6 as Walder slotted another three-pointer from 50 metres.
If it wasn't already over it was ten minutes later as Wasps added two more converted tries to the scoreboard to put the match beyond doubt.
First David Lemi eased through a gap in the home defence to provide a platform from which Simpson found Frenchmen Serge Betsen to stroll in under the posts.
Then Walder broke the line again and offloaded to Van Gisbergen who grabbed his second of the match. Walder added both conversions to leave the final score 35-6.