Gloucester stun Ospreys
Dean Ryan's side increase their lead at the top of pool two
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Friday, 16, Nov 2007 10:21
Gloucester came from behind to beat Ospreys 26-18 in the Heineken Cup in a thriller at Kingsholm.
The Welsh side lead 12-9 at the break thanks to a brace from Sonny Parker, Ryan Lamb kept the home side in the game with three penalties.
In a topsy-turvy second half, Gloucester exploded into life with a try from Anthony Allen giving them the lead.
Ospreys regained the lead with James Hook's second penalty before Gloucester hit back with James Simpson-Daniel touching down.
Chris Paterson booted over the conversion and slotted over a late penalty to complete the comeback.
The result sees Gloucester continue their 100 per cent start to lead pool two with Ospreys in second place.
Elsewhere, Ulster threw away a lead to lose 24-17 away to French side Bourgoin.
The Irish side led for most of the game with tries from Kieron Dawson and Simon Danielli giving them a 17-9 advantage at the break.
But the home side battled back with Arnaud Tchougong and Jean-Francois Coux crashing over.
Ulster gain a losing point but still remain bottom of pool two after two matches.
Elsewhere, Glasgow touched down five times to beat Viadana 41-31 at Hughenden.
The Warriors, who led 24-14 at the break, scored tries through Hefin O'Hare, Dan Parks, Graeme Morrison, Sam Pinder, and John Barclay.
Stand-off Parks also kicked five conversions and two penalties to see off the Italian side.
The win for the Scottish side puts them back in contention in pool four having lost their opening match.