Melville full of praise for his side
November 10, 2002

Gloucester boss Nigel Melville paid tribute to the spirit of his side following their seventh Zurich Premiership win of the season today.

The table toppers kept a physical London Irish at bay by scoring five tries and picking up a bonus point 40-19 win despite missing five key players from their starting line-up.

"It was a fantastic game from our point of view," said Cherry and Whites director of Rugby Melville. "We are very pleased to win it."

"Credit to London Irish - they are a very good side and they came at us in the first half.

"They have a lot of power and pace and when they got penalties the scoreboard started going against us.

"The penalty try didn't help matters but what we had in the second half was team spirit and belief.

"Even when we had 14 men on the field they still fought and stuck together to the end."

Melville's opposite number Conor O'Shea added: "It is hard to believe it was a 40-19 defeat.

"They were the better side but at one point it was anyone's game."

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