GLOUCESTER’S head coach Johan Ackermann refused to blame two close calls in the final minutes by referee Ian Tempest for his team’s first defeat in the Premiership.
Ackermann said his team had looked slow in “everything we did” especially in the first half.
He hoped the second half had brought a momentum swing but Gloucester eventually fell to the late penalty kicks by Tom Hardwick.
“You can argue about any penalty,” he said.
“But in reality we needed to play better. Credit to the Tigers – especially in the last moments when they kept us out.&...