By PAUL REES

George Skivington says he has stopped talking about the play-offs after Gloucester’s defeat at Newcastle in the last Premiership round left them needing a sporting miracle to make the top four.
The result at Kingston Park summed up Gloucester’s campaign, a tale of missed opportunities, and they failed to exploit the early sending off of prop Richard Palframan for a high tackle.
“Had we won we would have been in a good spot,” said head coach Skivington. “We created a lot and finished nothing and gave them a couple of easy moments. The urgency was not there. The night was not a ...