Gopperth’s pressure kick saves the day

By JAMES LLOYD

Pack power: Gloucester celebrate their first try
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In the thick of it: Wasps ace Jimmy Gopperth

DAI Young heaped praise on fly-half Jimmy Gopperth after the New Zealander held his cool with a last-ditch conversion to earn Wasps a thrilling draw against Gloucester.
Wasps looked dead and buried when Henry Trinder’s try and Billy Twelvetrees’ conversion in the 71st minute seemed to have sealed a seventh straight home league win for the Cherry & Whites.
But Christian Wade’s dazzling score with the clock in the red meant the game wa...

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