By TOM BRADSHAW

Destructive: Sam Hill powers past Gloucester full-back Kyle Moyle

Clean ball: Ruan Ackermann wins a lineout for Gloucester

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LEWIS LUDLOW
Gloucester openside
TOM CURRY
Sale openside
When the hard yards needed making Gloucester skipper Ludlow often carried with purpose, although his yellow card put his side on the ropes midway through the second half. There were some stalking, lassoing tackles by Curry, and the England flanker had the presence of mind to hoof the ball off the field with the job done. There was little to separate the two, but Curry just shad...