| Gloucester (17) 29 |
| Tries: Clark, McGuigan, Ludlow, Ford-Robinson Cons: Barton 3 Pens: Barton |
| Harlequins (19) 28 |
| Tries: Dombrandt, Evans, Northmore Cons: Edwards 2 Pens: J Evans 3 |
Gloucester battled again to grab a dramatic victory in opposition to Harlequins in a see-saw season-opener at Kingsholm.
The lead modified arms six instances, with Jamal Ford-Robinson approaching to clinch it for the hosts after 80 minutes.
First-half Quins tries from Alex Dombrandt, Will Evans and Luke Northmore have been in useless as Arthur Clark, George McGuigan and Lewis Ludlow scores helped safe a bonus-point win.
Gloucester had misplaced their final six Premiership matches final season.
Extra to observe.
Gloucester: Evans, Morris, Llewellyn, Atkinson, Thorley, Barton, Chapman, Elrington, McGuigan, Balmain, Clarke, Clark, Donnell, Ludlow, Mercer.
Replacements: Blake, Ford-Robinson, Knight, Thomas, Clement, Varney, Hillman-Cooper, Reeves.
Harlequins: David, T Inexperienced, Joseph, Northmore, Lynagh, Edwards, Porter, Baxter, Riley, Collier, Launchbury, Hammond, Kenningham, W Evans, Dombrandt.
Replacements: Jibulu, Garcia Botta, Chawatama, Herbst, Chisholm, M Inexperienced, J Evans, Beard.
Referee: Craig Maxwell-Keys