Rugby: Gloucester up pressure on Munster

Gloucester 49 Bourgoin 13

Australian international McRae, who joined Gloucester two months ago, spearheaded his new side’s ultimately comfortable victory over Bourgoin at Kingsholm on Saturday to leave Munster standing in the way of a place in the quarter-finals.

Gloucester’s European dream last season died in Munster and next month’s double-header between the two sides should decide the group title, though the west country’s side’s return trip to Bourgoin will not be without its hazards.