rugby highlights:Premiership: Gloucester 16-9 Exeter Chiefs
Gloucester edged out Exeter to keep their top-six hopes alive and prevent the Chiefs from sealing a Premiership play-off place for the first time.

Exeter, promoted from the Championship in 2010, remain second behind Saracens.

Following a pointless first half - the first in the top flight since 2009 - the match came to life with wing Ollie Thorley's debut try for the hosts and two Gareth Steenson penalties.

Scotland's Greig Laidlaw landed three kicks to secure victory for Gloucester.

Relive Gloucester's win over Exeter

The Cherry and Whites, who had lost each of their previous five matches, remain eighth but closed the gap on sixth-placed Harlequins.

Exeter are now 10 points above Leicester in fourth and 14 points ahead of Northampton in fifth, prior to the East Midlands derby between the two teams on Saturday.

Rob Baxter's side, whose best-ever finish was the fifth place they managed last season, could still have their spot in the top four confirmed this weekend if Saints fail to win at Franklin's Gardens.

In difficult conditions for flowing rugby at Kingsholm, Exeter never looked likely to add to their seven try bonus points this season.

Steenson's accuracy from the tee kept the Chiefs in touch after Thorley crossed for the game's only try following Tom Savage's superb offload.

But scrum-half Laidlaw was equally immaculate with his boot to secure Gloucester's first Premiership win since 5 March.
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