GLOUCESTER’S director of rugby David Humphreys was full of praise for his side’s performance which saw them through to a Challenge Cup final against Edinburgh.

Humphreys said: “It was a complete performance from the first minute to the last.”

“We’ve been criticised throughout the season for not doing that and we knew if we were to beat Exeter we had to be on the very top of our game.

“We didn’t panic, our set piece was strong and we defended well when they came back at us as I knew they would.

“Our league position is not an accurate reflection of our season as we are a better team than that.”

Gloucester now face Edinburgh in the Challenge Cup on May 1 at The Stoop which Humphreys acknowledged would be a difficult task.

“Edinburgh were very impressive last night in defeating the Dragons," he said. "It’s the best I’ve seen them play all season.

“To be in the final is massive for both clubs and gives us an opportunity to take something out of our season.”