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EDF Cup Final 2009
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Following their stunning victory over the Ospreys in the EDF Cup Semi Final at the end of March, Gloucester faced Cardiff Blues in the final at Twickenham. Cardiff have already beaten the Cherry and Whites twice this season in the Heineken Cup group stages, so McCarthy, Lloyd and Jones trooped off to Twickenham realistically expecting to come home disappointed |
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| McCarthy begins the day with a can of Bulmers at Haywards Heath station | Lloyd appears as a mere silhouette |
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| Jones looks forward to the day in prospect | Lloyd struggles with the ticket machine at Clapham Junction as we attempt to navigate our way to Twickenham |
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| Jones soon screams to the concourse area "oh station, no fucking bins" | Jonesy purchases a bacon lettuce and tomato sandwich |
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| We begin pre-game drinking in The Cabbage Patch | Jones and Bert enjoy their pints |
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| We are soon given free lollipops for giving £1 to a charity collection | A large police presence ensured that things did not get proper naughty |
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| Jones soon drops his lollipop, resulting in it being disposed off in a pint glass that appeared to have been stashed in a tree a long time ago | McCarthy adds to the damage with these two |
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| The pub is full to the brim with Gloucester fans | These police horses make their way towards the station |
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| McCarthy eats a burger that was incredibly pink, suggesting it was undercooked | Joy turns to confussion, as this time McCarthy's lollipop goes flying |
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| Lloyd remains the only man to complete his lollipop | The stadium comes into view |
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| These steps would have proven to be a nightmare had we have been seated in the top tier | Jones poses inside Twickenham |
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| McCarthy and Jones pose inside Twickenham | Lloyd, McCarthy and Jones pose inside Twickenham |
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| The west stand | The north stand |
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| The east stand | Gloucester warm up ahead of the start |
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| Joy turns to confussion as one drunk fan sends his pint flying before kick off | The EDF Energy mascot was a complete disgrace |
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| The Cardiff Blues dog was back in attendance | Gloucester go into their pre-game huddle |
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| The scoreboard leaves fans in no doubt as to the importance of the game | The army parade the teams flags around the pitch |
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| Flames spout out prior to kick off | The teams enter the arena |
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| The game prepares to kick off | Ryan Lamb attempts to convert a penalty - and misses |
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| Jones looks astonished as to how this game is progressing | McCarthy too looks very disapointed |
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| Gloucester lose the ball again | Cardiff head to an inevitable and convincing victory as Twickenham watches on |
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| The scoreboard shows it has been a pretty disgraceful performance from Gloucester, as they go down 50-12 to finish with only runners up medals |
