Gloucester's Freddie Burns praised after top display at London Welsh

Gloucester director of rugby Nigel Davies hailed red-hot Freddie Burns after the fly-half inspired his side to a 31-25 win at London Welsh.

Exiles coach Lyn Jones admitted his players were frustrated after they battled back from 18-9 down at half time to lead before Knight's decisive late try. "We didn't kick well in the first half, and that brought Gloucester into the game," he said. "As a result they managed to score two good tries, so turning round 18-9 down with couple of bad injuries, you are up against it. "We showed some spirit and came back, we managed the game well and got our noses in front, but we had a penalty advantage before the break in front of the posts that went begging and there was one with 15 minutes to go that we failed to deal with. "We had our opportunities but it wasn't to be today. You have to deal with ups and downs of the season but I think the boys are frustrated and disappointed as it was within our grasp but we need to learn how to play accurately." Jones also confirmed the first-half injuries suffered by hooker Neil Briggs and centre Sonny Parker appear serious. "Sonny has gone for an x-ray on his ankle, it could be ligaments, it could be a fracture, we don't know, we will have to wait for the results on that, and Briggs had a nasty traumatic situation with his shoulder," he said.