Turkish delight: Quinnell and Jones celebrate opening try

Gloucester fly-half Simon Mannix kept the home side ticking with six penalties and a conversion.

And Llanelli will rue a dropped ball by otherwise excellent prop Martyn Madden with the line in his sight just before half-time.

The Scarlets were also hampered by indiscipline, losing Rees-Jones and Salesi Finau to the sin bin and allowed Mannix numerous attempts at goal.

Powering break

Gloucester had the better of the first-half, with their superior power up front pegging Llanelli back, but it was the Scarlets who scored the points.

Stephen Jones kicked two of his penalties before Mark Jones got his first try.

A powering break by Madden saw the ball fed wide to Dafydd James who switched the ball cleverly inside for his winger to cross.

Martyn Madden breaks for the Scarlets

Stephen Jones converted and Llanelli held a 13-0 lead.

But Gloucester's pressure told when referee Didier Menee awarded a penalty try after Llanelli pulled down a maul close to their line.

The Scarlets had been persistently offside, but were furious at Menee's decision.

Mannix's conversion and a penalty had the home side 10-13 behind at the break.

In touch

Jones and Mannix exchanged penalties straight after the interval, but Mark Jones' second try looked to have given Llanelli the edge.

Dafydd James broke from the halfway line, drew Terry Fanolua and fed Jones, who had the pace and strength to shake off the cover and cross in the corner.

Mannix's boot kept Gloucester in touch with four penalties before Moncrieff's effort snuck over.

Teams - Gloucester: Catling, Fanolua, Little, Yates, Beim, Mannix, Moncrieff, Woodman, Azam, Vickery, Fidler, I Jones, Boer, K. Jones, Ojomoh.
Replacements: Gomarsall, Hayward, Greenslade-Jones, Fortey, Hazell, Eustace, Deacon.

Llanelli: Evans, M. Jones, James, Finau, Proctor, S Jones, Moon, Booth, McBryde, Madden, Cooper, C. Gillies, Wyatt, D. Jones, Quinnell. Replacements: J Davies, M Thomas, Katula, Buckingham, Peel, Lawson, Cardey.

Referee: D Menee(France)