London Welsh head coach Justin Burnell says they are determined to put on a better show for fans at the Kassam Stadium tonight (7.45).

The Exiles host Gloucester looking for their first win of the Aviva Premiership season after three heavy defeats.

And having been thrashed 52-0 by Exeter in their season opener in Oxford, Burnell knows his side owe their supporters on their return to the city.

“The first few games have been really tough for us – we’ve got some obvious errors to rectify,” said Burnell.

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“But we’re looking forward to being back at the Kassam Stadium and getting our loyal band of supporters right behind us.

“We’re back at home and that’s important.

“As a group, the coaches, management and players all felt our performance in our first home game of the season against Exeter was unacceptable – we let a lot of people down.

“We’ll be looking to address that on Friday.”

Captain Tom May, Rhys Crane and Ollie Stedman return for Welsh, while Henry Purdy, from Milton-under-Wychwood, starts at outside centre for Gloucester.

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