article_snippet: It was wet and windy and chilly and Sale were more pragmatic and clinical in the difficult conditions.
article_snippet: Gloucester had been in Tenerife for a week of warm-weather training, which wasn't ideal preparation for an arm-wrestle contest in the North West.
article_snippet: Humphreys defended Gloucester's preparations, saying: 'We had a very positive training week
article_snippet: We've been back for 48 hours to acclimatise again
article_snippet: and We had a good training session yesterday in similar weather conditions to this.'