kingsholm transformed into the house of fun on saturday night as gloucester beat exeter to set up a challenge cup final against edinburgh the cherry and whites delivered their most complete performance of the campaign to earn a place at the twickenham stoop   where they will compete for their first european title since 2006 victory in the capital would also earn the west country side a home play off spot for next season’s champions cup – however they would be forced to find an alternative venue for the fixture because of a pre arranged madness concert in front of the shed gloucester centre bill meakes celebrates after he scored the opening try for his side at kingsholm  gloucester lock mariano galarza wins a lineout as his pack look to set up another attack  ‘it’s going to be a huge final,’ said gloucester director of rugby david humphreys ‘it gives us the opportunity to take something meaningful from the season’ it was a season defining night for gloucester, whose mediocre aviva premiership campaign has fizzled out they played with intent and purpose, establishing a foothold at the scrum to supplement their hard running around the corner but they were unable to capitalise on early territory, drawing 3 3 after half an hour greig laidlaw had opened the scoring and – to the tune of ‘cheat, cheat, cheat’ after he craftily moved his kicking tee closer to the posts – henry slade levelled from 40 metres cherry and whites flanker sione kalamafoni is tackled by chiefs openside kai horstmann  gloucester loose head nick wood managed to get underneath anglo welsh prop tomas francis, who was so impressive against northampton, to establish scrum dominamce enjoying territory and possession, bill meakes scored off a deft grubber kick from james hook, with further penalties putting the hosts 13 6 up at half time jack nowell suffered a nasty gash through his scrum cap – adding to recent debate about the effectiveness of protective headgear – and his side edged back with six more points from slade’s boot but gloucester responded with a short range try from tom savage and another penalty from laidlaw elvis taione and jonny may exchanged further tries but – with the game finishing well into saturday night because of the late kick off – it was gloucester who were left to enjoy the party exeter flanker dave ewers takes on gloucester's matt kvesic (left) and greig laidlaw 
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gloucester scored tries though bill meakes, tom savage and jonny may . exeter replied through a solitary elvis taione touchdown . the cherry and whites will contest their first european title since 2006 