When the Premiership resumed after a two-month break in March, Gloucester had been third within the desk.
However defeats by Bathtub and Saracens dropped them out of a decent race on the prime and their hopes obtained a significant hit two weeks in the past after they had been overwhelmed 38-19 by Harlequins to go away their destiny out of their fingers.
“We would love to have the ability to have a shot at it, there’s at all times going to be just a few outcomes you have a look at and go ‘we may have made life a bit simpler’,” Skivington mentioned.
Regardless of the consequence on Saturday, their league marketing campaign has nonetheless been a marked enchancment on the previous two years, when Gloucester completed tenth out of 11 in 2022-23 and ninth out of 10 final season.
They carried out a brand new, extra expansive type of play final summer season and have usually proved probably the most thrilling attacking outfits within the Premiership with their 535 factors scored considerably greater than the 400 of final season.
“I believe we have been courageous sufficient to attempt one thing completely different, to push it in a unique path. It isn’t been good – there’s at all times bits you have a look at and go ‘if we would completed this, if we would completed that’ and that is the great thing about it,” Skivington mentioned.
“There’s bits that we’ll undoubtedly subsequent 12 months wish to get higher at to help the great work we have completed this 12 months.
“However total I have been actually happy with everybody on this constructing. Now we have simply acquired to complete the job off, management what we will and deal with this sport – no matter occurs, attempt to have a superb day at Kingsholm.”
