STEVE Diamond admitted Sale Sharks are feeling the frustration after going down 23-19 at Gloucester last Friday night.

Nev Edwards scored his first two Premiership tries for the club but the side lying eighth in the Aviva Premiership were unable to hang on to the lead as two tries from Sione Kalamafoni clinched the victory for the Kingsholm men.

Sale director of rugby Diamond said: "There is a little bit of frustration there.

"We gave the ball away pretty easy when we were in their 22.

"Credit to Gloucester, they didn't turn the ball over in the crucial stages under pressure, and we're just frustrated with that."

Sharks conceded a try after only four minutes but did not let it affect their plans and remained patient.

A moment from magic Danny Cipriani produced the Sharks' first try. Following a driving maul, the ball was shipped out to Cipriani on the Gloucester 22, and he chipped it to perfection for Nev Edwards to race over the whitewash to score his first Premiership try.

Cipriani converted a penalty in front of the posts to make it 8-5 after 18 minutes.

Seventh-placed Gloucester levelled and went 11-8 ahead after 28 minutes.

Both sides looked to extend their lead heading into the final 10 minutes of the first half, but the half-time whistle went with everything still to play for.

Cipriani levelled with a penalty after Gloucester had been penalised at the ruck after the interval.

The Sharks had the momentum and winger Edwards went over to score his second try following a great team move, which ended with Mike Haley making a break into the 22, and he intelligently weaved his way around the Gloucester defence.

He then passed it to the left wing for Edwards to score. Cipriani missed the conversion to leave the score 16-11 after 50 minutes.

Gloucester fought back however, and number eight Kalamafoni crashed his way over from short distance to level.

After the hour mark, he scored his second try and the conversion was made to leave it 23-16.

Cipriani had the last word with a penalty and although the Sharks pressed hard they could not find the crucial late breakthrough to leave them with one point.

Sharks travel to Castres Olympique on Saturday (8.45pm) in the European Challenge Cup.