35
ULSTER
RUGBY
The opening game of the season
was a replay of last season’s PRO12
Final, against Leinster with Glasgow
triumphing 22-20 through a last
minute Stuart Hogg penalty.
That victory gave Townsend’s men
belief and they carried on that
momentum with two victories in
South Wales over both Cardiff Blues
and Newport Gwent Dragons.
The 33-13 victory in Newport
was a hard fought one, which
demonstrated the side’s steely
determination.
After Tyrone Holmes was sent off
early on in the second half, the 14
men rallied together, scoring three
tries through Josh Strauss, Tommy
Seymour and Tim Swinson, adding
to Alex Dunbar’s earlier try.
The bonus point win set a
benchmark for the Warriors and
they made it four wins in a row,
against Connacht on a Friday night
at Scotstoun.
Stuart Hogg made his first start of
the season on home turf and scored
two tries, with Henry Pyrgos, DTH
van der Merwe and Mark Bennett
also dotting down.
Last week, the Warriors made it
three consecutive bonus point
victories through a 40-23 win
against a feisty Treviso side
who proved to be a hard
nut to crack on home soil.
The day will live long in the memory
of youngster, Zander Fagerson who
made his debut.
Two tries from winger Tommy
Seymour were the highlight as
Glasgow Warriors returned to the
summit of the table.
Seymour’s double and Tyrone
Holmes’ score were the perfect
response to Michele Campagnaro’s
early try for the home side but
Glasgow only led 19-16 at half-time.
James Eddie, DTH van der Merwe
and Sean Lamont all crossed for the
visitors, although Campagnaro also
went over for the second time.
After the match, head coach,
Gregor Townsend said: “The result
was really good. To come to Treviso
in front of a big crowd against a
team who played really well and
get a bonus-point win is a great
achievement. The players worked
hard for the win.
“Our performance wasn’t up to
the required standard at times
during the game and our accuracy
in attack and our discipline in
defence needs to be better but all
credit to the players for taking their
opportunities and finishing them
well.”
The Warriors have won their opening five games
of the season, defeating tough opposition along
the way to top the GUINNESS PRO12 table.
TONIGHT’S OPPOSITION
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CLUB STATS
//Location
Glasgow
//Founded
2000
//Ground
Scotstoun Stadium
//Capacity
9,708
//Last Game
Benetton Treviso (A) 23-40 (W)
Sun 5 Oct 2014 at 15.00
//Next Game
Benetton Treviso (H)
Fri 31st Oct 2014 at 19:35
//Recent Form
W W W W W
STAFF
// Head Coach
Gregor Townsend
//Captain
Alastair Kellock
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