| Glasgow Warriors (14) 19 |
| Tries: M Fagerson, Vailanu, Cancelliere Cons: Jordan 2 Pens |
| Bathtub (13) 19 |
| Tries: Cloete Cons: Francis Pens: Francis 2, Bailey, Spencer |
Duncan Weir missed a late penalty as Glasgow Warriors drew 19-19 with Bathtub however nonetheless sealed a house tie within the European Problem Cup final 16.
Warriors led by some extent on the break following transformed tries by Matt Fagerson and Sione Vailanu.
Chris Cloete had crossed for the guests and so they fell additional behind when Sebastian Cancelliere went over.
However Orlando Bailey and Brad Spencer kicked Bathtub stage earlier than Weir’s last-minute kick was vast.
Warriors, with three wins and a draw, transfer second on 16 factors, however could be overtaken by Cardiff and Connacht. Nevertheless, Franco Smith’s aspect will end no decrease than fourth, thus sealing a house tie within the subsequent spherical.
Bathtub, with three factors, have an outdoor probability of ending within the prime six and progressing.
Glasgow’s terrific outcomes of late haven’t solely taken them up the desk within the United Rugby Championship, however motored them by way of in Europe with gathering optimism that they might go significantly additional.
This could have been their eighth win in a row, however the ruthlessness they confirmed in earlier video games abandoned them. Fairly it was not – plagued by inaccuracy, uneasy on the attention. Factors shared, a case of ‘blah’ all spherical.
Bathtub opened the scoring with a Francis penalty and made life onerous for Glasgow within the scrum, the lineout, refusing to go away and hanging in there till the tip when yellow playing cards, if not the scores, flowed.
The hosts responded to that early Francis penalty with a rating began by a surge from Kyle Steyn up the left, off a free Cameron Redpath kick, and completed by a blast from Fagerson, whose footwork took him previous two lower than convincing try to halt his progress.
Tom Jordan added the conversion and put over one other two-pointer after a pushed lineout took Glasgow by way of with ease. Vailanu bought that one and Franco Smith’s aspect by 12.
Glasgow ought to have pulled away from there however it turned a messy battle, pockmarked by dealing with errors and turnovers. Within the midst of all this, Bathtub fed off Glasgow’s errors, turning them over in their very own 22 and utilising the scrum because the platform to place Cloete over. With the conversion it was 14-13, although on the stability of play it hardly appeared that method.
The opening minutes of the brand new half have been frenetic. Sione Tuipulotu, the thunderous centre, accelerated downfield and was met by Francis, who went excessive within the deal with inflicting a head-on-head collision with the Glasgow centre.
Francis got here off worse and bought hammered backwards. In making an attempt to get to his ft, he staggered and went again down. He bought remedy and bought taken off. Earlier than he went, he bought a yellow card for going excessive on Tuipulotu.
Glasgow thought that they had scored within the subsequent wave, however dropped the ball as they swept below the sticks and over the road. Regardless of, they went once more a couple of minutes later and the 14 males couldn’t maintain out this time, Jordan and Tuipulotu creating the house for Cancelliere to go over within the nook.
Once more, the expectation of the house followers was for Glasgow to drive on and win the sport pulling away, however as soon as extra Bathtub clawed their method again with a penalty, from Bailey.
Glasgow had territory and possession however couldn’t make it depend. They’d an attacking lineout 5 metres out, however George Turner threw it squint – not the sort of consideration to be drawing when competing for a spot within the Scotland 23 in opposition to England subsequent month, with head coach Gregor Townsend watching on.
With six minutes left, Simon Berghan noticed yellow and Bailey boomed over the penalty that made it 19-19. Scotstoun might scarcely consider its eyes. One other yellow adopted in fast order, Tom Ellis strolling for collapsing a maul.
Glasgow had extra possibilities to win it. They launched an enormous however then misplaced management of the ball. They re-gathered and went once more – and misplaced it once more. On the demise, Weir had that probability to win it with the boot – and missed. It was that sort of night time.
Line-ups
Glasgow Warriors: McKay, Cancelliere, Tuipulotu, Jones, Steyn, Jordan, Value; Bhatti, Matthews, Sordoni, Samuel, Grey, Ferrie, Vailanu, M Fagerson.
Replacements: Turner, McBeth, Berghan, Du Preez, Bean, Gordon, Horne, Weir.
Bathtub: Bailey, Ojomoh, Lawrence, Redpath, Cokanasiga, Francis, Schreuder; Schoeman, Dunn, Jonker, W Spencer, Lee-Warner, Hill, Cloete, Reid.
Replacements: Annett, Morozov, Rae, Ellis, De Carpentier, B Spencer, Gallagher, Joseph.