Connacht 19 Glasgow Warriors 19: match report

Bystaff and agencies Published: 10:44PM GMT 05 March 2010

Glasgow longed for their possibility to move at the back of to the tip of the Magners League but fought at the back of valiantly to explain a pull with Connacht at the Sportsground.

An injury-time try from flanker James Eddie saw the Warriors lurch Connacht"s hopes of a much-needed win and, nonetheless deputy Colin Gregor flashed his touchline acclimatisation far-reaching of the uprights, Glasgow were still the happier side at the last whistle.

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Leading 14-3 interjection to 3 Ruaridh Jackson penalties and a try from DTH outpost der Merwe, Glasgow looked set to take the spoils.

However, bottom side Connacht engineered a extensive fightback, with Ian Keatley kicking dual penalties and converting a sharp piece for one person try from Gavin Duffy.

Keatley"s fourth successful penalty, 3 mins from time and with Glasgow"s Calum Forrester in the sin-bin, looked to be the match-winning score, but Eddie had alternative ideas and he scrambled over in the left corner, with the education reliable by TMO Dermot Moloney.

Connacht showed their vigilant early on with a barnstorming run from George Naoupu and thinly slice by from Fionn Carr, but Glasgow were means to understanding with the danger.

Warriors" Argentinian star Bernardo Stortoni in jeopardy in damaged fool around and the visitors built brazen vigour prior to Jackson sent a tame drop-goal bid far-reaching of the posts.

But Glasgow were initial off the symbol after twelve mins when Connacht column Brett Wilkinson was pinged for a ruck and Jackson nailed a flog from a executive position.

Jon Welsh and Richie Vernon carried well for Glasgow as they attempted to tie the Connacht counterclaim in, but a retard down by harlot Sean Cronin got the Irish range on the impetus and their initial bit of decent domain yielded a successful chastisement for Keatley, twenty-four mins in.

That great work was undone, 3 mins later, when Johnny O"Connor was singled out for going off his feet at a ruck and Jackson fast done it 6-3.

The initial 40 mins had been pockmarked with mistakes, and a Connacht knock-on and offside, as the second half began, authorised Jackson to flog Glasgow 9-3 clear.

Jackson afterwards longed for his initial place-kick, after Connacht close Mike McCarthy saw yellow for infringing at a ruck, and Carr showed his aggressive skills, hacking on twice prior to outpost der Merwe discovered the incident for the Scots.

Glasgow put eleven points in between the sides in the 48th notation when Jackson instituted a eloquent renew and big Canadian winger Van der Merwe accomplished off a sharp move down the left involving 4 players. But the try went unconverted and Michael Bradley"s men managed to fool around their approach at the back of in to contention.

Carr, Aidan Wynne and the industrious Naoupu took the round up and Glasgow were marched at the back of in to their twenty-two prior to full-back Duffy ran opposite the pellet and held Glasgow on the deposit as he eased past tackles from Mark McMillan and Ed Kalman to hold down at the back of the posts.

Keatley tapped over the acclimatisation and confirmed his 100 per cent jot down with a fourth penalty, but 14-man Glasgow increasing the dash with a array of late collect and drives, sucking a overpowering Connacht counterclaim in prior to Eddie found space to fist over in the corner.

Match sum

Connacht: Duffy, Nathan, Matthews, Wynne, Carr, Keatley, F. Murphy, Wilkinson, Cronin, Hagan, Swift, McCarthy, Muldoon, O"Connor, Naoupu. Subs: Morris for Hagan (41), Upton for Swift (58), McComish for O"Connor (62), Flavin, O"Loughlin, Nikora, Tuohy. Tries: Duffy. Cons: Keatley. Pens: Keatley 4.Glasgow: Stortoni, Shaw, Murchie, Horne, outpost der Merwe, Jackson, McMillan, Welsh, Hall, Kalman, Barker, Turner, Eddie, Forrester, Vernon. Subs: Kinloch for Shaw (72), O"Hare for outpost der Merwe (65), Gregor for Jackson (65), Tkachuk for Kalman (53), Gray for Barker (53), Thomson, Fusaro. Tries: outpost der Merwe, Eddie. Pens: Jackson 3. Att: 2,000Referee: James Jones (WRFU).