Glasgow Warriors
Exeter Chiefs
Glasgow Warriors
Exeter Chiefs We’re back home next weekend, in our last match of the European group stages. Where it’s a re-match of last year’s Challenge Cup final, against Toulon.
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They kick straight out and the match is over. Glasgow denied a win at the death.
The referee reviews and Glasgow are caught offside for detaching at the scrum. No try!
The ball comes out the back of the scrum for Exeter, but pressure from George Horne forces a knock on, gathered then immediately by Euan Ferrie who scoops it up and dives over the line.
EUAN FERRIE scores his first try for Glasgow Warriors!
Devastating. Glasgow cross the whitewash with an excellent conterattack, starting with Tom Jordan, and finishing with Josh Mckay touching down. But, just like Exeter earlier, a forward pass undoes the work. Scrum on five metres.
Henry Slade adds the extras from the touchline. Exeter take the lead for the first time.
Zac Wimbush is successful this time out on the wing. The score goes level with two minutes to play.
The pressure is well and truly on here. Another knock on sees the hosts win the set piece, ten metres from Glasgow’s try line.
Exeter looking to capitalise on every move they make. Another break from their backs making 30 metres back onto Glasgow’s 22.
Just seven minutes to go, and five points in the game. Glasgow ease the Exeter pressure that has characterised this last quarter.
George Horne, shows how important a win of the ball that was, with the scream as he rises from the ruck. A big kick down field from Tom Jordan.
A massive jeer goes round the stadium as the try is pulled back. The referee notices a knock on in the close exchanges just before the chip, and after much deliberation he deems the ball forward.
Glasgow stay five points clear!
Second row Lewis Pearson chips the ball over for the on coming Zach Wimbush on the wing. The bounce is perfect and he’s clear to dive in on the corner.
We’re level, 17-17!
A sustained period of attack pays off with a short range snipe from Dan Frost. With just over 15 minutes to play there’s just five points in it.
Glasgow Warriors 17-12 Exeter Chiefs
A sustained period of attack from Exeter since Glasgow’s try. The ball is loose though, with Glasgow defending well and shutting down the potential breaks.
However, George Horne is penalised. Exeter approach again.
It’s been coming. A break from Scott Cummings, cutting right through the Exeter defence in the mid-field. We then offloads, one handedly, to George Horne, who slings a wide pass over three defenders where he find Josh McKay.
McKay then quickly offloads to Sione Tuipulotu who’s in support. Tuipulotu then has another three defenders to beat, but he’s running full tilt and slides through easily to score.
Try two! Glasgow Warriors 17-7 Exeter Chiefs.
George Turner, Jamie Bhatti, Richie Gray come on for Gregor Hiddleston, Oli Kebble, and Alex Samuel.
Huw Jones and Josh McKay don’t connect well as they work a move off of the penalty line out. Scrum Exeter, on their own 22.
Glasgow go wide again, Kyle Rowe running some long lines, but finally he is shut down by a tight Exeter defence in the middle. Glasgow shift it again, but knock on.
However, an earlier off side call in the move allows Weir to kick for the corner.
Glasgow head back into Exeter’s half winning a scrum penalty.
Please excuse us as we try to fix the headline score.
Currently the match is 10-7 to Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow try to run the ball, moving quickly through the phases. However, a floating pass from Weir to the supporting Huw Jones on the wing, doesn’t connect and it’s lost forward.
Exeter moving the ball around in the opening exchanges, but a comfortable Glasgow defence hold up their opponents through Alex Samuel and Gregor Hiddleston.
Weir kicks back into Exeter territory.
We’re back underway at Sandy Park, just three points in it.
That’ll do it for the first-half, as the two teams jog off into the dressing rooms.
More to come from Sandy Park!
This time the hosts do get there, after five phases of pick and go on the Glasgow line.
Jacques Vermuelen is the man to eventually get the ball down, despite the best efforts of Stafford McDowall.
Slade adds the extras, making it a 10-7 Glasgow lead at the break.
Massive, massive set for the Warriors.
Time and time again the hosts batter away, and the men in black do not yield.
They do give away a penalty for offside, however.
Exeter are awarded the penalty, and the home side will scrum again.
The hosts put the pressure on and force the knock-on, giving Exeter a five-metre scrum of their own.
Great speed from Weir!
The fly-half gets in Slade’s eyeline from the quick tap penalty, the ball goes forward, and Glasgow have a five-metre scrum.
Venter and Tuipulotu stand firm to deny Tuima, but Exeter with advantage as Glasgow go offside.
Weir hits Yeandle, and no advantage is coming so the penalty is awarded.
Matt Fagerson doesn’t roll away quickly enough for the ref’s liking, and Slade finds touch on the Glasgow 22.
Slade goes for the 50-22 off the set-piece, but McKay does superbly to cover.
Horne then finds touch on halfway.
Just knocked on at the breakdown, says referee Brousset, and Exeter have the feed just on their own 22.
Hiddleston finds Samuel and the maul is formed, before Rowe takes it forward again.
Rowe is then taken out in the kick-chase from the restart, and Weir bangs the penalty into touch 25m out from the Exeter line.
Breakthrough!
This time the bounce goes Glasgow’s way – Horne’s chip over the top sits up kindly for Rowe, who gathers and races over from 30m under the posts!
Weir converts for a 10-0 lead.
Brilliant from Jones in the air and Glasgow are on here!
Exeter look to spin it wide, but Jones tackles Feyi-Waboso.
Turnover!
The hosts are awarded the penalty as Glasgow are penalised for hands in the ruck.
Slade finds touch on the Glasgow 22.
The Fagerson brothers combine to steal the lineout and away goes McKay and Rowe – the latter chips into space.
Early shove from the hosts, and Weir – restored after passing his HIA – finds touch just inside his own half.
Brilliant work from Jordan and Scott Cummings, who read the play and fire through on Exeter at the ruck. The ball is unplayable and Glasgow win the turnover.
Jordan misses touch, and Exeter come back on the attack.
Jordan does well to chop down Wyatt however, and Glasgow in defence in midfield.
Good work from Henco Venter at the base of the scrum, allowing Horne to kick clear.
The ball almost bounces up for Jones, but Glasgow win the penalty at the breakdown!
Good maul defence from the Warriors, as Exeter make no ground.
Wyatt looks to find Slade, but the ball goes forward and Glasgow have the scrum on their own 22.
Almost again!
Jones does brilliantly to send Miller clear up the touchline, but the pass inside is just unable to be gathered by Horne.
Exeter win the penalty and Slade finds touch on the Glasgow 10m line.
Great work from Rowe to break two tackles, before Miller takes a more direct route.
However, Exeter turn over and kick long, finding touch just outside the Glasgow 22.
Hiddleston wins the turnover penalty superbly, and Jordan finds touch 35m from the Exeter line.
Ally Miller steals the lineout, but the bounce favours the hosts who regain possession.
Good hit from Hiddleston and Alex Samuel in midfield, before Oli Kebble chops Feyi-Waboso.
Huw Jones collects a cross-kick and calls mark, before booting to touch on halfway.
McKay watches Slade’s kick through bounce into in-goal, and it’s a goal-line drop out for the Warriors.
Jordan’s first action is to clear long from the restart, giving Exeter a lineout on the Glasgow 10m line.
First blood to Glasgow, as Horne slots the three points.
Tom Jordan is on for Weir, who has gone for a head injury assessment.
A long deliberation sees Greg Fisilau sent to the sin bin, and George Horne will go for goal.
Glasgow awarded the penalty as Exeter stray offside, and the officials pause to check a high tackle by Rus Tuima.
counter attack ball from Weir, and Glasgow on the front foot through Matt Fagerson!
McKay and Rowe interact and Glasgow into the 22.
The throw is deemed squint by the referee, and Exeter opt for the scrum.
Even better, as Glasgow are awarded the penalty for Exeter going off feet.
Weir finds touch seven metres out.
Weir almost wins the turnover, before Tuipulotu clatters Tom Wyatt.
Turnover this time?
Exeter take it into contact and the ball is deemed unplayable – scrum to the hosts.
Glasgow inches away again!
Hiddleston is almost smuggled over, but referee Pierre Brousset deems the maul to have been formed illegally and Exeter clear.
Almost!
Great work from Glasgow to free the blindside, and McKay’s kick ahead is there for Kyle Rowe – the ball just doesn’t sit up for the winger though, and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso covers into touch.
Gregor Hiddleston finds Matt Fagerson with his first lineout, before Sione Tuipulotu thunders into space.
Weir’s chip is half charged into touch, giving Glasgow a lineout 35m out.
Josh McKay fields the return kick and Glasgow in possession on halfway.
Exeter kick back once more and this time find touch, Glasgow lineout on the halfway line.
Duncan Weir gets us underway at Sandy Park!
A reminder of your Glasgow Warriors team taking to the pitch!
Just under 10 minutes to go before we kick-off in Round 3 of the Investec Champions Cup