Full Time

Callum Reidy seals it with the turnover!

Opening day win for the Warriors!

Sale ball

Great defence from the Warriors, driving their hosts back time and again.

Lancaster charges down Ford to force Sale back over halfway.

Penalty Sale

Darge goes looking for the turnover but is penalised by the ref – Ford goes to touch 20m out.

TRY GLASGOW

A debut try for Tavi Tuipulotu!

The hooker finds Cummings in the lineout, then smuggles himself away at the base to touch down for his first try.

Lancaster takes over the kicking duties and nails it from out wide!

Penalty Glasgow

Steyn looking for work again, as Lancaster finds the captain out wide.

There’s then a penalty awarded in midfield, and Lancaster finds the corner brilliantly.

Callum Reidy has also come on, replacing George Horne at scrum-half.

TRY GLASGOW

Glasgow pressing once more – three carries in quick succession from Oguntibeju stretches the Sale defence.

There’s then a bit of Tuipulotu magic in midfield as Tavi combines well with Sione, the latter breaking the tackle and offloading to Ollie Smith for the try!

Horne converts for a 40-27 lead.

Glasgow replacements

Ally Miller and Ollie Smith enter the fray, replacing Euan Ferrie and Jamie Dobie.

Glasgow ball

Great pressure from Oguntibeju as he half charges down the clearing kick, and Steyn takes the high ball superbly.

The winger is then impeded as he chases the box kick from Horne and Lancaster finds touch 15m from the Sale line.

Try Sale

Credit where it’s due, that’s an outstanding offload from Joe Carpenter – the full-back gets the ball away under the pressure of Steyn, and Reed gets over for the score.

Ford’s conversion attempt slides wide, meaning the gap is six points.

Penalty Sale

Sale win the penalty off the restart for contact in the air, and Ford finds touch 15m out.

TRY GLASGOW

Clinical!

Tuipulotu nails his first throw as he finds Cummings at the tail, and the maul once more does the damage.

Darge is the man who comes up with the ball, Horne adding the extras for a 33-22 advantage.

Glasgow lineout

Steyn is a machine on the kick chase – the Glasgow skipper puts the pressure on Roebuck and drags him into touch for a Glasgow lineout, five metres out!

Penalty Sale

Fine margins – Glasgow steal the lineout, but Nathan Jibulu wins the turnoer penalty for the home side.

Ford finds touch 35m from his own line.

Glasgow replacement

Seb Stephen’s day is done – on comes Ottavio Tuipulotu for his Glasgow Warriors debut.

Sale lineout

Ferrie cleans up the crumbs of an aerial battle and Glasgow look to counter.

Lancaster turns the Sale defence and pins the hosts in their own 22.

Glasgow lineout

Stephen finds Cummings at the lineout and Glasgow play on halfway, as Schickerling makes a big carry in tight.

Try Sale

This one will count – Reed does the damage with a searing initial break, only denied by a try-saver from Rowe and Horne.

The try isn’t long in coming though, as Ford sends Reketi Ma’asi-White over next to the posts.

The conversion is straightforward and its a four-point game.

Sale ball

Big hit in midfield from Tuipulotu!

Stephen follows suit moments later, as the Glasgow defence makes its mark.

Penalty Sale

Glasgow think they’ve won the turnover, but the referee disagrees – penalty to Sale, which Ford dispatches to 15m from the Glasgow line.

Sale lineout

Strong exit from the Warriors, as Horne takes play up to just inside his own half.

Sale to throw in.

Glasgow replacements

Four changes for the Warriors – Nathan McBeth, Zander Fagerson, Alex Craig and Ruwald van der Merwe make way, with Patrick Schickerling, Sam Talakai, Jare Oguntibeju and Gregor Brown coming on.

Turnover

What a hit!

Looks like it was Craig who absolutely smashed Lawes on his own line, and the turnover is Glasgow’s!

Scrum awarded for a knock-on.

Penalty Sale

Sale win another penalty as a Warrior enters from the side, and they will tap and go.

Penalty Sale

That scrum becomes a penalty, and Ford finds touch 10m out.

Scrum Sale

This time Sale win the scrum off the restart, as they hold up Ferrie on the charge.

Scrum to the hosts just outside the Glasgow 22.

TRY GLASGOW

And over!

Alex Craig barges over to touch down for his first try in Glasgow colours, on his return to the starting lineup!

Horne pulls the conversion wide, so it’s 26-15 to the Warriors.

Glasgow ball

Lovely inside ball from Lancaster, sending Darge through a gap!

Horne takes it on, before Fagerson has a rumble.

Two metres out…

Scrum Glasgow

A couple of aerial contests in midfield are split evenly between the teams, before Steyn’s chase and hit on Roebuck earns a scrum.

Glasgow ball just outside the Sale 22.

Glasgow ball

Good work from Rowe as he cleans up a kick ahead, and Tuipulotu almost puts Steyn through a gap.

Rowe again out wide causing chaos, as he chips ahead into the Sale 22.

Penalty Glasgow

Early possession for the Warriors at the start of the second half, and Rowe is taken high in midfield.

Lancaster goes for the corner, but misses touch – Sale come away with the ball.

Kick Off

Away we go once more, as Lancaster kicks into Sale’s 22.

Half Time

Wide of the posts from Ford, and that’ll do for the first half.

Three tries from your Warriors have them in the lead at the interval – we’ll be back for the second half shortly!

Penalty Sale

A miscue in midfield and Sale pounce, winning the turnover penalty just inside their own half with the clock in the red.

Ford will have a go at the posts.

Goal line drop out

Not this time – held up is the call, and Sale have the goal line drop out.

TMO check

Is there another try for the Warriors here?

Penalty Glasgow

Ferrie is held up over the line, but Sale have collapsed the maul illegally and Glasgow have another penalty.

Back to the corner once more.

Penalty Glasgow

Sale go offside, and Lancaster goes to the corner.

Glasgow ball

Sale’s lineout but stolen by Craig!

Glasgow on the Sale 22 looking for a fourth try before the break.

Glasgow lineout

Horne is back on his feet, as Lancaster takes play into the Sale half.

Stephen finds Craig at the lineout and away we go.

Penalty Glasgow

Lawes is off his feet at the ruck and Horne makes sure the referee notices.

Penalty to the Warriors, as Horne then receives some attention from the medics.

Penalty Glasgow

Eagle eyes from the TMO, who spots Cakanaivata was offside when he picked up the ball.

Lancaster kicks to touch for a lineout on the Glasgow 10m line.

TMO check

The hosts hit back – Ford goes with the high kick, and Joe Marchant comes up with it in the air.

Glasgow defend well initially, but Elia Cakanaivata’s break through the ruck allows the Fijian to offload off the deck to Warr, who dives over next to the posts.

Or do the officials have other ideas?…

Sale lineout

Copy and paste the previous exit from Horne, as Sale have the lineout on the Glasgow 10m line.

TRY GLASGOW

He set up the last one – now he’s scored one himself!

Great work in the midfield from the pack, as van der Merwe carries prominently, before Steyn loops off his wing and sends the pass wide for Dobie.

The winger finishes superbly in the corner, Horne converting equally brilliantly from the touchline for a 21-15 lead.

Penalty Glasgow

The longest passage of play with ball in hand from either team, as the Warriors stretch their hosts from side to side.

Sale go offside as Dobie snipes through the breakdown, and when play is brought back Lancaster finds touch on the Sale 22.

Penalty Sale

Ford is on target from 45 metres on the angle, restoring Sale’s lead as Roebuck takes the hosts back up to a full compliment of players.

Penalty Sale

The decision at the scrum goes the way of the Sharks, as they win the penalty.

Warr returns to the field as Ford points for the posts.

Scrum Sale

Glasgow go wide from the scrum, but the pass from Lancaster to Steyn drifts forward.

Sale scrum on the Glasgow 10m line.

Scrum Glasgow

Great work from Tuipulotu, as he holds his man up in the tackle and forces the error.

Scrum to the Wariors, 35m from their own line.

Sale lineout

Not quite as good a clearance this time from Horne, but he still finds touch 35m from his own line.

TRY GLASGOW

No denying the Warriors this time!

Dobie makes the break through midfield as he hits the afterburners, before sending the pass wide for Steyn to canter home untouched.

Horne converts and Glasgow have the lead.

Goal line drop out

Almost!

Searing pace from Rowe and Steyn allows Darge to go for the line, but the flanker knocks on as he’s tackled close to the line.

Glasgow lineout

Ford clears to touch, and Glasgow have a lineout 35m out.

Scrum Sale

Unlucky – the ball goes forward from the inside pass, and Sale have the scrum.

Penalty Glasgow

He was indeed – Tom Roebuck is shown a yellow card for the challenge.

Glasgow kick the penalty to the corner as they attack with a two-man advantage.

TMO review

Free kick to Glasgow and off go the Warriors!

Dobie chips ahead for Steyn to chase – is he taken out?

The TMO is having a look…

Sale lineout

Good clearance again from Horne off the restart, giving Sale the lineout just inside the Glasgow half.

PENALTY TRY GLASGOW

Too much power!

An unstoppable maul and referee Evans awards the penalty try.

Warr is shown a yellow card for good measure.

Penalty Glasgow

Huge carry from Tuipulotu and Sale don’t roll away in time.

Lancaster finds the corner for the lineout.

Glasgow scrum

Forward pass from Gus Warr off the lineout, so Glasgow have the scrum on Sale’s 22.

Sale lineout

Great work from Sione Tuipulotu frees Kyle Rowe, who chips ahead into Sale territory.

It looks like a 50-22…the officials disagree. Sale ball.

Glasgow lineout

Seb Stephen finds Rory Darge on halfway with his first throw, before Stafford McDowall barrels into contact.

A good tip on pass from Ferrie briefly frees Cummings, as Glasgow look to play.

Try Sale

Back come Sale again, and this time the backs do the damage.

Ford makes the initial half-break inside Glasgow’s 22, before the ball is recycled wide and Arron Reed finishes off a three-on-two overlap in the corner.

Ford pulls the conversion wide, so it stays at 12-0.

Goal line drop out

Great defence from the Warriors, as they hold up the maul over the line and win the goal line drop out.

Alex Craig and Scott Cummings right at the centre of that.

Penalty Sale

Euan Ferrie does well to chop down Courtney Lawes, but he then gets caught on the wrong side of the ruck and the penalty is award to the home side.

Ford goes to the corner

Penalty Sale

Sale get over the ball and win the penalty on their own 10m line.

Ford finds touch on the Glasgow 22.

Glasgow ball

First ball in hand phases for Glasgow, as Dan Lancaster charges into contact.

Zander Fagerson follows suit on his first carry back from injury.

Try Sale

First blood to the hosts, as a cleverly-worked lineout set-play sees Ben Curry dart over from close range.

Ford adds the extras for a 7-0 lead.

Penalty Sale

Jamie Dobie gets up well to claim a high ball, but referee Craig Evans spots an obstruction and Sale have the penalty.

Ford finds touch 10m out.

Sale lineout

George Horne clears well up to halfway, and Sale have the first lineout of the match.

Kick Off

George Ford gets play underway on a stunning day for rugby, and away we go for another European season!

Team News

Sale name summer signing Courtney Lawes in the back row, the British & Irish Lion adding a wealth of experience to the Sale pack.

George Ford pulls the strings in a backline that also includes two Scotland internationals in the form of Gus Warr and Arron Reed.

Team News

Time for a look at the teams, starting with your Warriors – Ruwald van der Merwe starts at number eight to make his Glasgow Warriors debut, in a squad that also welcomes back Kyle Steyn and Zander Fagerson amongst a host of returnees.

A late change to the bench sees Ottavio Tuipulotu added to the replacements after Gregor Hiddleston failed a late fitness test, the hooker also set for his debut when he takes to the field.

Welcome to the Investec Champions Cup

It’s time for another European campaign to get underway, Warrior Nation – it’s the return of the Investec Champions Cup, as your Glasgow Warriors take on Sale Sharks…