Glasgow hold Benetton to goose-egg in bonus-point win at Scotstoun
Glasgow were convincing winners in a 37-0 bonus-point victory over a disappointingly flat Benetton at Scotstoun, despite being without their Scotland contingent.
Not only did Warriors score six good tries, they did not allow their opponents to trouble the scoreboard.
Sione Vailanu crossed twice for Glasgow, while Sebastian Cancelliere, Stafford McDowall, Fraser Brown and Rufus McLean also got on the scoresheet, while Domingo Miotti kicked seven points.
The hosts started brightly and took a 10th-minute lead when new boy Vailanu – making his first start and home debut – scooped the ball from the base of an unguarded ruck near halfway and spotted a yawning gap he was happy to charge through.
Only Giacomo Da Re stood in his way and the diminutive Italian fly-half was easily despatched with a pronounced dummy, with the giant Tongan number eight raising his arm in triumph as he crossed the line.
Warriors struggled to kick on, but Miotti added a ruck penalty from directly in front of the posts just before the half-hour mark and the home side finally clicked back into gear just before half-time with two tries in quick succession.
Cancelliere made the most of a cute chip over the top by Jamie Dobie, and McDowall crossed following a break from deep by Josh McKay.
That second try was scored while Benetton full-back Rhyno Smith was in the sin bin for a late tackle on Miotti in the lead-up to Cancelliere’s try.
Within moments of his return to the field, the visitors were down to 14 men again. This time replacement prop Thomas Gallo was sent to the cooler for riding up the side of a Warriors maul.
Glasgow kicked to the corner again and claimed the bonus-point try through hooker Brown off the back of yet another line-out drive.
They then repeated the trick nine minutes later, with Vailanu adding the final touch on this occasion.
It looked like Cancelliere had claimed his brace a few moments later, but the TMO ruled there had been a forward pass during the build-up.
That elusive sixth try eventually arrived when McLean managed to gather his own hack ahead – only after it had bounced awkwardly between his legs – and flop over the line.
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No he's just limited in what he can do. Like Scott Robertson. And Eddie Jones.
Sometimes it doesn't work out so you have to go looking for another national coach who supports his country and believes in what he is doing. Like NZ replacing Ian Foster. And South Africa bringing Erasmus back in to over see Neinbar.
This is the real world. Not the fantasy oh you don't need passion for your country for international rugby. Ask a kiwi, or a south african or a frenchman.
Go to commentsDont complain too much or start jumping to conclusions.
Here in NZ commentators have been blabbing that our bottom pathway competition the NPC (provincial teams only like Taranaki, Wellington etc)is not fit for purpose ie supplying players to Super rugby level then they started blabbing that our Super Rugby comp (combined provincial unions making up, Crusaders, Hurricanes, etc) wasn't good enough without the South African teams and for the style SA and the northern powers play at test level.
Here is what I reckon, Our comps are good enough for how WE want to play rugby not how Ireland, SA, England etc play. Our comps are high tempo, more rucks, mauls, running plays, kicks in play, returns, in a game than most YES alot of repetition but that builds attacking skillsets and mindsets. I don't want to see world teams all play the same they all have their own identity and style as do England (we were scared with all this kind of talk when they came here) World powerhouse for a reason, losses this year have been by the tiniest of margins and could have gone either way in alot of games. Built around forward power and blitz defence they have got a great attack Wingers are chosen for their Xfactor now not can they chase up and unders all day. Stick to your guns its not far off
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