Warriors crushed as Munster honour Foley
Glasgow line up to observe the pre-kick-off silence in honour of Anthony Foley yesterday. hooker Fraser Brown with a blaRory Scannell’s score wiped out tant spear tackle – a straight red any prospect of a rally. card was inevitable. Peter O’Mahony fought back
Russell, however, sent his pentears and said: “We did it for alty wide of the near post. Anthony and his family, particu
Then Bleyendaal found the larly his wife Olive and their target at the other end to provide young boys.” another huge boost.
Even worse was to come for the Warriors when Simon Zebo capitalised on slopped defending to grab a third Munster try.
Bleyendaal’s touchline conversion left Glasgow needing a miracle.
The trend continued after the restart and Munster notched their precious and utterly deserved bonus point with a penalty try as theWarriors scrum disintegrated.
Bench hooker Pat MacArthur and Mark Bennett scuttled over in quick succession to put a kinder complexion on the scoreline, both goaled by Stuart Hogg.
It was too little too late, and TOM BROWN was the hero of thegutsyGunnersashesnatched the try that clinched one of his side’s best ever European results.
Edinburgh had appeared to blow their chances after surrendering a 17- point lead to the streetwise Quins at Murrayfield.
But with time running out, the winger was in the right place in the right time to snuff out the star-packed Twickenham troops.
Edinburgh then displayed their true grit by digging deep to hold on to their Challenge Cup lead when it mattered most.
Edinburgh couldn’t have anticipated a worse start as winger CharlieWalker skidded in for a Quins touchdown, goaled by Nick Evans.
But the home response was quick and clinical. Phil Burleigh inflicted the initial damage with a sharp break before sending Allan Dell to the line.
Then Blair Kinghorn left the visiting markers for dead with a burst of pace which took him over in the corner for No. 2
And even better was to come midway through the half – thanks to the all-round skills of Damien Hoyland.
The young Scotland winger dashed down the touchline before expertly grabbing his own chip into the danger zone.
Hoyland was blocked just short, but he had the awareness to pop up an offload to Nasi Manu, who was unstoppable from short range.
Having missed the previous two conversions, Jason Tovey banged it over from a wide angle.
Quinn were stunned again four minutes later, with Hoyland again in the thick of it.
This time his sprint created the space and time for Hamish Watson to gleefully gallop over to earn the bonus, giving Tovey a simple kick which opened up a 17-point gap.
The Londoners battled back into the contest with a penalty try on the stroke of the interval.
But there was still time for Gunners to pounce for another, Hoyland cruising 80 metres for an interception effort.
The action continued after the restart with Kyle Sinckler picking up a third Quins score.
And when ref Roman Poite handed the visitors another penalty try, the stage was set for a tense finale. Matt Luamanu came off the bench to put Quins in front, Tim Sweil slotting his second conversion.
Gunners weren’t dead and buried, however, andTom Brown lucked a Tovey lob out of the air to snatch back the advantage seven minutes from time.