The Sunday Post (Inverness)

Tigers tamed by Toony’s Warriors

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Glasgow skipper Jonny Gray goes over for his side’s fourth try. And he was back in the spotdown the middle paving the light to fire over a short-range way for Mark Bennett to go over. penalty for offside in the danger Russell added the extras from zone. the widest possible angle,

Stuart Hogg then burst into stretching the gap to 24. the contest with a trademark Even better was to come as surge into enemy territory, but skipper Jonny Gray hurtled the Tigers managed to snuff out through for the bonus- point the immediate peril. score, goaled by Russell.

Warriors kept up the momenThe domination continued tum, forcing Leicester to offend after the restart and RyanWilson again. However, this time galloped in for try No. 5 in the Russell pushed it wide. 48th minute.

Winger Lee Jones was then Russell maintained his flawtaken out late by Matthew Tait less conversion record, his strike as he chased his own chip. being the cue for Townsend to

Tait was yellow carded – and make wholesale bench changes. two minutes later the Glasgow The switches didn’t interrupt fans were celebratin­g as French the flow and Man of the Match ref Mathieu Reynal awarded Tim Swinson made it six of the them a penalty try for illegal best. maul entry on their line. Sub Darcy Rae thought he The kick was a formality. had snatched the seventh score, Leicester’s cause wasn’t but the video ref ruled his elbow helped by two penalty misses in had nudged the touchline a split quick succession, by Freddie second before grounding the Burns, asWarriors went through ball. a ragged patch. Scorers: Try – Seymour, pen

But they rediscover­ed their try, Bennett, Gray, Wilson, finishing power on the halfSwinso­n. Con – Russell 5. Pen: hour mark, Gordy Reid’s rumble Russell.

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