Warriors keep up winning streak...
SENSATIONAL Glasgow cemented their spot at the top of their conference in the Guinness PRO14 with their eighth straight win.
It was revenge for the defeat they suffered to the same opponents in the European Champions Cup, but there were so many changes in both sides that nobody was paying too much attention to the past.
Far more relevant was the all-action first 23 minutes, which saw the Warriors collect a bonus point for four tries, even though they were the first to concede a score.
They could not keep it up, however, and failed to score after the break, as their defence held out.
“They didn’t want to share the ball in the second half,” joked Dave Rennie, the head coach.
“I thought it was a soft first 10 minutes defensively but we were excellent with the ball in hand.
“The first half was pretty solid and the second half we played without the ball a lot. There was a lot of character to keep them to one try in the second half.”
Both sides were missing players on international duty, but you would never have guessed from the way they both exploded into the game at Scotstoun.
Leinster full-back Jordan Larmour was the one who got the scoring started but the lead was short-lived, George Horne racing in straight from the kick off.
Leinster were soon back in front as Rory O’Loughlin scored on the right but this time Nick Grigg finished off from short range.
With Leinster down a man to the sin bin for preventing George Horne taking a quick penalty, Grigg was again the scorer for the bonus-point try.
A penalty before the break seemed to have made the game safe, but while Leinster pulled it back after the break, Glasgow to survive thanks to their defence.