Munster’s maul brings four tries as depleted Glasgow beaten again

Depleted Glasgow fell to their fourth successive Guinness PRO14 defeat, giving up four lineout drive tries to Munster at Scotstoun last night.

The traditional power up front of the Irishmen was too much for Glasgow’s makeshift side, although they were in the game only two points behind and a man to the good with 15 minutes to play before a crucial yellow card against captain Ryan Wilson.

Two tries followed in the final 10 minutes to give Munster a deserved victory, but it’s barely a fair fight at the moment in the PRO14 given the resources of the Irish teams and the rest, and this match showed it again.

With the wind swirling and rain falling, Glasgow produced a real gem of a try to brighten a murky night.

The visitors’ forward pressure produced two first half tries from their lineout drive, although Danny Wilson will have been annoyed at how easily they forced their way over for tries by captain Billy Holland and back-rower F ineen Wycherley.

Ben Healy converted one from the touchline on an awful night for kicking , but Glasgow scored a real beauty to keep themselves in it.

Tommy Seymour came in off a wraparound move in midfield and darted through the gap left by Springbok centre Damien De Allende, and although the former Scotland wing’s wide pass went to ground, Robbie Nairn scooped it up and fed Glenn Bryce for the try.

Seymour and Nick Grigg had to make early exits due to head knocks, but Grigg’s replacement Brandon Thomas landed a superb penalty from halfway just after he came on.

A penalty from Healy took Munster to a 15-8 lead early in the second half, but the Warriors forced a huge siege on the Mu n s t e r line that produced a yellow card for Holland and a maul try for hooker Grant Stewart.

But Wilson’s yellow card for a dangerous dive on Munster scrum-half Craig Casey levelled the team personnel-wise again and Gavin Coombes went over from close range to take the Irishmen clear again, Healy converting for a nine-point lead.

Jean Kleyn, another of Munster ’s big money imports, finished the scoring , rolling off a lineout maul for the bonus point try with two minutes left.

Glenn Bryce, centre, celebrates his try for Glasgow.