The Glasgow Warriors hosted the Cell C Sharks and scored an impressive 35-24 against their visitors.
The Sharks was completely outplayed in the first 40 minutes and were behind 10-28 at the start of the second half. The speed and accuracy of the Warriors were too much for the Sharks to deal with.
The second half did not live up to the standards as set in the first half. However, the Sharks did play a lot better in the second half outscoring the Warriors with two tries to one.
01:22 Glasgow Warriors were immediate on the attack as Sam Johnson goes over for the hosts first try (07-00).
12:45 Dylan Richarson (Sharks) was sin-binned with a yellow card.
13:12 Ryan Wilson scored the Warriors 2nd try as the hosts' attack proves too much for the Sharks (14-00).
19:36 Jamie Bhatti forces his way over the Sharks tryline for the Warriors' 3rd try (21-00).
20:00 The Sharks are on their way to humiliation if they do not stop the wave after wave attack from the Warriors. The Warriors dominates everything at this stage.
25:16 Le Roux Roets scored the Sharks 1st try after the forwards of the Sharks kept on the pressure of the Warriors tryline (21-07).
35:51 Cole Forbes scored the Warriors 4th and bonus point try. The physicality of the Warriors' high-speed attacks proving too much for the Sharks defence yet again (28-07).
40:06 Curwin Bosch added 3 points for the Sharks with a converted penalty (28-10).
40:00 The Sharks are slowly clawing their way back into this match, however, the attack of the Warriors is still proving too much for the visitors. A better 2nd quarter by the Sharks, unfortunately, not enough to beat the Warriors.
42:35 Cole Forbes scored his second try when the Sharks could not control a box kick in their red zone (35-10).
54:40 Thomas du Toit forces his way over the tryline to score the Sharks 2nd try (35-17).
60:00 The initial quick pace of the game has taken its toll, as both sides settled to see the game out at a relaxed pace. The game was already won at that stage with nothing to be gained by both teams.
74:03 Ntuthuko Mchunu forced his way over the tryline of the Warriors to score the Sharks 3rd try (35-24)
Scorers:
Glasgow Warriors: Tries: Sam Johnson, Ryan Wilson, Jamie Bhatti, Cole Forbes (2). Conversions: Ross Thompson (5).
Cell C Sharks: Tries: Le Roux Roets, Thomas du Toit, Ntuthuko Mchunu. Conversions: Curwin Bosch (2), Ruan Piennaar. Penalty: Curwin Bosch.
Glasgow Warriors: 15. Cole Forbes, 14. Kyle Steyn, 13. Sione Tuipolotu, 12. Sam Johnson, 11. Rufus McLean, 10. Ross Thompson, 9. George Horne, 8. Jack Dempsey, 7. Thomas Gordon, 6. Ryan Wilson, 5. Scott Cummings, 4. Richie Gray, 3. Murray McCallum, 2. Fraser Brown, 1. Jamie Bhatti. Replacements: 16. George Turner, 17. Brad Thyer, 18. Murphy Walker, 19. Lewis Bean, 20. Ally Miller, 21. Jamie Dobie, 22. Pete Horne, 23. Stafford McDowall.
Cell C Sharks: 15. Curwin Bosch, 14. Yaw Penxe, 13. Werner Kok, 12. Murray Koster, 11. Thaakir Abrahams, 10. Boeta Chamberlain, 9. Ruan Pienaar, 8. Phepsi Buthelezi (c), 7. Gerbrandt Grobler, 6. Dylan Richardson, 5. Ruben van Heerden, 4. Le Roux Roets, 3. Thomas du Toit, 2. Fez Mbatha, 1. Khwezi Mona. Replacements: 16. Kerron van Vuuren, 17. Ntuthuko Mchunu, 18. Lourens Adriaanse, 19. Hyron Andrews, 20. Thembelani Bholi, 21. James Venter, 22. Tian Meyer, 23. Jeremy Ward.