Oguntibeju saves day for Glasgow Warriors who escape Treviso with win

Jare Oguntibeju’s late try gave Glasgow a battling 24-20 win over Benetton in Treviso to move second in the United Rugby Championship.

Warriors captain Kyle Steyn saw his try in the 26th minute ruled out for a forward pass, before Benetton went ahead on the half-hour when when Federico Zanandrea sprinted clear to go over in the corner. A penalty from Jacob Umaga just ahead of the break gave the home side a 10-0 lead.

Benetton had another try two minutes after the restart when winger Louis Lynagh burst down the flank after latching onto a loose pass, before Mattia Midena picked up a yellow card for a no-arms tackle.

Glasgow made the most of their advantage, with first Euan Ferrie crossing following a maul before Steyn added another try in the corner.

The Warriors then levelled things up at 17-all straight from the restart as Rory Darge finished off a sweeping move in the 56th minute, with Matt Urwin’s conversion attempt going wide.

Benetton edged back in front on 68 minutes through a long-range penalty from Umaga, but the Warriors responded again when Oguntibeju barged over with two minutes left and Bayley Kuenzle slotted over the kick to secure a hard-earned third URC win.

Benetton: Rhyno Smith, Louis Lynagh, Federico Zanandrea, Leonardo Marin, Matt Gallagher, Jacob Umaga, Alessandro Garbisi; Matias Medrano, Bautista Bernasconi, Simone Ferrari, Niccolò Cannone, Mattia Midena, Isaia Walker-Leawere, Michele Lamaro (CAPT), Lorenzo Cannone

Replacements: Siua Maile, Mirco Spagnolo, Marcos Gallorini, Piero Gritti, Antony Miranda, Manuel Zuliani, Louis Werchon, Paolo Odogwu

Glasgow Warriors: Kyle Rowe, Kyle Steyn (CAPT), Stafford McDowall, Sione Tuipulotu, Ollie Smith, Matthew Urwin, Jamie Dobie; Rory Sutherland, Seb Stephen, Zander Fagerson, Max Williamson, Scott Cummings, Jamie Ritchie, Rory Darge, Euan Ferrie

Replacements: Gregor Hiddleston, Nathan McBeth, Murphy Walker, Alex Craig, Jare Oguntibeju, Gregor Brown, Callum Reidy, Bayley Kuenzle