Benetton miss game-winner as Munster go down down swinging to Glasgow

GLASGOW REPEL MUNSTER FIGHTBACK TO EDGE HOME

GLASGOW: Glasgow survived a second-half fightback by Munster to cement their position at the top of the United Rugby Championship with a 31-22 victory at Scotstoun.

Warriors looked out of sight by the interval after racing 28-5 ahead through tries by Ollie Smith, Dan Lancaster, Olujare Oguntibeju and Josh McKay.

And with Lancaster converting all four touch downs, the champions appeared to be in an unassailable position with the try-scoring bonus point already banked.

But Munster, who crossed through Ethan Coughlan in the first half, came on strong with Dan Kelly, Brian Gleeson and Diarmuid Kilgallen breaching the whitewash in the space of 16 minutes.

Glasgow’s lead had been cut to 28-22 and sensing the danger, Lancaster rifled over a 75th-minute penalty to ease the tension.

Munster were denied the losing bonus point but left Scotstoun with a point after scoring four tries.

Points Flow Chart

Glasgow win +9

Time in lead

78

Mins in lead

0

94%

% Of Game In Lead

0%

75%

Possession Last 10 min

25%

3

Points Last 10 min

0

SCARLETS SHARE SPOILS WITH BENETTON IN FOGGY TREVISO

BENETTON: Nicolas Roger Farias missed a last-gasp penalty that cost Benetton victory in a 20-20 draw with Scarlets at Stadio Comunale di Monigo.

The Italian club won a penalty close to the halfway line with the clock having run out but Argentina fly-half Ferias’ attempt was short having missed another tricky kick two minutes earlier.

It was part of a dramatic climax to a match that was played in thick fog that descended on Treviso for the second half.

Macs Page levelled the score five minutes earlier after linking well with Carwyn Leggatt-Jones, who was then guilty of a costly missed conversion.

A rollercoaster encounter saw the lead regularly change hands with Gareth Davies and Tomi Lewis also touching down for Scarlets after the break.

The rivals also played out a 20-20 draw in the same fixture last season with Farias’ wayward boot coming to Scarlets’ rescue on this occasion.