Yellow cards fly as Glasgow Warriors put Leinster to sword

Typical fast attacking rugby from Glasgow which is great from a spectator point. Let’s not have a repeat of last year’s visit to Dublin though, we fell apart.

Glasgow’s 8-point lead will only be for 24 hours. It’s a 4-point lead really, which is only 1 game.

I thought the first yellow card was astounding. Don’t get me wrong it was a 100% yellow, but Glasgow on the front foot 5 metres out are likely to score. A few Leinster players fouling will mean a yellow followed shortly by the try. We are told a yellow usually = 7 extra points. So by committing a yellow card the players are NOT stopping a try they are collectively deciding to concede 14. If you get unlucky with an accidental head contact then you are down to 13 and its match over.

Good attacking performance by Glasgow and a well earned victory. Another tick mark towards attacking rugby at the expense of the rush defence. Leinster throwing numbers into the defending rucks with 13 men was madness. Glasgow easily piled in for 21 points. Once Glasgow had their league all they had to do was leave the rucks alone and fan out. A Nienaber type team has no answers. In other words all a second string Glasgow had to do against a once great attacking team like Leinster was not contest attacking rucks. He was a great coach for SA who played a limited defensive game. Surely it is clear now that it is not working out. Nienaber is a great coach but the system does not suit Leinster. They need to play the Irish way.

I don’t think Leinster will win anything this year but Glasgow’s antagonising of Leinster players towards the end was foolish. It was a club match and Glasgow will have to face then possibly twice again in Knock out matches. Leinster will be especially up for those. I don’t like that behaviour in rugby, never mind the URC. The ref was poor in letting it get that far. If a player is attempting to provoke opponents they should be penalized then carded.

One of the Scottish players afterwards pointedly saying that Glasgow were playing the game the way “It was intended to be played” was amusing. Life isn’t like that lad.

The Kelleher yellow was a bit harsh I thought and probably turned the game. but Glasgow were the better side across the park. Shout out to Ventisei on debut v Ioane, played really well. Samuel and Craig monsters in the engine room tonight.