Glasgow Warriors: (21) 40 |
Tries: McKay 2, McDowall 2, Afshar, Cordero Cons: Thompson 4, Weir |
Dragons: (0) 7 |
Tries: Reed Cons: O’Brien |
Two tries in the first three minutes set Glasgow Warriors on their way to a six-try victory over Dragons in the United Rugby Championship.
Josh McKay raced over for the first try after a matter of seconds and he was quickly followed by Stafford McDowall.
Ben Afshar added the third on his first professional start after the break.
Will Reed got the Welsh visitors on the scoreboard, but debutant Facundo Cordero and McDowall replied to secure a comfortable bonus point-win.
It moves the hosts up to second place in the URC table, with Dragons down in second-bottom place.
More to follow.
Glasgow Warriors: McKay, Cordero, McDowall, Jordan, Dobie, Thompson, Afshar, Bhatti, Matthews, Sordoni, Williamson, Samuel, Ferrie, Gordon, Venter.
Replacements: Weir for Thompson (58), McBeth for Bhatti (56), Fraser for Matthews (21), Kebble for Sordoni (56), Hart for Williamson (76), Manjezi for Samuel (56), Hiddleston for Gordon (62). Not Used: Kennedy.
Dragons: C. Evans, J. Rosser, Hughes, Owen, Andrew, O’Brien, Blacker, R. Jones, Benjamin, Coleman, J. Davies, Screech, Lonsdale, Young, Lydiate.
Replacements: Reed for C. Evans (16), Hope for Blacker (60), Seiuli for R. Jones (45), Yendle for Coleman (58), Langton-Cryer for J. Davies (61), Coghlan for Young (10), Scarfe for Lydiate (61). Not Used: Westwood.
Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU).