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Champions Glasgow top URC table after thriller in Cardiff

By PA
Jamie Dobie

Cardiff’s unbeaten start to the season came to an end as Glasgow edged an enthralling encounter to rack up a 52-36 bonus-point victory.

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Matt Sherratt’s side welcomed the reigning URC champions to Cardiff Arms Park full of confidence after opening the season with victories over Zebre and Scarlets.

But they eventually had to settle for just a try bonus point in a game that produced 13 tries.

Glasgow made the ideal start with the game’s first score after just six minutes when Jamie Dobie burst through a gap in the Cardiff defence to score. Tom Jordan converted.

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Cardiff soon drew level. Dobie pulled his leg back to kick clear from close to the Glasgow goal-line and was pushed over by Dan Thomas, with the flanker diving on the loose ball to score. Callum Sheedy added the extras.

Match Summary

1
Penalty Goals
0
5
Tries
8
4
Conversions
6
0
Drop Goals
0
137
Carries
94
4
Line Breaks
9
14
Turnovers Lost
11
7
Turnovers Won
7

It soon got better for the hosts as they forged in front. The ball was worked through hands from the back of the scrum, with Ben Thomas feeding Cam Winnett to forge over the line.

Cardiff did not have the lead for long, however. A powerful burst forward from Sione Tuipulotu carried Glasgow into dangerous territory, and when play was recycled, Kyle Rowe breezed through two tacklers to reach the line.

Jordan failed to convert but atoned with an individual intercept try. The fly-half grabbed Sheedy’s attempted pass in the Glasgow half before running 70 metres for a try that he converted.

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Warriors were now well on top and Tuipulotu barged over Sheedy before running around three defenders to land Glasgow’s fourth try and with it the bonus point before half-time.

Cardiff were struggling to contain the champions and soon conceded a fifth score when Jordan fed Huw Jones who strolled over. Jordan again converted.

Cardiff made five changes at half-time and soon reaped the benefits when Ed Byrne broke through after numerous pick-and-go forays close to the Glasgow line. Tinus de Beer added the extras.

The Welsh side grew in confidence and another thrilling team move concluded with Millard teeing up Mackenzie Martin to touch down and land Cardiff’s bonus point.

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De Beer again converted and then knocked over a penalty to draw his team to within four points. Matt Fagerson’s maul try – converted by Jordan – stretched Warriors’ advantage only for it to be cancelled out by Ben Donnell’s scrambled try that de Beer converted.

It was breathless stuff and Rowe claimed his second score after a powerful run from Jack Dempsey carried Glasgow into scoring range. This time Duncan Weir added the extras before setting up Jordan for his second score and Glasgow’s eighth to round off a classic encounter.

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Ed the Duck 156 days ago

The URC is a fantastic league these days but they really need to sort the refereeing standards. Some of the match day ref performances are almost laughable!

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Mzilikazi 36 minutes ago
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This performance from Ireland does not surprise me. Go back to the Emgland game last year, and the way Ireland played there. Some poor defence, especially at the death, allowing the Smith drop goal, which was from an virtually .unmissable position.


Then the AB loss in the autumn, when Ireland played as poorly as I have seen this current group play. I agree with you, Nick, when you cite the falloff in attacking/try scoring ability which started with the Lancaster / Nienaber transition.


The loss of injured players is also a factor, but I would only mention it in passing, not overplay that one. After all, France were missing their first choice centre pairing.


The Prendergast v Crowley debate. I have been in the “Crowley to start” camp from the get go, and for this game specially, I feel that strategically Crowley should have started. The Munster man just has that bit more to his game, that bit more toughness and variation. I would suspect the French coaching group were delighted to be looking at how they played the Irish staring 10 for this game.


Prendergast is a supreme passer of the ball, and ultra cool and balanced, probably the better goal kicker. But in that first half(as far as I have got in the game so far), he was caught twice in possession, once really bulldozed back by the French forwards. In addition, he made some poor kicking choices, and only once took the line on. He was too easy to read, never a line breaking threat. I have read he played out the full 80 at 10. That leaves me seething. The Irish coaching group repeating the mistake made in the RWC QF in France, with Crowley again not used to advantage.

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SK 1 hour ago
How Dupont-less France tossed a grenade into Ireland's Grand Slam celebrations

I think France have made really good improvements. They have found several players on the bench and in the wider squad who are able to now operate at the level of their starters, they have power and devastation on the bench and can change the game. Their gameplan has also evolved and they are able to stay in the fight for longer. Fitness and conditioning seems to have become primary work ons. They have worked massively on breakdown where they forced so many turnovers and always slowed down Irelands ball. How many times did you see a French hand on the ball fighting the first and second cleaner tooth and nail for access before being shoved off of it? They become like a pack of rabid dogs on turnover and transitions, they counter so much better now and you can see elements of the Bordeaux and Toulouse game written all over the team. Its almost like a swarm when they counter. They have great alignment between the Top 14 and the national team and they have a group of players who are well versed in playing this style. You could see clearly in this game why both Galthie and Erasmus now fancy a 7-1 stack against Ireland. It is by and large to overpower them and demolish their breakdown. Irelands attack has devolved. Its now more metronomic than creative. It involves phase after phase of attritional attack and hordes of possession but it lacks creativity and purpose after the second or third phase. The Ireland attack of old kept teams guessing. You didnt know if they were gonna go wide or close in, you had to worry about the offload, the inside pass, the blindside and the hooker on the wing. Now it seems like they move the ball side to side while patiently waiting for the dam wall to break. They also lack pace and bite in the outside channels without Hansen and Lowe. Nash and Osborne were not on it and they struggled to contain the outside French backs who were incredible. France had more leaders that stood up, more grit and more power and it all proved too much for Ireland to handle.

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