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October 21, 2017

Glasgow Warriors 18 - 34 Leinster

Champions Cup match played at Scotstoun on Saturday October 21st 2017 | No comments

Dave Rennie says the PRO14 may become more of a focus
Glasgow's European hopes are all but over after this afternoon's disappointing defeat to Leinster at Scotstoun.

Stuart Hogg gave Glasgow a good start on his first appearance of the season, scoring the game's opening try. Leinster hit back strongly, though, with two tries from prop Cian Healy and one from Jonathan Sexton giving the visitors a firm grip on the match.

Tommy Seymour's try briefly hinted at a Warriors revival, but they never truly looked like hauling in their opponents, and Noel Reid's touchdown sealed the bonus-point win for the three-time champions.

Head coach Dave Rennie says the Warriors may now prioritise the PRO14 above the Champions Cup.

Speaking to BBC Scotland, Rennie said: "Maybe PRO14 is going to be more of a focus. We'll probably have a look at it in December. Certainly with all our international boys going to be in and out, and depending on our injury ward, it may determine the mind-set we take into Montpellier in December.

"We got outmuscled today, we lost the collisions. They carried strongly and got in behind us. When we carried they defended well in front of us.

"They're a good side. I think we're better than what we put on the park today but it's a lesson.

"We lost the penalty count 10-5, which allowed them to put us in the corner. We're aware teams are going to attempt to do that.

"We got ourselves back in the game. I thought Tommy's try was a great example of building pressure, a high skill-set mixed in with some brutality. But too many errors today and they choked us down our end of the field."

Referee Jerome Garces (France)
Attendance 7,351
Team
1
Jamie Bhatti
2
George Turner
3
Zander Fagerson
4
Tim Swinson
5
Jonny Gray
6
Ryan Wilson
7
Callum Gibbins
8
Adam Ashe
9
Ali Price
10
Finn Russell
11
Leonardo Sarto
12
Peter Horne
13
Sam Johnson
14
Tommy Seymour
15
Stuart Hogg
Sub
Pat MacArthur
Sub
Alex Allan
Sub
D'arcy Rae
Sub
Scott Cummings
Sub
Robert Harley
Sub
Henry Pyrgos
Sub
Nick Grigg
Sub
Lee Jones
Match Substitutions
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Ryan Wilson Robert Harley
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Jamie Bhatti Alex Allan
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Sam Johnson Nick Grigg
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Leonardo Sarto Lee Jones
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Ali Price Henry Pyrgos
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George Turner Pat MacArthur
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Adam Ashe Scott Cummings
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Zander Fagerson D'arcy Rae