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September 14, 2019

Glasgow Warriors 36 - 33 Ulster

Friendly match played at Scotstoun on Saturday September 14th 2019 | No comments

Johnny Matthews went over for a try
Glasgow Warriors rounded off their pre-season programme with a win over Ulster at Scotstoun this afternoon.

Glasgow's points came from a penalty try plus scores from Rory Hughes, Johnny Matthews, Glenn Bryce and Adam Nicol with Brandon Thomson adding the extras with the boot.

Head coach Dave Rennie was pleased with the improvements in his side's performance after last week's defeat to the Ulstermen in Belfast.

Nicol's 78th minute try proved decisive for the hosts, with Glenn Bryce claiming the Famous Grouse Man of the Match award.

"It was pretty entertaining, wasn't it?" said Rennie.

"It was a better performance from us, certainly defensively for big parts of the game. Both sides probably conceded a couple of tries they wouldn't expect to concede, but Ulster are a good side - they're near full-strength, so that's given us a good indication of where we are as a squad.

"We still need to look after the ball better, but I thought there were a lot of good performances out there."

Rennie was also pleased with the impact of the 12 players not involved at the Kingspan Stadium last week, including a couple of the club's returning Scotland internationals.

"There was a fair bit of experience in the 12 boys that came into the squad today," said Rennie.

"Stafford (McDowall) and Huw (Jones) both had really strong games in midfield, and I thought Kyle Steyn had a good game on the wing.

"It was good to get guys like Callum Gibbins and Matt Fagerson a bit of game time today as well, and we've come through today relatively unscathed."

Next Up for Rennie's men will be the PRO14 opener against the Toyota Cheetahs in Bloemfontein. The Warriors boss will now turn his attention to preparing the squad for the trip to South Africa.

"We know we'll have to be better at looking after the ball against the Cheetahs," said Rennie.

"We know that if we make a mistake, they'll punish us - they've got a lot of quick guys who can attack from anywhere. I'm pleased with the shifts we made in our game today, though."

Team
1
Oli Kebble
2
Johnny Matthews
3
D'arcy Rae
4
Tim Swinson
5
Andrew Davidson
6
Robert Harley
7
Chris Fusaro
8
Adam Ashe
9
Nick Frisby
10
Brandon Thomson
11
Rory Hughes
12
Stafford McDowall
13
Huw Jones
14
Kyle Steyn
15
Glenn Bryce
Sub
Grant Stewart
Sub
Alex Allan
Sub
Adam Nicol
Sub
Kiran McDonald
Sub
Bruce Flockhart
Sub
Sean Kennedy
Sub
Patrick Kelly
Sub
Ruaridh Jackson
Sub
Charlie Capps
Sub
Callum Gibbins
Sub
Matt Fagerson
Sub
Jamie Dobie
Sub
Nick Grigg
Sub
Ratu Tagive
Sub
Gavin Lowe