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February 17, 2023

Glasgow Warriors 17 - 11 Ulster

United Rugby Championship match played at Scotstoun on Friday February 17th 2023 | No comments

Fraser Brown went over for Glasgow's third try
Glasgow had to work hard to grind out a 17-11 win over Ulster in tonight's URC meeting at Scotstoun.

The win extends Glasgow's unbeaten run to 10 games but ahead of a tricky trip to South Africa to take on Emirates Lions in a rearranged URC fixture.

Jack Dempsey produced a man-of-the-match performance with Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend looking on, with the back-rower scoring one of Glasgow's two second-half tries.

With the game played in constant heavy rain all four tries came from the forwards.

Glasgow were first to score through Sione Vailanu in the 17th minute, with Harry Sheridan touching down for Ulster 12 minutes later.

Nathan Doak found his range with his second shot at goal to give Ulster an 8-5 lead, which they would hold until half-time.

Glasgow Warriors took control of the fixture in the second half as Dempsey crashed over the line with 15 minutes left to play before the rolling maul saw Fraser Brown add another late on. Duncan Weir converted Brown's try to give Glasgow a nine-point lead.

A loose last five minutes from Warriors gave Ulster an opportunity to gain some territory and John Cooney grabbed a losing bonus point by slotting a penalty with time up on the clock.

Glasgow assistant coach Pete Horne spoke to BBC Radio Scotland post-match:

"It probably wasn't classic Glasgow but we showed another string to our bow," he said. "We managed to defend really well, and found a way to win in tough conditions.

"We dominated the scrums at the end with the boys we brought on. It's testament to the squad - everyone just comes in and does his job. Great to see big Scott Cummings back.

"At the end we're disappointed not to get a bonus point. We're almost a bit flat, but that just shows the character of the boys. It's a brilliant place to be and hopefully we kick kick on and win at the Lions next week."

Referee Craig Evans (Wales)
Man of the Match Jack Dempsey
Team
1
Nathan McBeth
2
Johnny Matthews
3
Lucio Sordoni
4
Lewis Bean
5
Scott Cummings
6
Tom Gordon
7
Sione Vailanu
8
Jack Dempsey
9
Jamie Dobie
10
Tom Jordan
11
Ollie Smith
12
Sam Johnson
13
Stafford McDowall
14
Cole Forbes
15
Josh McKay
Sub
Fraser Brown
Sub
Jamie Bhatti
Sub
Simon Berghan
Sub
JP du Preez
Sub
Alex Samuel
Sub
Euan Ferrie
Sub
Ali Price
Sub
Duncan Weir
Match Substitutions
Off On
Jamie Dobie Ali Price
Off On
Johnny Matthews Fraser Brown
Off On
Lucio Sordoni Simon Berghan
Off On
Nathan McBeth Jamie Bhatti
Off On
Scott Cummings JP du Preez
Off On
Tom Jordan Duncan Weir
Off On
Sione Vailanu Euan Ferrie
Scorers
Sione Vailanu Try 
Jack Dempsey Try 
Fraser Brown Try 
Duncan Weir Conversion