ERCC: Pool 4, Round 1- Glasgow Warriors v Bath Rugby

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Glasgow Warriors v Bath Rugby
Pool 4, Round 1
Saturday 18 October
KO: 15:15
Scotstoun Stadium

Live on BT Sport

Referee Jerome Garces (France)
Touch Judge 1 Maxime Chalon (France)
Touch Judge 2 Thomas Charabas (France)
Fourth Official Jean-Marie Piraveau (France)
TMO Jean-Marie Piraveau (France)

Citing Commissioner John Cole (Ireland)

A. Teams:

1. Glasgow Warriors


15 Stuart Hogg
14 Sean Maitland
13 Mark Bennett
12 Peter Horne
11 Tommy Seymour
10 Duncan Weir
9 Henry Pyrgos (capt)

1 Gordon Reid
2 Pat MacArthur
3 Euan Murray
4 Leone Nakarawa
5 Jonny Gray
6 Robert Harley
7 Chris Fusaro
8 Adam Ashe

16 Doug Hall
17 Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18 Rossouw de Klerk
19 Tim Swinson
20 Tyrone Holmes
21 Niko Matawalu
22 Finn Russell
23
DTH van der Merwe

2. Bath Rugby


15. Gavin Henson
14. Semesa Rokoduguni
13. Jonathan Joseph
12. Kyle Eastmond
11. Anthony Watson
10. George Ford
9. Micky Young

1. Nick Auterac
2. Ross Batty
3. Henry Thomas
4. Stuart Hooper ( c )
5. Dave Attwood
6. Dominic Day
7. Guy Mercer
8. David Sisi

16. Rob Webber
17. Paul James
18. David Wilson
19. Charlie Ewels
20. Tom Ellis
21. Peter Stringer
22. Ollie Devoto
23. Horacio Agulla

B. Current Form

1. Glasgow Warriors

20/9/14 - Newport Gwent Dragons 13 - 33 Glasgow Warriors

26/9/14 - Glasgow Warriors 39 - 21 Connacht Rugby

5/10/14 - Benetton Treviso 23 - 40 Glasgow Warriors

11/10/14 - Ulster Rugby 29 - 9 Glasgow Warriors

2. Bath Rugby

13/9/14 - Bath Rugby 53 - 26 London Welsh

20/9/14 - Bath Rugby 45 - 0 Leicester Tigers

27/9/14 - Northampton Saints 31 - 24 Bath Rugby

3/10/14 - Bath Rugby 21 - 11 Saracens

C. Previous European Honours

1. Glasgow Warriors - None

2. Bath Rugby - Heineken Cup: 1997-98 / European Challenge Cup: 2007-08

Keep it simple guys, that should have been another try!

Ridiculous decision, it was a penalty try for taking Hogg out after he kicked on.

The Saint wrote:

I honestly have no idea what you're talking about. So right now it's not a very good wum.

No wum mate, relax. Besides it's looking like pro12 will win all their matches against AP teams this weekend. Some quality rugby to watch, and that's all that matters, right?

Another chance goes begging. Glasgow need the next try to seal the game

Bath bringing in the big guns up front - Glasgow's prop replacements aren't great scrummagers so will be interesting to see how scrums go later on.

Ooft - turning point? Glasgow mashed in the scrum

Glasgow look tired

I'm sure Glasgow would rather have had the lineout instead of the 5m scrum!

Glasgow tactics in the 2nd half: kick, kick and kick again

We need a good tactical game now, good kicking by Weir required to play then game at their end

Time for the mental Fijian at 9?

Niko is on, hold onto your hats boys!

Henry has played really well though. good call to start him

Murray looks completely out on his feet

Glasgow needs to change the props

Stardust

RDW_Scotland wrote:Time for the mental Fijian at 9?

Sure is :-)

A few lucky bounces there, but desperately needed try!

Niko, Niko, Niko!!!!!

What more can you say. He is the man!

I swear my alligiance to the genius that is Toonie. I thought Henners who the best player on the park and was shouting Noooooo at my screen when he came off.

Toonie + Matawalu = riddle wrapped in an enigma

Brilliant break from Bennett

Glasgow has too much class for this Bath team.

Messiah

Do we think if Nigel had 32 players it would have made a difference?

Mark Bennett. Got to be MoM, what a comeback after last week!

I really can't stand Andy Nicol

cakeordeath wrote:I really can't stand Andy Nicol

He is a numpty

Glasgow weren't shown much respect going into this. Hope this will have changed your mind.

Why can't nicol finish saying DTH's name!!

Henry MoM, I guess I can live with that, a whole lot of contenders though!

Bath have shown very little in attack - very disappointed with what I've seen of them

RDW_Scotland wrote:Bath have shown very little in attack - very disappointed with what I've seen of them

I think its because they have not played teams with the pace and intensity of Glasgow - nor with the passing / offloading game Glasgow have. Its a big step up for them to play a team who plays like Glasgow do.

Well, I don't think any of us expected that comprehensive a win. I guess it shows that last weekend was a bit of a blip. That was nearly the 80 minute performance we have been looking for. A couple more of our props back and the team can only get stronger as well, not to mention Strauss. Its all looking good

TJ wrote:

RDW_Scotland wrote:Bath have shown very little in attack - very disappointed with what I've seen of them

I think its because they have not played teams with the pace and intensity of Glasgow - nor with the passing / offloading game Glasgow have.  Its a big step up for them to play a team who plays like Glasgow do.

You are absolutely spot on. Glasgow plays too fast on a sunny afternoon.

Very impressed by Ashe, could be one for the future.

Where is exiledinborders now?

So whatever telfer said worked

Well done Glasgow!

Really wasn't expecting that but what a storming performance, didn't realise (probably stupidly) that Glasgow were so stunning ball in hand!

Bath well what can you say? For the last few seasons they've played well in matches only to go on to lose others playing as a totally different side, that was the case today, no real hint of the Bath side from the AP we've been used to watching.

Anyone else find it amusing that the Great Unwashed smashed the Bath?

A Simply Mesmeric Try wrote:Anyone else find it amusing that the Great Unswashed smashed the Bath?

TJ wrote:

A Simply Mesmeric Try wrote:Anyone else find it amusing that the Great Unwashed smashed the Bath?

It's not that bad is it?

Guscott seems to be receiving a few comments on his article, mainly along the lines of "suck it"

Well done Glasgow not at the top of the pro12 for nothing. Glasgow are also dangerous away from home, interesting group.

Good news is Glasgow will have one day of rest more than Montpellier and will have possibly Grant, Strauss and Dunbar back

A Simply Mesmeric Try wrote:

TJ wrote:

A Simply Mesmeric Try wrote:Anyone else find it amusing that the Great Unwashed smashed the Bath?

It's not that bad is it?

Very good actually

VinceWLB wrote:Good news is Glasgow will have one day of rest more than Montpellier and will have possibly Grant, Strauss and Dunbar back

Bad news might be we are down a 7. The injury to Holmes didn't look too good. I thought his right shoulder looked slightly higher compared to his left when he walked off!

cakeordeath wrote:Guscott seems to be receiving a few comments on his article, mainly along the lines of "suck it"

Manky-Flanker wrote:

VinceWLB wrote:Good news is Glasgow will have one day of rest more than Montpellier and will have possibly Grant, Strauss and Dunbar back

Bad news might be we are down a 7. The injury to Holmes didn't look too good. I thought his right shoulder looked slightly higher compared to his left when he walked off!

Holmes does look like he took a bad one, a fully committed tackle though. Fusaro may have taken a head knock as well. To be truthful though, if we wenr down to France with Harley at 7 and with Wilson and Strauss back in the mix, it would not be the worst thing in the world. They will present a very different threat up front!

Holmes really put his body on the line when he came on, he is a very combative flanker. Looks like he could be out for a while sadly.

Anyone got a link for the Guscott article?

Who would have thought Edinburgh would beat Bordeaux AND Glasgow would win, by such a margin too.

Could someone that saw the game maybe give player ratings? (Particularly Ashe, Weir, Bennett), would really like to know how they went.

BBC sport rugby, nice 2 see his old team stuffed

Great performance Glasgow. Thought Bennett was outstanding.

The only thing surprising about this result is that anyone could be surprised about this result.