MATCH REPORT: Springbok Franco Smith taught Ivan van Rooyen a harsh lesson in teaching and techniques at Scotstoun in Glasgow on Saturday.
Glasgow Warriors made the Lions seem like rank amateurs with a 42-0 whitewash in a sport of stark contrasts.
The bonus-point rout – with all of the factors scored within the first half – ensured the defending champions cemented their second place on the United Rugby Championship standings.
Glasgow performed with a robust wind, gusting at about 80 kilometres per hour, at their backs within the first half – dominating possession and territory, spending virtually 80 p.c of the time within the Lions’ half.
Even a restart was blown again into the Lions’ half, after being kicked from the midway line.
The Warriors produced fast recycled ball with scientific execution and performed quick, flat on the gainline.
The Lions, in distinction, performed deep and ponderously sideways, with their forwards sometimes carrying instantly ahead.
After the break the Lions, even with extra possession, merely made too many brain-dead selections that gifted the house workforce simple territorial positive aspects.
It didn’t assist the guests that Marius Louw, a serial offender and the workforce’s worst participant by a long way this season, together with flyhalf Gianni Lombard aimlessly kicked possession away – even with the wind at their backs.
The Lions coach ought to take full blame for choosing these gamers, who’ve been underperforming all season and are getting worse.
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Glasgow utilized the early strain, taking the ball via the phases. Nonetheless, the Lions received an important turnover on the sort out after three minutes of being underneath the cosh.
Nonetheless, with a robust wind on the Warriors’ backs, the Lions have been unable to get out of their 22.
Prop Nathan McBeth charged over from shut vary to open the scoring. Flyhalf Adam Hastings added the conversion – 7-0 after as many minutes.
The guests have been compelled to make loads of tackles, however Jamie Dobie finally discovered his manner over the road after one other collection of raids contained in the Lions 22. Hastings added the conversion, making it 14-0 after the top of the primary quarter.
Dobie additionally scored the following strive, because the Lions’ defence began to creak underneath the fixed strain. Hastings made it 21-0 with the conversion.
The wing, Dobie, turned the creator as he put scrumhalf George Horne over for the No.9 to grow to be the Warriors’ all-time main strive scorer. Hastings made it 28-0 on the half-hour mark.
Hastings was subsequent to attain, because the Lions’ defence began to disintegrate underneath the fixed strain. His conversion made it 35-0.
That was adopted by a yellow card towards scrumhalf Nico Steyn, for a cynical play close to his tryline – not retreating rapidly sufficient.
A fast faucet noticed hooker Grant Stewart over for the sixth strive, with Hastings’ conversion making it 42-0 on the break.
Ten minutes into the second half and with no change to the rating, the Lions cleared their bench – Franco Marais, SJ Kotze, RF Schoeman, Sibabalo Qoma and Rynhardt Jonker all too to the sector.
Nonetheless, the Lions regarded much more clueless and uncoached than they have been within the first half.
No factors have been scored after the break, because the Warriors schooled the Lions.
Man of the match: Forwards like Henco Venter, JP du Preez and Sione Vailanu have been probably the most spectacular, whereas Kyle Rowe and Adam Hastings made the a lot of the many alternatives that got here their manner within the backs. My award goes to Glasgow Warriors captain Kyle Steyn – the South African-born Scotland worldwide who was every little thing good in regards to the Warriors, inventive and scientific.
The scorers
For Glasgow Warriors
Tries: McBeth, Dobie 2, Horne, Hastings, Stewart
Cons: Hastings 6
For the Lions
None
Yellow card: Nico Steyn (Lions, 40 – cynical foul, not retreating fast sufficient)
Groups:
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Kyle Rowe, 14 Jamie Dobie, 13 Stafford McDowall, 12 Tom Jordan, 11 Kyle Steyn (captain), 10 Adam Hastings, 9 George Horne, 8 Henco Venter, 7 Sione Vailanu, 6 Euan Ferrie, 5 JP du Preez, 4 Gregor Brown, 3 Sam Talakai, 2 Grant Stewart, 1 Nathan McBeth.
Replacements: 16 Johnny Matthews, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Zander Fagerson, 19 Alex Samuel, 20 Olujare Oguntibeju, 21 Rory Darge, 22 Ben Afshar, 23 Sebastian Cancelliere.
Lions: Lions: 15 Quan Horn, 14 Richard Kriel, 13 Manuel Rass, 12 Marius Louw, 11 Edwill van der Merwe, 10 Gianni Lombard, 9 Nico Steyn, 8 Francke Horn (captain), 7 Ruan Venter, 6 JC Pretorius, 5 Darrien Landsberg, 4 Ruben Schoeman, 3 Asenathi Ntlabakanye, 2 PJ Botha, 1 Juan Schoeman.
Replacements: 16 Franco Marais, 17 SJ Kotze, 18 RF Schoeman, 19 Ruan Delport, 20 Siba Qoma, 21 Layton Horn, 22 Jarod Cairns, 23 Rynhardt Jonker.
Referee: Gianluca Gnecchi (Italy)
Assistant referees: Ru Campbell (Scotland), Fin Brown (Scotland)
TMO: Stefano Penne (Italy)
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