Glasgow Warriors vs Ulster, Friday 5th April

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What: Glasgow vs Ulster
Where: Scotstoun Stadium
When: Friday night, 19:35 KO

With both teams suffering huge disappointment in Europe this weekend Friday night may very well be make or break time for both teams. With three games left this season, in playoff watch, the runners and riders are.
Conference A
Glasgow 66
Munster 63
Connacht 52
Cardiff 52
Ospreys 44

Conference B
Leinster 72
Ulster 54
Treviso 50
Edinburgh 47
Scarlets 45

Eyes will also be on other games as elsewhere Munster vs Cardiff at the same time as this one plus Edinburgh vs Scarlets on Saturday night.

Two good teams - think Ulster have the better of the coaches though, and that might swing it their way.

Dave Rennie in his pre match interview gave a bit of an update on the injuries.

Swinson - out for the season

Huw Jones - a couple of weeks, so maybe back for the Edinburgh game

DTH, Wilson, Grigg maybe back for the playoffs

Which I guess goes to show that the, getting a picture the week before the match means you are playing theory, is in fact a load of boll**ks.

Wasn't there a picture with Horne, Hastings, Hogg and Price practising with Gilberts all over the place? Someone said it was in fact a load of ball kicks.

Good start from Ulster, much more on the pace than us so far

0-7 Ulster

That's better from Glasgow, driving maul try. This wind is going to be worth a few points this half

7-7 all square

Deliberate knock on by Matawalu stopping a try and the ref says it went backwards?

marty2086 wrote:Deliberate knock on by Matawalu stopping a try and the ref says it went backwards?

Naw mate.

Eejit wrote:

marty2086 wrote:Deliberate knock on by Matawalu stopping a try and the ref says it went backwards?

Naw mate.

No he definitely said it went backwards, jetlag messing with his sense of direction

Hastings goes over in the corner, this is shaping to be a great game

12-7 Glasgow

Good quick hands, what a try. Seaman Steyn has really made an impact in only a few weeks.

Either card them both or just get on with it, good lord.

Hastings puts one over from half way

15-7 Glasgow

Ulster line out not functioning

That was crazy brave from Stockdale

That's a yellow unfortunately

That was lucky for Hastings

Keeble off, hopefully that will bring down our penalty count

I guess not. We need to shape up.

Lovely try. Will take that at HT.

Great try from Tommy S on the stroke of half time 17 phases of relentless attack

Hastings hits the post for the second time

20-7 Glasgow

It is going to be close though, the wind must be worth 10 points

You have got to say that Seaman Steyn looks like the find of the season, he looks dangerous every time he gets the ball, another great game he is having

Lee Jones is a handsome lad. Like a young Jimbo I bet.

Trimble looks impossibly cold.

Coming from that temporate place Belfast, it is not surprising that he finds Glasgow a bit chilly!

BigGee wrote:You have got to say that Seaman Steyn looks like the find of the season, he looks dangerous every time he gets the ball, another great game he is having

He seems to have had a few issues defensively but I'm sure that will all come in time as he's only been with the club a few weeks. But give him half an inch of space and he's away, and boy is he physical. Huw Jones might have a bit of a battle to get his jersey back between him Steyn and the Pocket Battleship Nick Grigg.

Let’s see another Glasgow player avoid a yellow here.

Ali Price, wake up!!!!!

As soon as he leaves the ground he’s focused on Stockdale. He doesn’t know where the ball is, he’s focused purely on the opposition player. That’s not competing for the ball

clivemcl wrote:As soon as he leaves the ground he’s focused on Stockdale. He doesn’t know where the ball is, he’s focused purely on the opposition player. That’s not competing for the ball

That's why it was a penalty, did not land badly enough for a card

clivemcl wrote:As soon as he leaves the ground he’s focused on Stockdale. He doesn’t know where the ball is, he’s focused purely on the opposition player. That’s not competing for the ball

He had his eye on the ball the whole time, it was a complete accident.

He did not. I just watched it. He was looking right at Stockdale when he jumped.
How did he mistimed it so badly if he was watching the ball??

Zander goes over for the BP try, that is a better looking lead now

East stand for the bonus point.

Hastings nails the conversion

27-7 Glasgow

Still giving away stupid penalties though, daft from Ashe

Another one dropped over the line, ouch!

Great try saving tackle by Tam.

BigGee wrote:Another one dropped over the line, ouch!

Knocked out by Seymour, play on

We have definitely got them in the scrums, that is the third penalty

That was a high tackle all day

Steyn just ate him there. The boy's a natural.

Hastings gets melted by Coetzee

Bloody hell, what a tackle.

Looks like McCluskey came off the worst

Glasgow playing well now and Ulster look tired

Probably not surprising after last weekend

BigGee wrote:Looks like McCluskey came off the worst

You reckon Coetzee fancies staying in Glasgow? He's a big boy!

Hastings kicks the penalty

30-7 Glasgow

Tommy S having a really good game as well, he likes playing his old mates

Right we're just arsing about now.

What a take from Tam there!

Hastings get subbed for Horne, he has taken enough stick for one night and we need him fit

Another awesome defensive set, we really look on it today

Making mincemeat of their scrum tonight. Cockers will be doing a little dance ahead of next week.