Duncan Weir: Kicked 23 points
Richie Gray scored a try as Glasgow etched out a hard-fought 28-17 victory over the previously undefeated Ospreys at Firhill.
Several returning World Cup players were welcomed back to both teams for Friday night's RaboDirect Pro12.
The Warriors started confidently with scrum-half Chris Cuister at the fore.
Warriors fly-half Duncan Weir converted a penalty to give the Warriors an early lead. Matthew Morgan's boot then punished the Warriors ill-discipline kicking three penalties to give the visitors a 9-3 lead after 18 minutes.
The Ospreys looked at ease primarily due to their patient defensive system.
Morgan kicked the visitors further into the lead when he landed an enormous 58m metre penalty.
On the stroke of half-time Weir reduced the Ospreys lead to 12-6 with his second successful penalty kick of the half.
The Warriors began the second half brightly and were rightly awarded for their continued pressure as Weir kicked his third penalty of the night.
The home side continued to pile the pressure on the visitors. A high tackle on the zealous Cusiter resulted in Weir kicking the penalty to level the scores at 12-12.
The sin-binning of replacement hooker Richard Hibbard with 20 minutes remaining did not help the Ospreys cause.
The Warriors took advantage of the numerical advantage as returning Scotland lock Richie Gray crashed over in the corner after a quick penalty tap from the increasingly influential Cuister. Weir's successful conversion made it 19-12.
For the remaining quarter of the game, the near-faultless Weir kicked three more penalties in quick succession to give the hosts a 28-12 lead.
Morgan scored a consolation try right at the end which he failed to convert resulting in the Warriors winning the game 28-17.
A game of two halves best represented the Ospreys performance as their controlled first half demeanour was replaced by a frantic error-laden second 40 minutes.
The Warriors combined a highly effective high tempo game-plan with measured off-loading between backs and forwards to dominate the second period, and ultimately the match.
The scorers:
Glasgow Warriors:
Try: Gray
Con: Weir
Pens: Weir 7
Ospreys:
Try: Morgan
Pens: Morgan 4
Glasgow: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Rob Dewey, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 Colin Shaw, 10 Duncan Weir, 9 Chris Cusiter, 8 Ryan Wilson, 7 Chris Fusaro, 6 Robert Harley, 5 Alastair Kellock (c), 4 Richie Gray, 3 Michael Cusack, 2 Pat MacArthur, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Gordon Reid, 18 Ed Kalman, 19 Tom Ryder, 20 John Barclay, 21 Colin Gregor, 22 Troy Nathan, 23 Federico Aramburu.
Ospreys: 15 Richard Fussell, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Sonny Parker, 12 Andrew Bishop, 11 Eli Walker, 10 Matthew Morgan, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Jonathan Thomas (c), 7 Joe Bearman, 6 Tom Smith, 5 Ian Evans, 4 Ian Gough, 3 Cai Griffiths, 2 Mefin Davies, 1 Duncan Jones.
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 Aaron Jarvis, 18 Ryan Bevington, 19 James King, 20 George Stowers, 21 Kahn Fotuali'i, 22 Ashley Beck, 23 Hanno Dirksen.
Referee: Carlo Damasco (Italy)
Comments
ThinkingGame says...
I thought I was being biased about that ref last night, glad some people also thought he played one interpetation for Glasgow and another for the Ospreys. Still, nice for Glasgow to get the win at home.
Posted 15:34 29th October 2011
jontheref says...
TMO deserves to be dropped, ref was very nervous, spent time trying to understand his TJ's over his radio, and took his eye off what he should be watching, THE GAME!
The change of mind for the Glasgow yellow card was criminal, the lack of consistency at the breakdown pathetic. Hope Ospreys don't need a bonus point later in the season, as they deserved at least that last night.
Scottish TJ, OK for the high tackle, but did he then go to sleep for the ones that followed by blue?
Posted 12:57 29th October 2011
makemehappy says...
An awful game, with a lunatic team of officials and an idiot Scottish commentator. Half the penalties weren't in the realm of penalties, the video ref gave a knock-on (a blatant one) as a try (though the ref had missed an earlier knock on too). Clear home team biad - no yellow card for a professional foul, but one for a non-penalty offence (this coming in at the side interpretation is insane - if you are behind the back foot, you can't come in at the side realistically). And what about the ball that went behind the flag, but was adjudged to go in front???? As for redpath - what an idiot - the best players on the pitch he said were playing poorly, and the worst were playing well. He truly kissed some ref butt tonight - time for him to be deported!
Posted 10:07 29th October 2011