Glasgow ease to six-try win after Benetton red card

United Rugby Championship

Glasgow Warriors (14) 42

Tries: Steyn 2, M Fagerson, Darge, Dobie, Ferrie Conversion: Hastings 2, Weir 4

Benetton (7) 10

Tries: Spagnolo Penalties: Umaga Conversion: Umaga

Glasgow Warriors secured a bonus-point triumph complete Benetton, who were down to 14 men for nan full 2nd half aft fastener Scott Scrafton saw reddish for a precocious changeable connected Adam Hastings conscionable earlier nan break.

Franco Smith's squad were 14-7 up astatine nan time, pinch tries from Kyle Steyn and Matt Fagerson.

Rory Darge and Jamie Dobie ensured nan prize constituent earlier Benetton were reduced to 13 erstwhile Paolo Odogwu sewage binned.

Moments after, nan irrepressible Sione Tuipulotu deed Steyn pinch a agelong skip walk and nan skipper went successful for his second. Darge, too, added a 2nd earlier nan end.

Euan Ferrie, nan flanker filling successful connected nan helping for a chunk of nan 2nd half, powered complete from person scope to make it six tries correct astatine nan end. Duncan Weir added nan extras.

Poor Benetton went down to 12 men for a short spell towards nan end, their subject changeable to smithereens connected a bruising nighttime that could person been a full batch worse had Glasgow been much ruthless pinch their galore chances.

Glasgow sewage disconnected to a blistering commencement pinch a effort from deep, started by nan irrepressible Tuipulotu from nan centre to Hastings, who put Josh McKay done a gap. McKay recovered Kyle Rowe up nan near and he laid it disconnected to Steyn pinch ease.

Then Glasgow deed them pinch another, inspired again by Tuipulotu, who stepped distant from 1 tackle and spun retired of different to put Fagerson away.

Glasgow were cutting Benetton apart, but nan visitors concisely gave their hosts a dose of their ain medicine erstwhile scoring disconnected a driven lineout, loosehead Spagnolo rubbing down.

Shortly earlier nan break, though, nan crippled turned erstwhile Scrafton deed Hastings illegally.

Hastings did not reappear for a 2nd half during which Jacob Umaga narrowed nan spread to 14-10, but nan floodgates opened from there.

Benetton spilled it coming retired of their 22 and Tom Jordan group up Darge.

Soon after, a slick move disconnected a scrum led to Steyn and Dobie cutting through, nan scrum-half skipping over. That was nan prize point. Job done.

Odogwu took Steyn retired successful nan aerial and saw yellow. Steyn made it a double whammy reward erstwhile scoring seconds later.

The fantabulous Ferrie popped up successful unfamiliar territory to information it off.

They could person scored a bucket more, but nan champions are up and moving pinch a five-pointer.