{"id":492116,"date":"2025-10-11T22:54:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/492116\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T22:54:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T22:54:09","slug":"glasgow-power-past-helpless-dragons-to-earn-a-pizza-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/492116\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow power past helpless Dragons to earn a pizza party"},"content":{"rendered":"

There was a nice moment for Johnny Matthews<\/strong> who marked his 100th appearance with a try off the bench. Kyle Steyn<\/strong> also scored while the match ended with a penalty try after Jamie Dobie<\/strong> was tackled off the ball by Rio Dye<\/strong>r who was shown the game\u2019s only yellow card in the dying seconds.<\/p>\n

That Warriors also didn\u2019t allow Dragons to score \u2013 the closest they came was a second half Dave Richards<\/strong> \u201ctry\u201d that was ruled out for a forward pass \u2013 was also a pleasing aspect and means the players will enjoy pizza for lunch one day this week as a reward. And while Smith savoured all of that, there was still a clear sense of frustration that it had taken a half-time team talk to rouse his players from their early lethargy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just didn\u2019t get going for whatever reasons but I think the second half was better and we saw a good reaction after the halftime chat,\u201d said the head coach. \u201c[The message] was about upping the intensity a little bit, making sure that we shortened the stop-start period. Once the whistle goes, it took a very long time for play to start again. I felt we should get more game time, more ball in play by upping the tempo a little bit Obviously, I felt there was not enough urgency and intention from us. We had to give more and I think that is what we\u2019ve seen in the end. We came out of the changing room much better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brown has enjoyed a stellar year and\u00a0 continues to improve game by game. Fresh from his cameo role in the British and Irish Lions tour, he was excellent here in the No. 6 shirt, again demonstrating his versatility. He played a key role in Horne\u2019s first try, bulldozing his way down the left wing before executing an outrageous back-door offload that his scrum-half gratefully received to score. Then came Brown\u2019s own moment in the spotlight as he took a pass from Euan Ferrie<\/strong> and powered his over Huw Anderson<\/strong> guarding the line to get the ball down.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely think he gets better the more he plays,\u201d confirmed Smith. \u201cHe\u2019s been unfortunate once or twice with injury and that interrupted the progression. I think the time on the pitch in a game environment helps a lot with his progression. Some players are just like that.<\/p>\n

\u201cOthers need more time away but I think he\u2019s been doing well when he plays. I\u2019m very pleased and proud of him. He\u2019s taken the role as a lock on and he made a success of it. He can easily revert back to six so he\u2019s becoming a hybrid. He\u2019s got some special ingredients there in his play to make him valuable to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n

There will be pizza on the menu this week at Scotstoun, something former defence coach Pete Murchie<\/strong> introduced as an incentive if the players could \u201cnil\u201d the opposition.<\/p>\n

\u201cPete has left that legacy behind I think,\u201d added Smith. \u201cI don\u2019t know if it was a tradition in the earlier years. But since I got here, whenever this has happened, one of the lunches becomes a pizza. \u00a0It\u2019s just something to say thank you to the boys for going the extra mile.\u201d<\/p>\n

And who pays for it? \u201cIt won\u2019t be me,\u201d smiled the South African.<\/p>\n

Teams \u2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

Glasgow Warriors:<\/strong> J McKay, K Steyn, O Smith, S Tuipulotu, J Dobie, A Hastings (D Lancaster 56), G Horne (B Afshar 63); R Sutherland (P Schickerling 49), G Hiddleston (J Matthews 49), F Richardson (M Walker 33-43, 49), A Craig (M Williamson 49), S Cummings (A Samuel 78), G Brown, M Duncan (A Fraser 56), E Ferrie<\/p>\n

Dragons: <\/strong>H Anderson, F Inisi, A Owen, H Ackerman (R Dyer 64), D Richards, J Lloyd (T de Beer 50), C Hope (N Armstrong 50); R Martinez (D Kelleher-Griffiths 50), O Burrows (J Benjamin 50), D Lewis (C Coleman 50),\u00a0L Douglas (M Screech 31), S Davies, R Woodman, S Lewis-Hughes, M Martin (H Beddal 49)<\/p>\n

Referee: <\/strong>Peter Martin (IRFU)<\/p>\n

Scorers \u2013 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Glasgow:<\/strong> Tries:<\/strong> Steyn, Horne 2, Brown, Hiddleston, Matthews, Penalty; Cons:<\/strong> Hastings 4, Horne, Lancaster<\/p>\n

Scoring sequence (Glasgow first): <\/strong>5-0, 7-0, 12-0, 14-0, (h-t), 19-0, 21-0, 26-0, 28-0, 33-0, 35-0, 40-0, 42-0, 49-0<\/p>\n

Yellow card: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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