{"id":672412,"date":"2026-01-04T02:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/672412\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T02:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T02:36:08","slug":"glasgow-land-bonus-point-win-over-zebre-to-send-weir-off-on-a-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/672412\/","title":{"rendered":"Glasgow land bonus point win over Zebre to send Weir off on a high"},"content":{"rendered":"

Weir showed he had lost none of his accuracy off the tee with a brace of conversions but the highlight was still to come when Jamie Dobie<\/strong> ghosted down the line before finding Weir who crossed for Glasgow\u2019s sixth try of the night. The way his team-mates rushed over to greet the try-scorer spoke volumes of the esteem that the 34-year-old is held in as he prepares to move from the changing room to an academy coaching role.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>I\u2019m proud of him,\u201d said Smith. \u201cI\u2019m proud of the way he\u2019s finished. I\u2019m proud of everything that he\u2019s contributed. He\u2019s never scored a try since I\u2019ve been a coach, to be honest. I was really proud to see him score that, for him. He\u2019s such a contributor. We\u2019ve got a philosophy \u2013 you\u2019ve got to give to get. He embodies that saying.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so glad for him that he ended up scoring a try and kicked a couple of conversions. I thought Scotstoun came alive when he came on. The energy flew through to the team. He ended up dislocating his finger and pulled his hamstring too, so it was the complete evening. Man of the match too, unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weir\u2019s farewell was the biggest talking point on a night when scrum-half Jack Oliver<\/strong> made a brief debut late off the bench and the team scored seven tries. Smith, though, admitted the scoreline flattered his team as Zebre gave as good as they got for the best part of the opening hour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m always grateful for a win, so I can\u2019t say not. I think it\u2019s good that we finished strong. I always compliment the opposition sides when they play well. It\u2019s not always our mistakes or how well we play. It\u2019s how we\u2019re allowed to play. Zebre are proving that their squad depth is getting better. I just spoke to their coaching group there now and they are very proud of the effort. The scoreline doesn\u2019t make it look like we won comfortably, but it was quite a battle out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Warriors spent much of the opening exchanges in their own 22 before breaking clear to score twice in the first 20 minutes. The first went to captain for the night Stafford McDowall<\/strong> after a well-rehearsed line-out move saw him sent away by Ben Afshar,<\/strong> while Ollie Smith<\/strong>\u2019s weaving run saw him cross for the second.<\/p>\n

Zebre, though, hit back immediately, showing they wouldn\u2019t go down quietly when Martin Farias<\/strong> spotted a gap and burst through before passing to Giulio Bertaccini<\/strong> who grounded. Glasgow hit back with a third try just before half-time when the maul drove over Seb Stephen<\/strong>, with Zebre No. 8 Davide Ruggeri<\/strong> sent to the bin for trying to illegally halt it.<\/p>\n

That seemed to leave the Italians up against it as the second period got underway but instead a second try \u2013 when substitute hooker Giovanni Quattrini<\/strong> burrowed over \u2013 gave Glasgow something else to think about. On came Weir as Glasgow looked to make sure of the victory and the ever-impressive Dobie did just that, racing onto Duncan Munn<\/strong>\u2019s smart kick to dot down and claim the bonus point.<\/p>\n

Afshar was denied a try for a foot in touch before making way for Oliver to make his debut but a fifth score wasn\u2019t far away and it came from Hiddleston who rumbled over. It was Weir\u2019s try, put away by Dobie, that got the biggest cheer of the night before Dobie rounded off an emphatic win by fastening onto McDowall\u2019s pass to score.<\/p>\n

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

Glasgow Warriors:<\/strong> O Smith (D Lancaster 62), D Munn, S McDowall, K Yule, J Dobie, A Hastings (D Weir 54), B Afshar (J Oliver 71); P Schickerling (R Sutherland 54), S Stephen (G Hiddleston 54), F Richardson (S Talakai 54), J Oguntibeju (A Miller 54), M Williamson, E Ferrie, R Darge, M Duncan (A Craig 69)<\/p>\n

Zebre: <\/strong>L Pani, M Belloni, G Bertaccini, E Lucchin (L Morisi 63), A Batista, M Farias (G Montemauri 67), T Dominguez (M Prinsloo 61); P Buonfiglio (L Franceschett 44), S Klein (G Quattrini 47), E Pieretto (M Nocera 37), M Canali, F Carrera, G Volpi (G Milano 67), I Bianchi, D Ruggeri (D Odiase 61)<\/p>\n

Referee: <\/strong>Ben Breakspear (WRU)<\/p>\n

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

Glasgow: Tries:<\/strong> S McDowall, O Smith, S Stephen, J Dobie 2, G Hiddleston, D Weir Cons:<\/strong> A Hastings 2, D Weir 3, D Lancaster<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Zebre: Tries:<\/strong> G Bertaccini, <\/strong>G Quattrini<\/p>\n

Scoring sequence (Glasgow first): <\/strong>5-0, 7-0, 12-0, 14-0, 14-5, 19-5, (h-t), 19-10, 24-10, 26-10, 31-10, 33-10, 38-10, 40-10, 45-10, 47-10\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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