Glasgow 24 Connacht 3: match report Before long, Glasgow began to reassert some authority on proceedings, and Weir nudged them back in front with a sweetly struck penalty from all of 50metres. Glasgow have been without try-scoring machine Van der Merwe for the majority of this campaign, the giant winger having been dogged with a shoulder injury, but after an industrious start it was no surprise that he crossed the whitewash for the game's first try, rounding off a sweeping Warriors move featuring slick interplay between backs and forwards. Weir sent his conversion attempt wide of the posts. At times the game appeared as though it may boil over. One altercation ran for a number of minutes before referee Peter Fitzgibbon restored order. From the resulting penalty, Weir elected to kick to touch rather than have a shot at goal. The move petered out, bringing the half to a close. Weir stretched the hosts" lead early in the second period with a third successful penalty. They continued to dominate as the half wore on. The probing runs of Stuart Hogg and Alex Dunbar, aided by yet another sterling performance from young scrum-half Henry Pyrgos, kept Connacht penned deep in their own territory for long periods. Somewhat inevitably, it was the home side who altered the scoreboard once more, Weir adding another three-pointer as the Connacht front row continued to shed penalties at the scrum. The visitors were temporarily reduced to 14 men when replacement scrum-half Paul O'Donohoe was ordered to the sin-bin for petulantly throwing opposing number Chris Cusiter to the ground off the ball. From the resulting penalty, Glasgow assumed prime field position and secured a scrum metres from the Connacht line. The hosts marched the scrum into the dead-ball area with ease, allowing number eight Barclay to dab down for a try converted by substitute Jackson.