Glasgow trounce Toulouse

Glasgow trounce Toulouse

17 Jan 2009

Glasgow scored an unlikely upset when they downed French giants Toulouse 33-26 on Saturday.

Dan Parks excelled for the Scottish side as the visitors staved off a strong Toulouse fightback. Glasgow scored three tries in all, and only some accurate kicking by Toulouse’s Gaffie du Toit ensured the hosts finished with a valuable bonus point.

Perpignan fared better beating the Ospreys 17-15, but the bonus point garnered by the Welsh outfit sees them still in the hunt to top their European Cup pool.

Meanwhile, Leicester smashed Benetton Treviso 52-0 with Kiwis Aaron Mauger and Scott Hamilton scoring a brace apiece. Harlequins came short in their European Cup game at Ravehill with Ulster taking the spoils at 21-10.

Wasps edged Leinster 19-12 but CJ van der Linde’s team picked up the consolatory bonus point to stay top of their pool.


16 Comments

  • 1.grant10: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2009, 20:26 pm

    close

  • 2.SpringbokSarah: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2009, 20:28 pm

    Is it Toulose or Toulon that has been playing badly?

  • 3.dWeePer: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2009, 20:44 pm

    Gaffie du Toit plays for Toulouse and he scored points

  • 4.MittenRugger: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2009, 21:05 pm

    #2 SpringbokSarah: Toulon have been playing poorly, although they are still pretty exciting to watch. Give the team a couple of seasons at Top 14 level and they’ll do fine…they should also drop Umanga as their manager…..

    I saw you got yourself a comment of the week over at sarugby.com and I will say it with you Go Stormers!

  • 5.SpringbokSarah: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2009, 22:14 pm

    #4 MittenRugger: what comment of the week? I haven’t been on sarugby.com in ages!

    I really should post something… I’ll go now

  • 6.SpringbokSarah: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2009, 22:38 pm

    #4 MittenRugger: Are you on sarugby.com?

  • 7.rugbygenius: Reply to this comment
    17 Jan 2009, 23:52 pm

    #2 SpringbokSarah: The Irony is Toulon actually has the most exciting names on paper . Names like Jerrry Collins and Sonny Bill Williams . I feel Sonny Bill Williams has the potential to be one of the very biggest names in rugby. The man is supremely gifted ! The biggest name at Toulouse is probably what ? Kelleher ? Clerc ? Jauzion ?

    #4 MittenRugger: Agreed but Tana just needs time. Maybe some support coacing from Jake White in the background. It is after all his first ever coaching venture.

  • 8.cab: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2009, 00:15 am

    pretty amazing result, glascow over the superpower toulouse.

    london irish looking exceptional this year too, wracked up some massive scores.

  • 9.rugbygenius: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2009, 02:24 am

    #8 cab: Definitely . London Irish backline especially is lethal ! Mapusua is back player of the season for me in GP .

  • 10.Big Hit: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2009, 08:25 am

    #9 rugbygenius: he’s good but Olly Morgan has been better, shame he missed the AIs.

  • 11.Puma: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2009, 10:04 am

    Good stuff from the Scottish side.

  • 12.wooden spoon: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2009, 12:27 pm

    Good result.

  • 13.SpringbokSarah: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2009, 13:58 pm

    #7 rugbygenius: That’s what I was thinking. They bought the best… I kinda assumed they would dominate

  • 14.clayfin: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2009, 14:25 pm

    #10 Big Hit: Olly Morgan is a plonker big ***

  • 15.MittenRugger: Reply to this comment
    18 Jan 2009, 20:55 pm

    #7 rugbygenius: It just proves that a good team is more than a bunch of superstars. Good rugby moral story

    Umanga has too much of an ego, they brought in some aussie coach and he was gone after one day because Tana didn’t get along with him too well…he also got a red card for ignoring a ref in a match….when he was being a waterboy.

    #6 SpringbokSarah: I read it enough I should be…

  • 16.the peanut gallery: Reply to this comment
    19 Jan 2009, 10:17 am

    if the game was in glasgow, you can understand why the frogs lost. weather must be shite at this time of the year. i watched some of ‘quins vs ulster game and the weather was ****.
    the frogs probably had a foot on the plane before the game reached halfway.
    why don’t they play rugby in summer in the northern hemisphere?

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