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A cautious start saw Sharks defending well against some bright Glasgow attacks. The home side tried a couple of lineout drives, using the considerable presence of props Lewis-Roberts and Buckley. In reply, Warriors prop Reid produced a telling burst in which the Sharks infringed, allowing Jackson to open the scoring with a 12th minute penalty. The lead changed hands just three minutes later. The ball was sent along the line, with Leota and Gaskell making inroads to send over Vernon, wide on the left, for the opening try against his former club. Macleod converted.

Twenty two minutes of aggressive play in the sunshine followed, with no further scoring. Gaskell was dangerous out wide, then Miller continued to probe the gaps in the Glaswegian defence. Skipper Seymour threatened on the left wing but was baulked, then Brady was vicitim of a cruel bounce which allowed Dunbar to mount a raid. Poor handling by the visitors averted further danger. Brady popped up at the other end, chasing hard, and Macleod hit a post with the Sharks' only penalty attempt at goal.

Glasgow mounted a string of four close quarter attacks near the home line, which were well defended and cleared, allowing Eifion 'The Fridge' to produce a characteristic midfield burst, well appreciated by the crowd. Visiting captain Fusaro scythed through with a swerving run. The initial danger was averted by a Leota tackle but the ball was worked left for fullback Murchie to crash over under the sticks. Jackson converted and the score with three minutes of the first half left was 7-10.

Sharks had the final say on the stroke of half time. Following a lineout, a decisive run by fly half Macleod through the middle set up the supporting Brady for a try. The provider converted to leave the scoreboard showing 14-10 at the break. Richie Gray was an interval replacement, but his former team mate Jackson narrowed the gap to a single point five minutes after the re-start. Pressure from the Sharks' forwards led to a close range try on 50 minutes from Tony Buckley, which Macleod converted. Both players were promptly replaced, signalling the entry of Danny Cipriani, who after a strong opening pass to Leota, became increasingly influential and combined well with scrum half Peel.

Two further Sharks' tries followed within the next ten minutes. Some superbly agile running from Amesbury set up a popular try for captain David Seymour, but three minutes later followed the try of the match, on the hour, from Miller. A step and a stride quickly saw the fullback under the posts with just an hour played. He converted both of these tries.

Glasgow hit back with a clinical try from Tommy Seymour, Wight drop kicking the conversion, but on 69 minutes a quick tap penalty almost saw Peel over. The stay of execution was brief, with the ball worked right for an Uys try, Miller converting. An enterprising game, with errors and effort - a typical pre-season match, it could be said - carried on with a Horne try for the Warriors on 76 minutes, converted by Wight, but in the game's final phase, Peel got his due reward following superb offloads by Addison and Miller in the build up. Miller added the conversion.

Scoring: (Sharks first) 0-3, 7-3, 7-10, 14-10 (Half Time) 14-13, 21-13, 28-13, 35-13, 35-20, 42-20, 42-27, 49-27

Scorers: Tries - Vernon, Brady, Buckley, D.Seymour, Miller, Uys & Peel, Cons - Macleod (3) & Miller (4)

Squad: 15.Rob Miller, 14.Charlie Amesbury, 13.Will Addison, 12.Johnny Leota, 11.Tom Brady, 10.Nick Macleod, 9.Cillian Willis, 1.Eifion Lewis-Roberts, 2.Joe Ward, 3.Tony Buckley, 4.Fraser McKenzie, 5.James Gaskell, 6.Mark Easter, 7.David Seymour (capt.), 8.Richie Vernon

Replacements: Marc Jones for Ward, Vadim Cobilas for Buckley, Aston Croall (not used), Ross Harrison for Lewis-Roberts, Richie Gray for Gaskell, Tom Holmes for McKenzie, James Doyle for Gray, Dwayne Peel for Willis, Danny Cipriani for Macleod, Jordan Davies for Amesbury, Corne Uys for Brady, Charlie Ingall (not used)