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Glasgow destroy Gloucester
22:45, Dec 11 2009
Glasgow rattled up 27 points in the first half on their way to a convincing 33-11 win over Gloucester to keep alive their hopes of progressing in the Heineken Cup.
Fly-half Dan Parks was Glasgow's hero despite some costly first half errors as he racked up seven penalties and a conversion.
Tries from Max Evans and Bernie Stortoni completed a miserable night for the Gloucester, despite wing Charlie Sharples opening the scoring.
A fiery opening shook the visitors and Parks slotted two penalties in the opening five minutes. The Glasgow fly-half then went from hero to villain as a skewed kick gave Gloucester their only field position of the opening 10 minutes and Nicky Robinson opened the scoring for the visitors with a simple penalty.
Glasgow kept the game deep in the opposition half for Parks to land penalty number three but Robinson reduced the margin two minutes later with his second penalty. Parks replied again before another misplaced kick allowed Gloucester to attack and set up Sharples for the first try of the game.
But the Warriors fly-half confirmed the dominance of the Glasgow forwards three minutes later with his fifth penalty and, eight minutes from half-time, a sparkling crossfield move saw Evans cross for a home try.
The break did not come quickly enough for a beleaguered Gloucester, who conceded try number two when Parks' long pass found full-back Stortoni to romp in for the score. The conversion took Parks' first-half tally to 17 points and he made it 20 just three minutes into the second half with another penalty.
Gloucester tried to hit back but the home side soaked up all the pressure with flanker Tim Buxton and lock Dave Attwood driven back by ferocious Glasgow defence.
Kelly Brown and Richie Vernon led a couple of breakouts but Glasgow were pinned inside their own half, although they were content to keep Gloucester well away from the danger zone.
With 10 minutes left, Glasgow again started to put pace on the ball as Gloucester ran out of steam and ideas and Parks banged over his seventh penalty.
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