Lions Blown Off Course As Warriors Make Most Of Home Conditions

The Lions were blown away in the first half of their United Rugby Championship match against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday evening.

They visitors slumped to a humiliating 42-0 defeat at the hands of the defending champions in Glasgow and now face long odds to play themselves back into top eight contention.

With an enthusiastic 80km/h breeze at their backs the Warriors made the most of the conditions in the first half as they ran in seven tries without reply. The Lions, with the wind already removed from their sails, did not have an answer in the second when they had the benefit of the breeze.

Though they can point to the conditions as mitigating factor for the Warriors securing favourable field position in the first half, the Lions may find it harder to explain why their defence was breached with such ease by the home team.

The Warriors, to be fair, are a compelling force when they start marauding and the Lions were like lambs to the slaughter once the hosts routinely secured quick ruck ball and positioned multiple runners with which to advance their assault. The visitors were back-pedalling at a rate of knots.