Connacht edge Glasgow Warriors to win it at the death
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Glasgow Warriors, who are in 1st place, faced 13th place Connacht in the Origin round of the United Rugby Championship.
Connacht went infront after 24 minutes when Sam Gilbert converted a penalty from 30 metres, they had another chance minutes later but were pinged and Glasgow cleared their lines.
Captain Paul Boyle and Jansen were both stopped short nine minutes from the break before Jansen was pinged for diving over the cover.
Connacht held on against Glasgow’s early onslaught and led 3-0 at the break.
In the second half lock Joe Joyce was binned, and Glasgow made the extra man count when winger Kyle Rowe slipped through tackles to score after 61 minutes but Adam Hastings missed the conversion from the left.
Gilbert, bidding for his 31st successful kick, kicked wide from 30 metres in front of the posts after 65 minutes and two minutes later Rowe danced through tackles after collecting a crosskick from Dan Lancaster.
Hastings again missed the conversion and that proved costly as Connacht, with Prendergast making ground every time with ball in hand, got back in contention when Joyce squeezed over beside the posts, with Gilbert converting to tie the game.
A fourth ever draw between the sides seemed the likely outcome but Prendergast made the hard yards down the right and his pass inside was knocked into touch off a Glasgow body five metres from the line.
That was all Connacht needed. Replacement hooker Matthew Victory picked out Josh Murphy in the lineout, and they got the push before Jansen peeled away to score the winner in the right corner.
Connacht won it 15-10 at the death.
