Hogg penalty holds off Leinster
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Stuart Hogg's late penalty gave Glasgow early revenge of Leinster for last year's Pro12 final defeat in a 22-20 win at Scotstoun.
Not to be outdone by their inter-city rivals Edinburgh's impressive win at Thomond Park on Friday, the hosts looked set to sweep the champions aside after an imperious first-half display yielded tries for Peter Horne, Jonny Gray and Josh Strauss.
But despite stuttering their way through an insipid hour or so of rugby, Leinster came roaring back to lead 19-20 in the final ten minutes through scores from replacements Jack McGrath and Tom Denton.
It took a Hogg …
Not to be outdone by their inter-city rivals Edinburgh's impressive win at Thomond Park on Friday, the hosts looked set to sweep the champions aside after an imperious first-half display yielded tries for Peter Horne, Jonny Gray and Josh Strauss.
But despite stuttering their way through an insipid hour or so of rugby, Leinster came roaring back to lead 19-20 in the final ten minutes through scores from replacements Jack McGrath and Tom Denton.
It took a Hogg …
