Leinster 37-19 Glasgow Warriors: What the pundits said
Former Glasgow Warriors back Colin Gregor on BBC Radio Scotland: "Glasgow couldn't get any foothold in the game."The downpour shifted the dynamics. Catch and pass takes longer with a wet ball and Leinster adapted better."The old failings of Glasgow is when they don't have the ball, they try to force something, but they didn't have the accuracy they needed."Former Scotland captain John Barclay on Premier Sports: "Glasgow couldn't get their attacking shape all day and were absorbing pressure."They didn't have enough physicality and were well beaten."Former Leinster fly-half Ian Madigan on Premier Sports: "It's not the prettiest part of the game, but Leinster's kicking was so good and Glasgow couldn't respond. "There are kickers all over the Leinster team while the Warriors didn't seem to have a plan B."
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