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January 22, 2005Gwent Dragons 21 - 16 Glasgow WarriorsCeltic League match played at Rodney Parade (Newport) on Saturday January 22nd 2005 | 5 comments
Dan scored a drop goal, and also secured the bonus point with a late penalty for Glasgow Glasgow fought to the end of the match against Newport Gwent Dragons, with Dan Parks slotting a penalty in added time to earn the all-important bonus point. The battle between the fourth and fifth-placed teams was always close in terms of territory and possession, but higher-placed Newport had more of a cutting edge in difficult, wet conditions. Glasgow drove on through their pack, who won good lineout ball and put pressure on the Dragons in the scrum, but found the home defence too strong. Recalled Wales squad lock Ian Gough had another big game for the Dragons and hooker Steve Jones was a livewire. The Dragons took the lead after 15 minutes when Gough won a lineout and drove to the line before releasing the ball for outside-half Ceri Sweeney to cut through to score and convert. Eight minutes later South African full-back Percy Montgomery returned a weak free-kick to touch by Glasgow outside-half Dan Parks to the Glasgow line. Newport won the lineout and drove prop Chris Anthony over for Sweeney to convert. In the 26th minute Parks reduced the deficit with a penalty and the Dragons were caught offside in their 22 and inside a minute of the restart had added a dropped goal. There continued to be little between the sides with many errors in the difficult conditions, but the Dragons' superior three-quarters kept them in front. In the 53rd minute Wales international Hal Luscombe broke clean through the centre and put Montgomery over for a try, Sweeney again converting. But Glasgow were finally rewarded for their effort in the 75th minute when Canadian prop Kevin Tkachuk was driven over for a try which Parks converted. Parks added a late penalty to earn his side a deserved bonus point.
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Posted by Neal Parks on January 22, 2005 11:13 PM | Reply to this comment Looks like the men put in another stout effort, but came away winless. I'd like to see the coach adopting a few of Jack Gibson's coaching techniques. Jack could take a bottom placed team to win a premiership just by sticking to the basics. Posted by Alan on January 22, 2005 11:49 PM | Reply to this comment Hey, we're not at the bottom!.. and there were all the injuries (not making excuses) Well played Glasgow! Posted by alan haggerty on January 23, 2005 12:12 AM | Reply to this comment good game,miserable conditions, lot better performance in the second half. Thought we might even just nick it at end. Posted by hendo on January 23, 2005 02:05 AM | Reply to this comment I think the last home game showed, for the first time, in a long while, unfortunately, that 'the big Camster' is back to the form he showed when he arrived from Leeds. We've missed his ability and his 'leading by example' style of rugby, through no fault of his own, excepting injury and no disrespect to others. Posted by vicki on January 23, 2005 07:25 PM | Reply to this comment Following a game on Ceefax has to be the most frustrating way to support a team ever!!!! Disappointed that we didn't move back into top 4, but at least they got the bonus point - and prevented the Dragons from getting their bonus point too! Add a comment to this articleIf you're replying to an existing comment, please use the 'Reply to this comment' link above the entry. This will display the comments in a way which is far easier for other readers to follow.
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