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Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has named Joey Carbery at 10 for their November international opener against Italy in Chicago on Saturday.

Carbery is alongside Luke McGrath in the half-backs while Bundee Aki and Garry Ringrose line up in a strong combination at Soldier Field.

There are two uncapped players included in the 23-man squad.

Rhys Ruddock will captain the side having previously worn the armband for the duration of the 2017 June tour of the USA and Japan. He is joined in the back-row by Josh van der Flier and Jack Conan.

Andrew Porter and Jack McGrath pack down either side of Niall Scannell in the front-row with Tadhg Beirne and Quinn Roux teaming up in the second-row.

Jordon Larmour starts at full-back with Andrew Conway and Jacob Stockdale on the wings.

The uncapped Ross Byrne and Will Addison are named in the replacements along with Sean Cronin, Dave Kilcoyne, Finlay Bealham, Devin Toner, Jordi Murphy and John Cooney.

Ireland: 15 Jordan Larmour, 14 Andrew Conway, 13 Garry Ringrose, 12 Bundee Aki, 11 Jacob Stockdale, 10 Joey Carbery, 9 Luke McGrath, 8 Jack Conan, 7 Josh van der Flier, 6 Rhys Ruddock (c), 5 Quinn Roux, 4 Tadhg Beirne, 3 Andrew Porter, 2 Niall Scannell, 1 Jack McGrath
Replacements: 16 Sean Cronin, 17 Dave Kilcoyne, 18 Finlay Bealham, 19 Devin Toner, 20 Jordi Murphy, 21 John Cooney, 22 Ross Byrne, 23 Will Addison

Date: Saturday, November 3
Venue: Soldier Field, Chicago
Kick-off: 15:00 local (20:00 GMT)
Referee: Nigel Owens (Wales)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), Alexandre Ruiz (France)
TMO: David Ardrey (USA)

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Manu Tuilagi’s long-awaited England comeback has been put on ice after the centre was a late withdrawal from Saturday’s Test against South Africa.

Tuilagi sustained a groin injury in training on Thursday and it was announced on Friday that he had been replaced by Sale wing Chris Ashton on the replacements bench.

However, the Red Rose’s medical staff were confident he would be available for the following weekend’s clash with New Zealand.

“Manu picked up a very minor strain to his groin yesterday (Thursday) during training,” England scrum coach Neal Hatley told Sport 24 at Twickenham on Friday.

“We are expecting him to be right for New Zealand week.

“If tomorrow was a World Cup final then we probably would have kept him in.”

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Warren Gatland has warned his Wales side that they are in for a ‘proper test’ when they clash with Scotland in Cardiff on Saturday.

Gatland, who only recently returned to Wales after being in New Zealand for the duration of the week mourning his father’s death, is expecting a backlash from the Scots, having triumphed over them 34-7 in the previous meeting between the sides earlier this year in the opening round of the Six Nations.

“We have to bring the right sort of physicality for a Test match against a Tier One nation,” he said.

“Hearing the stuff that’s coming out of the Scotland camp, they are talking about the fact they got their preparation wrong the last time we met.

“That puts things in perspective for us and means we have to make sure we are mentally on our game.

“It will be a proper Test on Saturday, I can guarantee that. We are not going out there to play festival rugby – we want to play attractive rugby, but smart and winning rugby.”

Gatland has handed a new cap to Luke Morgan on the wing and is hoping that the Ospreys man makes the most of his opportunity.

“Luke has come on and taken his chance with the Ospreys. He is scoring tries,” said Gatland.

“There is a little bit of X-Factor about him. We are looking for a bit more depth in the back three and Saturday is a great opportunity for Luke. We hope he makes the most of it.”

Scotland have not won in Cardiff since 2002 and centre Huw Jones, who has scored 10 tries in his last 16 international appearances, is relishing the propsect of ending their winless streak on Welsh soil.

“Whenever the Home Nations teams face each other it is always intense,” said the centre.

“It’s a sort of derby mentality, I suppose. I’m sure the intensity will be right up there,” he added.

“Wales are a tough team and they showed us that last time we went down there. Hopefully, Saturday will be a nice opportunity to get one back over them before the Six Nations.”

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Japan captain Michael Leitch believes Saturday’s Test against a second-string All Blacks outfit represents their best opportunity yet to beat the world champions.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has named eight uncapped players in a side boasting just 178 international caps. It is the least experienced All Blacks side named since 1986, so Leitch may yet have a point.

Japan shocked the world at the 2015 Rugby World Cup when they toppled the Springboks 34-32, winning three of their pool matches at the tournament and only narrowly missing out on qualification for the knockout phase.

“When you look at the number of test matches collectively in the (New Zealand) team, it is not so much and their test match experience is not so much there,” Leitch told Stuff.

“There is an opportunity to pressure the leadership group. If we are going to take the All Blacks down, then it is going to be (on Saturday).”

Leitch, who will line up at blindside flanker, was effusive in his praise of Hurricanes coach John Plumtree, who has been assisting the Japanese side as defence coach since last October.

“Plumtree has been excellent for us. He’s the key to this team scoring tries.

“As a defence coach, him coming into the team has been fantastic for us. He’s one of the best defence coaches in the world.”

Leitch revealed their defensive structures had changed “drastically” under Plumtree. Japan have regularly leaked points against the stronger teams in world rugby, but had made major progress, Leitch said.

“The Japanese have always been a passive team and he is always telling us to get off the line and to pressure them with line speed so he has been great for us.”

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Montpellier and Racing 92 go head-to-head in the weekend’s big Top 14 clash at the GGL Stadium, but there are also several other interesting encounters.

At the other end of the table, the bottom two face-off when Toulon hosts Perpignan at the Stade Mayol on Saturday evening, while play-off chasers Lyon and Stade begin proceedings on Sunday.

Saturday
Grenoble vs Clermont Auvergne
Castres vs Pau
La Rochelle vs Agen
Toulon vs Perpignan
Toulouse vs Bordeaux-Bègles

Sunday
Lyon vs Stade Francais
Montpellier vs Racing 92

Grenoble vs Clermont Auvergne
Stade des Alpes

Buoyed by picking up their first away points of the campaign, Grenoble will go into this encounter against the league leaders full of confidence.

Having drawn against Agen at the Stade Armandie, the recently promoted outfit will think that they can at least challenge Les Jaunards.

Logic dictates that Clermont should win this game fairly comfortably and their performances throughout the campaign suggest that they will be too strong on Saturday afternoon, but it is rarely that easy in the Top 14.

Auvergne still go in favourites and will likely pull away in the latter stages, but do not be surprised if Grenoble give them a fright first.

Last season’s result: Did not play
Kick-off: 14:45 local (13:45 GMT)
Referee: Pierre Brousset
Assistant referees: Tual Trainini, Laurent Breil
TMO: Eric Briquet-Campin

Castres vs Pau
Stade Pierre-Fabre

Following a couple of domestic results which will have still stung Castres, they will be looking to get back on track this weekend.

Christophe Urios’ men have suffered back-to-back defeats in the league after going down to both Stade Francais and Clermont Auvergne.

Those two of course reside at the top of the division but, after starting the campaign impressively, the defending champions have stuttered of late.

However, Urios will hope that a match with Pau will provide the perfect tonic. Although Simon Mannix’s charges are in play-off contention and just one place below Castres, the hosts should have too much quality.

Last season’s result: Pau won 29-27
Kick-off: 18:45 local (17:45 GMT)
Referee: Jonathan Dufort
Assistant referees: Julien Castaignede, Richard Duhau
TMO: Bruno Bessot

La Rochelle vs Agen
Stade Marcel-Deflandre

After an inconsistent opening to the campaign, La Rochelle’s victory over Toulon provided a huge fillip and they will be expecting to make it three successive wins in the Top 14.

The Stade Marcel-Deflandre outfit initially struggled having effectively gone into the campaign without their boss – Jono Gibbes is set to join soon – but they should be on an upward curve when the New Zealander begins in earnest.

Agen have once again been stubborn at home but Philippe Sella’s men have faltered on their travels and a repeat of last season’s result between the sides is very plausible.

Last season’s result: La Rochelle won 47-6
Kick-off: 18:45 local (17:45 GMT)
Referee: Thomas Charabas
Assistant referees: Francois Bouzac, Eric Soulan
TMO: Mourad Zitouni

Toulon vs Perpignan
Stade Mayol

While not the most enticing game on paper, it is perhaps the most important as the bottom two teams go head-to-head.

Toulon, despite being seven points ahead of Perpignan, are a club in crisis after losing six of their opening eight domestic matches. While the Catalans are yet to win a game in either the Top 14 or Challenge Cup, much more is expected of Patrice Collazo’s men.

Lose this encounter and it is difficult seeing the former La Rochelle head honcho keeping his job beyond the international break. In total, three of their next four matches are at home, so it does provide an opportunity to garner some momentum, but they have underwhelmed so far in 2018/19.

Don’t expect a free-flowing affair but whoever claims the honours will be mightily relieved come the end of the weekend.

Last season’s result: Did not play
Kick-off: 18:45 local (17:45 GMT)
Referee: Maxime Chalon
Assistant referees: Flavien Hourquet, Jean-Claude Labarbe
TMO: Akim Hadj-Bachir

Toulouse vs Bordeaux-Bègles
Stade Ernest-Wallon

The late game on Saturday sees two ambitious outfits face off when third takes on fifth at the Stade Ernest-Wallon.

Bordeaux produced their best performance of the season to defeat Lyon last weekend, overcoming difficult conditions to claim a 35-13 bonus-point victory, but they will be heading to the home of another in-form team.

Toulouse have won four on the bounce, including an excellent Champions Cup triumph over Leinster, and are in confident mood, despite having to contend with a few injuries.

UBB have improved over recent weeks but Les Rouge et Noir should maintain the pressure on the top two.

Last season’s result: Toulouse won 38-37
Kick-off: 20:45 local (19:45 GMT)
Referee: Ludovic Cayre
Assistant referees: Laurent Millotte, Patrick Pechambert
TMO: Eric Gauzins

Lyon vs Stade Francais
Matmut Stadium de Gerland

Another intriguing game in Round Nine with a developing Stade Francais side heading to the Matmut Stadium de Gerland to take on Lyon.

Former South Africa boss Heyneke Meyer has done an excellent job in the capital so far, leading them to six victories in eight matches in the Top 14.

Although Stade suffered a setback by succumbing to Parisian rivals Racing 92 a few weeks ago, they have responded superbly and edged Montpellier last weekend.

Going into the international break, they will look to take another scalp, but Pierre Mignoni’s men will be hurting after their disappointing performance at Bordeaux, so expect a backlash from the sixth placed team.

Last season’s result: Lyon won 44-3
Kick-off: 12:30 local (11:30 GMT)
Referee: Adrien Descottes
Assistant referees: Sebastien Boyer, Bruno Gabaldon
TMO: Denis Grenouillet

Montpellier vs Racing 92
GGL Stadium

The final match of the weekend sees Montpellier looking to respond to their agonising loss to Stade Francais when they face fellow title hopefuls Racing 92.

It is a battle between the teams that finished the previous campaign in the top two, but both have underwhelmed at times this season.

Vern Cotter’s men were much-improved, however, against Stade after a couple of poor displays in the Champions Cup, while the Parisians secured a comfortable victory over Pau following their reversal at home to Lyon before the European break.

It should prove to be the game of the round and will hopefully be more entertaining than the corresponding fixture from 2017/18, which ended in a comfortable triumph for the hosts.

Last season’s result: Montpellier won 41-3
Kick-off: 16:50 local (15:50 GMT)
Referee: Pascal Gauzere
Assistant referees: Vincent Blasco-Baque, Jean-Luc Rebollal
TMO: Patrick Dellac

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This year’s November internationals gets underway this weekend with England’s encounter against South Africa top of the bill on Saturday.

The Test action kicks off in Tokyo where Japan host the world champions, New Zealand, before Wales and Scotland do battle for the Doddie Weir Cup in Cardiff and Ireland and Italy go head-to-head in Chicago.

Elsewhere, there are also a full round of matches in the PRO14 and Top 14.

See who we’re backing below.

NOVEMBER TESTS

England v South Africa

Preview: An injury-stricken England will look to get their November campaign off to a positive start when they take on South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday.

Prediction: South Africa may be without Faf de Klerk but England have so many injuries that the visitors should take it. Springboks by six.

Japan v New Zealand

Preview: New Zealand will be determined to hit the ground running when they kick off their end-of-year tour against Japan in Tokyo on Saturday.

Prediction: Although this is an inexperienced All Blacks side, they will still have too much firepower for their hosts. New Zealand to win by 20 points.

Wales v Scotland

Preview: Scotland will be looking for revenge when they open their November international series against Wales at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.

Prediction: There shouldn’t be too much to choose between the sides. Wales by 10!

Ireland v Italy

Preview: Ireland return to the scene of one of their most famous triumphs when they face Italy in Chicago in their November Test opener on Saturday.

Prediction: It’s tough to see Italy coming close at Soldier Field. Ireland by 25.

PRO14

Edinburgh v Scarlets: Scarlets by 8
Ospreys v Glasgow Warriors: Glasgow Warriors by 6
Connacht v Dragons: Connacht by 9
Benetton Rugby v Ulster: Ulster by 5
Cardiff Blues v Zebre: Cardiff Blues by 7
Cheetahs v Munster: Munster by 6
Southern Kings v Leinster: Leinster by 10

TOP 14

Grenoble v Clermont: Clermont by 11
Castres v Pau: Castres by 8
Toulon v Perpignan: Toulon by 5
La Rochelle v Agen: La Rochelle by 9
Toulouse v Bordeaux Bègles: Toulouse by 7
Lyon v Stade Français: Stade Français by 4
Montpellier v Racing 92: Racing 92 by 3

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Saracens have announced that they have acquired the services of Samoan international prop Hisa Sasagi, who has joined them on a short-term deal.

The 31-year-old arrives from New Zealand provincial side Otago.

Sasagi established himself as a regular starter in the ITM Cup in 2015, helping Otago reach the Championship semi-finals before being selected as a member of the Hurricanes wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season.

He will remain at Allianz Park until the end of January 2019.

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Australia have called hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau into their squad while Isi Naisarani and Rob Valentini will be development players on tour.

Naisarani was training as an unofficial member of the squad in Japan and has done enough, alongside Valentini, to impress Michael Cheika.

Veteran Wallaby Polota-Nau meanwhile comes back into the squad after a brief stint with club outfit Leicester Tigers, with hooker Brandon Paenga-Amosa and versatile forward Jed Holloway both now returning to Australia after training and playing with the squad in recent weeks.

Lock Adam Coleman is expected to be fit for the Wallabies’ first Test in the UK after missing the third Bledisloe Test with a groin injury.

The Wallabies kick off their end-of-year Tests with a match against Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday, November 11.

Wallabies updated squad

Forwards: Jermaine Ainsley, Allan Alaalatoa, Rory Arnold, Adam Coleman, Jack Dempsey, Folau Fainga’a, Ned Hanigan, Michael Hooper (c), Sekope Kepu, Tolu Latu, Tatafu Polota-Nau, David Pocock, Izack Rodda, Rob Simmons, Pete Samu, Scott Sio, Taniela Tupou

Backs: Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tom Banks, Kurtley Beale, Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Will Genia, Jake Gordon, Dane Haylett-Petty, Samu Kerevi, Marika Koroibete, Jack Maddocks, Sefa Naivalu, Jordan Petaia, Nick Phipps, Matt Toomua

Development Players: Rob Valetini, Isi Naisarani

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New Zealand demonstrated the depth in quality at their disposal as they eased past Japan 69-31 at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday.

A 10-try performance saw Dane Coles, Richie Mo’unga, Ngani Laumape (3), Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, George Bridge (2), Waisake Naholo and Matt Proctor cross the whitewash while fly-half Mo’unga also kicked 17 points off the tee, with Jordie Barrett adding the remaining conversion.

Samuela Anise, Hendrik Tui, Timothy Lafaele (2) and Jamie Henry went over for the Brave Blossoms, who could not match their opponents.

After an early Mo’unga penalty, it was Japan who hit the front as a charged down kick led to second-row Anise crossing for a 7-3 buffer.

But New Zealand responded in the 15th minute as returning hooker Coles celebrated his comeback with a try on the wing before five minutes later Mo’unga extended the lead, converting his own try for a 17-7 gap. Japan were now in danger of being picked off.

Laumape’s first try on 28 minutes made it 24-7 but thankfully for the home side they responded six minutes later via Tui to cancel it out.

Tries from Tahuriorangi and Laumape before the break shot the All Blacks 38-14 ahead, but there was still time for Lafaele to respond for the hosts, which gave Japan their highest ever points tally against New Zealand at 19. In an open contest, it was likely they’d grab more.

So it proved as following Bridge crossing in the 47th minute for a debut try with his first touch, Henry hit back to make it a 45-24 game.

New Zealand though were scoring at will and Naholo’s try, after an impressive carry from Gareth Evans, put their seventh try on the board.

50-24 became 57-24 three minutes later as impressive replacement Bridge then turned provider to give centre Proctor his own score on debut.

Proctor’s midfield partner Laumape soon sealed his hat-trick, regathering his own chip to further extend the lead, before Bridge was over again as the All Blacks raced into a 69-24 advantage on 68 minutes. They were showing no signs of slowing down going into the closing stages.

Thankfully for Japan they stopped that All Black procession when centre Lafaele went over for his second score in the 71st minute, which proved the final try of the game in Tokyo, with New Zealand now shifting their focus to next weekend’s showdown with England at Twickenham Stadium.

The scorers:

For Japan:
Tries: Anise, Tui, Lafaele 2, Henry
Cons: Tamura 3

For New Zealand:
Tries: Coles, Mo’unga, Laumape 3, Tahuriorangi, Bridge 2, Naholo, Proctor
Cons: Mo’unga 7, Barrett
Pens: Mo’unga

Japan: 15 Ryohei Yamanaka, 14 Jamie Henry, 13 Will Tupou, 12 Tim Lafaele, 11 Kenki Fukuoka, 10 Yu Tamura, 9 Yutaka Nagare, 8 Hendrik Tui, 7 Shunsuke Nunomaki, 6 Michael Leitch (c), 5 Samuela Anise, 4 Wimpie van der Walt, 3 Hiroshi Yamashita, 2 Yusuke Niwai, 1 Keita Inagaki
Replacements: 16 Yusuki Niwai, 17 Masataka Mikami, 18 Asaeli Valu, 19 Uwe Helu, 20 Vaka Nakajima, 21 Fumiaki Tanaka, 22 Rikiya Matsuda 23 Ryoto Nakamura

New Zealand: 15 Jordie Barrett, 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Ngani Laumape, 11 Waisake Naholo, 10 Richie Mo’unga, 9 Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, 8 Luke Whitelock (c), 7 Dalton Papalii, 6 Vaea Fifita, 5 Jackson Hemopo, 4 Patrick Tuipulotu, 3 Angus Ta’avao, 2 Dane Coles, 1 Ofa Tuungafasi
Replacements: 16 Liam Coltman, 17 Tim Perry, 18 Tyrel Lomax, 19 Dillon Hunt, 20 Gareth Evans, 21 Mitch Drummond, 22 Brett Cameron, 23 George Bridge

Referee: Matthew Carley (England)
Assistant Referees: Damon Murphy (Australia), Graham Cooper (Australia)
TMO: Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)

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Friday night was a good one for Scottish rugby as Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors each picked up vital bonus-point wins in the PRO14.

Edinburgh 31-21 Scarlets

Edinburgh saw off Scarlets 31-21 in an encounter at BT Murrayfield which saw plenty of twists and turns, having led 17-14 at half-time.

The hosts started firmly on the front foot. Duhan van der Merwe had an early try disallowed due to a lack of a clean grounding, but that did not derail their momentum. In the eighth minute, Viliame Mata crossed for the first try of the match, forcing his way over from close range after a line-out drive.

Scarlets suffered another blow shortly afterwards, with Blade Thomson stretchered off with concussion and replaced by Ed Kennedy. However, that only appeared to galvanise them. In the 15th minute, Morgan Williams caught a long pass from Kieron Fonotia, broke through Henry Pyrgos’ attempted tackle, and scored in the corner.

However, Edinburgh hit back shortly afterwards, with Tom Brown scoring two tries in quick succession – both in the corner after some solid build-up play from the forwards.

The visitors had the last score before the break, with Dan Jones’ grubber following a line-out setting Paul Asquith up to score. Seven minutes after half-time, they were handed a boost when Simon Hickey was yellow-carded for tackling Sam Hidalgo-Clyne in the 10-metre zone following his quick-tap.

Scarlets took full advantage of their extra man straightaway, opting for the scrum and setting Johnny McNicholl up to finish the try.

Nevertheless, Richard Cockerill’s charges rallied back once again, with Pierre Schoeman going over for the bonus-point try in the 57th minute, restoring their lead.

Mata then went over for Edinburgh’s fifth try, sealing the victory and moving them into third place in Conference B.

The scorers:

For Edinburgh:
Tries: Mata 2, Brown 2, Schoeman
Cons: Hickey 2, Socino
Yellow Card: Hickey

For Scarlets:
Tries: Williams, Asquith, McNicholl
Cons: Jones 3

Edinburgh: 15 Dougie Fife, 14 Tom Brown, 13 James Johnstone, 12 Chris Dean, 11 Duhan van der Merwe, 10 Simon Hickey, 9 Henry Pyrgos (c), 8 Bill Mata, 7 Ally Miller, 6 Luke Hamilton, 5 Callum Hunter-Hill, 4 Jamie Hodgson, 3 Murray McCallum, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: 16 David Cherry, 17 Rory Sutherland, 18 Pietro Ceccarelli, 19 Callum Atkinson, 20 Lewis Wynne, 21 Nathan Fowles, 22 Jason Baggott, 23 Juan Pablo Socino

Scarlets: 15 Johnny McNicholl, 14 Ioan Nicholas, 13 Kieron Fonotia, 12 Paul Asquith, 11 Morgan Williams, 10 Dan Jones, 9 Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, 8 Will Boyde (c), 7 Josh Macleod, 6 Blade Thomson, 5 David Bulbring, 4 Steve Cummins, 3 Werner Kruger, 2 Ryan Elias, 1 Phil Price
Replacements: 16 Dafydd Hughes, 17 Dylan Evans, 18 Simon Gardiner, 19 Tom Price, 20 Ed Kennedy, 21 Kieran Hardy, 22 Clayton Blommetjies, 23 Uzair Cassiem

Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Sam Grove-White (Scotland), David Sutherland (Scotland)
TMO: Neil Patterson (Scotland)

Ospreys 20-29 Glasgow Warriors

A sensational performance from Nikola Matawalu led Glasgow Warriors to a 29-20 victory over the Ospreys in a Conference A top-of-the-table clash at the Liberty Stadium.

The hosts scored the first try of the game in the seventh minute through Olly Cracknell, who powered over from close range after Dan Evans was brought down just short of the line.

However, Matawalu responded shortly afterwards with two tries in quick succession. The first came after Adam Ashe charged down a kick and DTH van der Merwe set the Fijian up with a fantastic offload. The second try, scored in the 15th minute, came after an inside pass from Nick Grigg following the centre’s line-break.

Ospreys heaped pressure on Glasgow in the late stages of the first-half and early on in the second, with the boot of Sam Davies bringing the lead down to four points by the 47th minute.

However, Matawalu dealt their comeback hopes a huge blow just two minutes later, getting on the end of a sensational cross-kick from Brandon Thomson to seal his hat-trick.

Grigg, who was ultimately selected as Man of the Match, finally scored a try as reward for his fine performance in the 59th minute, receiving the final pass from Stafford McDowell after Van der Merwe’s break.

Hanno Dirksen scored a late consolation try for the hosts after the ball bounced kindly for him off a kick into space, but it was too little, too late, as Glasgow claimed a crucial win.

The scorers:

For Ospreys:
Tries: Cracknell, Dirksen
Cons: Davies 2
Pens: Davies 2

For Glasgow Warriors:
Tries: Matawalu 3, Grigg
Cons: Thomson 3
Pen: Thomson

Ospreys: 15 Dan Evans, 14 Hanno Dirksen, 13 Cory Allen, 12 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler, 11 Keelan Giles, 10 Sam Davies, 9 Tom Habberfield, 8 Rob McCusker, 7 Will Jones, 6 Olly Cracknell (c), 5 James King, 4 Lloyd Ashley, 3 Ma’afu Fia, 2 Scott Otten, 1 Rhodri Jones
Replacements: 16 Sam Parry, 17 Gareth Thomas, 18 Tom Botha, 19 James Ratti, 20 Guido Volpi, 21 Matthew Aubrey, 22 James Hook, 23 Tom Williams

Glasgow Warriors: 15 Ruaridh Jackson, 14 DTH van der Merwe, 13 Nick Grigg, 12 Stafford McDowall, 11 Rory Hughes, 10 Brandon Thomson, 9 Nick Frisby, 8 Tevita Tameilau, 7 Callum Gibbins (c), 6 Adam Ashe, 5 Scott Cummings, 4 Rob Harley, 3 D’Arcy Rae, 2 George Turner, 1 Oli Kebble
Replacements: 16 Grant Stewart, 17 Jamie Bhatti, 18 Adam Nicol, 19 Kiran McDonald, 20 Matt Smith, 21 Bruce Flockhart, 22 Paddy Kelly, 23 Niko Matawalu

Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)
Assistant referees: Kieran Barry (Ireland), Craig Evans (Wales)
TMO: Jon Mason (Wales)

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