PRO12 Preview: Connacht v Glasgow Warriors

The winner of this match will guarantee a home Play-Off, the losers will have to wait on other results.

Connacht have lost three of their last four matches in all competitions, but the three defeats have all been away from home. Connacht’s only defeat at The Sportsground this season in any tournament was to Ulster in the Guinness PRO12 on 26 December.

Glasgow Warriors top the table for the first time this season following their biggest ever Guinness PRO12 victory at home to Zebre last weekend. The Warriors have won their last nine encounters in the tournament since Ulster beat them in Belfast on 12 February.

Warriors have won their last eight fixtures against Connacht with the Irishmen’s most recent victory in the series being 37-8 in Galway in February 2011.

Connacht v Glasgow Warriors
Saturday 7^th May
At the Sportsground, 3pm

Live on TG4 / BBC Scotland

Referee: Ian Davies (WRU, 47^th competition game)
Assistant Referees: TBC
Citing Commissioner:  Eugen Ryan (IRFU)
TMO: TBC        

HEAD TO HEAD - RECENT GUINNESS PRO12 MEETINGS
Date	Venue	C	G	Connacht scorers	Glasgow Warriors scorers
Fri 3 May 13	Sportsground	3	20	Dan Parks(P)	Stuart Hogg(C/P) DTH van der Merwe(T) Ruaridh Jackson(C/D) Sean Maitland(T)
Sat 2 Nov 13	Sportsground	12	19	Dan Parks(2P) Craig Ronaldson(2P)	Duncan Weir(C/4P) DTH van der Merwe(T)
Sun 9 Feb 14	Scotstoun Stadium	6	8	Craig Ronaldson(2P)	Mark Bennett(T) Ruaridh Jackson(P)
Fri 26 Sep 14	Scotstoun Stadium	21	39	Ian Porter(3C) Dave McSharry(T) Darragh Leader(T) Penalty Try(T)	Henry Pyrgos(T) Duncan Weir(4C/2P) Stuart Hogg(2T) Mark Bennett(T) DTH van der Merwe(T)
Sat 25 Apr 15	Sportsground	13	31	Jack Carty(C/2P) Aly Muldowney(T)	Stuart Hogg(T) Finn Russell(3C) Adam Ashe(T) Nikola Matawalu(2T) Tommy Seymour(T)
Fri 11 Sep 15	Scotstoun Stadium	32	33	Danie Poolman(T) Nepia Fox-Matamua(T) John Cooney(T) Jack Carty(3C/2P) Penalty Try(T)	Glenn Bryce(T) Rob Harley(T) Rory Clegg(3C/4P) Scott Cummings(T)