Dobie double inspires Glasgow win against Ospreys

Jamie Dobie has played wing and scrum-half for Glasgow

United Rugby Championship: Ospreys v Glasgow

Ospreys (10) 17

Tries: Morgan-Williams, L Morgan Cons: Edwards 2 Pens: Edwards

Glasgow Warriors (21) 42

Tries: Dobie 2, Steyn, Matthews, Ferrie, Duncan Cons: Hastings 5, Lancaster.

Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Jamie Dobie scored two tries to inspire the Scottish side to an emphatic six-try bonus-point victory against Ospreys in Bridgend.

Captain Kyle Steyn, hooker Johnnie Matthews, flanker Euan Ferrie and Macenzzie Duncan also crossed as fly-half Adam Hastings kicked 10 points.

This 42-17 success helped Glasgow rise to third in the United Rugby Championship (URC) table behind Stormers and Munster.

In front of a Brewery Field crowd of 4,861 which included new Wales coach Steve Tandy, Ospreys responded with tries from scrum-half Reuben Morgan-Williams and wing Luke Morgan with Dan Edwards adding seven points.

Reuben Morgan-Williams opened the scoring for Ospreys

After losing their opening two league fixtures in South Africa, Mark Jones' side had swept aside Zebre 24-0 on their return to Bridgend but suffered injury set-backs in the build-up to face Glasgow.

Ospreys had to cope with the late loss of centre Keiran Williams and wing Keelan Giles with Tom Florence and Luke Morgan starting.

The hosts were already without flankers Jac Morgan and Harri Deaves and scrum-half Kieran Hardy.

Glasgow, who were also missing a host of Scotland internationals because of injury, made nine changes from the side that demolished Dragons 49-0.

Ospreys were denied an early penalty try from a driving line-out after the television match official (TMO) Matteo Liperini discovered an obstruction in the build-up.

Glasgow capitalised with a score from their first attack as Dobie burrowed over with Hastings converting.

The hosts retaliated with Morgan-Williams diving over after hard carrying from number eight Ross Moriarty, captain Dewi Lake and prop Ben Warren.

Glasgow responded with a flowing move started and finished by wing Steyn with Hastings converting from the touchline.

Lake sees yellow as Glasgow take control

Edwards reduced the deficit with a penalty before Lake's high tackle on prop Murphy Walker saw the hooker shown a yellow card.

Ospreys repelled Glasgow when they went down to 14 men but despite hooker Lake returning, the home side could not hold them out with Matthews driving over just before half-time as the visitors led 21-10 at the interval.

Ospreys briefly rallied early in the second half when Morgan dived over in the left hand corner following prominent build-up work from Moriarty and Edwards, who also converted from the touchline but that was to prove the hosts' final score.

Glasgow again responded when Dobie sliced through the Ospreys defence for his second score and the bonus-point try.

That knocked the stuffing out of the hosts and Ferrie strolled over for the fifth score.

Replacement Duncan completed the Glasgow try-scoring in a one-sided second-half affair.

Ospreys travel to face Dragons in a Welsh derby next Saturday, while Glasgow host the Bulls the day before.

How they lined up

Ospreys: Walsh; Kasende, Cokanasiga, Florence, Morgan; Edwards, Morgan-Williams; G Thomas, Lake (capt), Warren, R Davies, Fender, Ratti, Morse, Moriarty.

Replacements: Lewis, Phillips, Hire, Sutton, G Evans, L Davies, Nagy, Hopkins.

Sin-bin: Lake 29

Glasgow Warriors: Smith; Steyn (capt), McDowall, Tuipulotu, Rowe; Hastings, Dobie; Schickerling, Matthews, Walker, Williamson, Samuel, Ferrie Fraser, Fagerson

Replacements: Stephen, McBeth, Talakai, Oguntibeju, Craig, Duncan, Afshar, Lancaster

Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)

Assistant Referees: Ben Breakspear & Amber Stamp-Dunstan (WRU)

TMO: Matteo Liperini (FIR).