Pro14: Glasgow Warriors 21-25 Scarlets

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From Andrew Southwick
BBC Scotland
Scarlets held off a lively late fightback from Glasgow Warriors to win.
Attempts from Stafford McDowall and Brandon Thomson set up a grandstand finish Together with the hosts monitoring ahead.
Since Warriors pushed 23, after Josh McLeod had been sin-binned scarlets, who finished the game, had to defend.
But the Welsh side held on for a memorable victory.
That gave another win of this season to add to the victory over Connacht in their opener last weekend to Scarlets.
However, for Warriors, following a loss away to the Cheetahs, their insecurities persist with no 16 players on World Cup duty in Japan.
Both sides were level at the break in error-strewn and a nervy 40 seconds; Thomson for the home side after two penalties per while the visitors Dan Jones was effective in two of three attempts.
Wing Tom James, producing his competitive Scarlets introduction following his summer move from Cardiff BluesScarlets ought to have restricted it with an attempt on 23 minutes but dropped the ball just a yard.
Thomsons punishment gave the lead to anglers that briefly after the break, but Scarlets stepped up a gear and three attempts place them firmly.
With Steff Evans and Paul Asquith adding other people, kieran Hardy raced through to put daylight between the two sides.
Warriors needed a second end, although it seemed like the things were safe for the visitors.
Thomson outpaced the wide on the left .
That attracted the deficit to nine points, also Angus OBrien rattled the post with a penalty to pass up the chance to expand Scarlets lead.
Then Huw Jones fed McDowall to cross the point, however, the conversion went wide.
With a deficit Warriors pinned the visitors back, along with their hopes had been increased McLeod was yellow carded for collapsing a maul.
Nevertheless, they ran out of period since Scarlets held on.
Glasgow Warriors: Jackson, Steyn, Jones, McDowall, Hughes, Thomson, Frisby; Kebble, Stewart, Rae, McDonald, Swinson, Harley, Gibbins (capt), Fagerson.
Replacements: Matthews Nicol Fusaro, Dobie, Kelly, Bryce.
Scarlets: McNicholl; T James, Steff Hughes (capt), Asquith, S Evans; D Jones, Hardy; R Evans, M Jones, Lee, Rawlins, Cummins, Phillips, Macleod Cassiem.
Replacements: P Price, T Davies, Kruger, Helps Blacker Baldwin.
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