Having topped the desk going into the penultimate weekend of the common season, Glasgow had dropped to fourth after a dangerous capitulation in opposition to the Emirates Lions in South Africa final outing.
Leinster’s 33-7 win over Connacht means the Irish aspect lead Glasgow on factors distinction, that means Glasgow should now hope Munster fail to beat Ulster whereas Bulls additionally fall quick in opposition to Sharks to safe a top-two end.
However this was actually about Warriors rediscovering their mojo forward of subsequent weekend’s house quarter-final and so they took barely three minutes to stand up and working, Bhatti touching down to complete off a rolling line-out maul.
A scrappy 20 minutes ensued and it was Zebre, with only one win to their title all season, who had the higher of the territory and possession and a brace of penalties from Montemauri purchased the Italians again inside a degree.
3 times Glasgow thought they’d scored their second attempt solely to be denied. Cancelliere spilled a bouncing ball over the tryline, a Rowe attempt was dominated out by the TMO for crossing within the build-up and Sione Tuipulotu was held up over the road.
Lastly, Warriors went over once more when Matthews took up his trademark place in the back of the maul to dot down for his thirteenth URC do that season.
A monster penalty from full-back Trulla from inside his personal half diminished the arrears and the full-back was instrumental because the guests struck within the ultimate play of the first-half to depart Scotstoun shocked.
Some good footwork from Trulla opened up the Glasgow defence and the ball was ultimately fed to Miontemauri to dive over within the nook. The fly-half transformed his personal attempt splendidly from the touchline and despatched his aspect in 16-12 up on the break.
Warriors had been toiling till Tuipulotu seized on a free ball, bounced off a defender and despatched Rowe in beneath the posts for a attempt that drew an enormous sigh of aid from the house help.
That aid lasted no time in any respect as a move from Rory Darge in his personal 22 was picked off by reverse quantity Bravin, who ran in untouched to wrestle the lead again for Zebre.
Glasgow lastly strung some phases collectively and, when the ball was spun out to Cancelliere, the Argentine saved his cool to go over for the bonus-point attempt.
George Horne’s conversion edged the house aspect in entrance by a degree, however Montemauri struck once more from the tee and Warriors had been staring down the barrel of a shock defeat.
It was time to revert to the tried and examined as Matthews rumbled over in the back of the rolling maul as soon as once more to the touch down for his second attempt.
Substitute Jordan crossed within the ultimate play so as to add some gloss to the scoreline, however Warriors bought away with one right here.
Irrespective of their opponents in subsequent week’s quarter-final, a repeat efficiency will certainly deliver their URC problem to an abrupt finish.
