Glasgow Warriors create history
The Tigers had never conceded more than five tries in a European match, but Gregor Townsend's men racked up six scores to sail into the last-eight for the first time.
The bonus-point was wrapped up before half-time after scores from Tommy Seymour, Mark Bennett, Jonny Gray and a penalty try gave the Scots a 31-0 lead at half-time.
And it was more of the same after the break as Ryan Wilson and Tim Swinson scored to put the cherry on a historic 43-0 triumph at Welford Road. Glasgow advance from Pool 1 as a best runner-up.
Glasgow got off to the perfect start in their bid to reach the last eight.
They piled on the pressure from the off and were soon on the attack deep in Leicester territory. The Scotland wing picked up from the base of a ruck after the 27th phase and wrestled his way over to score. Russell converted give his side an early 7-0 lead.
The Scotland playmaker added a penalty moments later, before Matthew Tait was sin-binned for blocking the path of Lee Jones after the wing had chipped ahead. Glasgow went to the corner with the penalty and made their man advantage count immediately. The Warriors pack shunted the Tigers back and Marius Mitrea awarded a penalty try after judging the maul had been pulled down illegally.
It got even worse for the hosts when Russell broke in midfield. He was brought down but the ball was then sent wide to Bennett who crashed over at the corner. And the bonus-point was in the bag before half-time when Gray latched onto a Bennett offload to power over. Russell added the extras to make it 31-0 at the break.
Glasgow continued to assert their dominance after the break on their way to becoming the first Scottish side to win at Welford Road for over a century. Wilson pinched a Tigers' line-out and charged downfield before being brought down. The Warriors recycled the ball before Wilson popped up again to crash over from close-range.
Leicester then allowed the Warriors to claim a record for all the wrong reasons. Swinson burrowed over from close range for the sixth try – a record number conceded by the Tigers in European competition.
The scorers:
For Leicester Tigers:
None
For Glasgow Warriors:
Tries: Seymour, Penalty try, Bennett, Gray, Wilson, Swinson
Cons: Russell 5
Pen: Russell
Yellow card: Matthew Tait (Leicester Tigers, 20 – cynical foul, obstruction)
Teams
Leicester Tigers: 15 Mathew Tait, 14 Adam Thompstone, 13 Peter Betham, 12 Jack Roberts, 11 Tom Brady, 10 Freddie Burns, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Luke Hamilton, 7 Lachlan McCaffrey, 6 Mike Williams, 5 Mike Fitzgerald, 4 Ed Slater, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Tom Youngs (c), 1 Greg Bateman
Replacements: 16 Harry Thacker, 17 Ellis Genge, 18 Pat Cilliers, 19 Dom Barrow, 20 Will Evans, 21 Sam Harrison, 22 Owen Williams, 23 Matt Smith
Glasgow Warriors: 15 Stuart Hogg, 14 Tommy Seymour, 13 Mark Bennett, 12 Alex Dunbar, 11 Lee Jones, 10 Finn Russell, 9 Ali Price, 8 Josh Strauss, 7 Ryan Wilson, 6 Rob Harley, 5 Jonny Gray (c), 4 Tim Swinson, 3 Zander Fagerson, 2 Fraser Brown, 1 Gordon Reid
Replacements: 16 Pat MacArthur, 17 Alex Allan, 18 D'Arcy Rae, 19 Brian Alainu'uese, 20 Chris Fusaro, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Nick Grigg, 23 Peter Murchie
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (France)
Assistant referees: Thomas Charabas (France), Thomas Déjean (France)
TMO: Philippe Bonhoure (France)
Source: @ChampionsCup
