Glasgow edge Champions Cup comeback win at Bayonne

New Australia signing Reece Hodge pushed two monster kicks just wide of the posts as the pressure mounted from the home side, but Glasgow stayed strong and stood tall.
Glasgow edge Champions Cup comeback win at Bayonne

NARROW WIN: Glasgow Warriors defeated newcomers Bayonne by a single point at the Stade Jean Dauger. Pic:  Ian MacNicol/Getty Images

Glasgow made light of their set-piece failings to edge out Bayonne 12-11 and put themselves back in the hunt for the round-of-16 with a much-needed away win in Pool 3 of the Investec Champions Cup.

Having been beaten 28-17 at home in the first round by Northampton, the Scottish side headed to the south of France bottom of the pool and they had to withstand a final 40-second, multi-phase onslaught with the clock in the red before taking the points.

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