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Bench provides much-needed impetus
Glasgow started slowly against Munster on Friday night, and although they went into half-time only a point behind, the visitors had dominated possession and could have led by a greater margin were it not for two excellent Warriors tries.
Gregor Brown, Matt Fagerson and Duncan Weir were all sent on for the second half by head coach Franco Smith, and the forward duo excelled as Glasgow wrestled the momentum their way.
Fagerson crashed his way over for the try that brought the hosts back into the contest and Brown got through an impressive amount of work in both attack and defence - the breakdown penalty he won in the final stages was celebrated like a try.
Horne moves to brink of history
Glasgow's best moment of the first half delivered a magnificent team try, finished off by scrum-half George Horne. It was his 54th in Glasgow colours, moving him level with DTH van der Merwe as the club's all-time record try scorer.
The try reflected all of Horne's best traits. He tracked the run made by Ollie Smith, showed sharp hands to link up with Stafford McDowall and then accelerated away from the final defenders to score.
Van der Merwe was in the stands to see Horne match his tally and it will only be a matter of time until the Scotland international stands alone at the top of the standings.
Glasgow show champion quality
Franco Smith spoke post-match about how it will take time for Glasgow to reintegrate players who have been away with Scotland.
They never reached top gear against Munster, but they did what top teams do and ground out a win without being at their best.
That too against Munster, who are no pushovers.
It would have been easy for Glasgow to panic and force matters when they trailed by four points with five minutes to play.
But they went through phases patiently, got their big ball-carriers into play and eventually wore Munster down, with Nathan McBeth crossing for the game's decisive try.
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Glasgow started slowly against Munster on Friday night, and although they went into half-time only a point behind, the visitors had dominated possession and could have led by a greater margin were it not for two excellent Warriors tries.
Gregor Brown, Matt Fagerson and Duncan Weir were all sent on for the second half by head coach Franco Smith, and the forward duo excelled as Glasgow wrestled the momentum their way.
Fagerson crashed his way over for the try that brought the hosts back into the contest and Brown got through an impressive amount of work in both attack and defence - the breakdown penalty he won in the final stages was celebrated like a try.
Horne moves to brink of history
Glasgow's best moment of the first half delivered a magnificent team try, finished off by scrum-half George Horne. It was his 54th in Glasgow colours, moving him level with DTH van der Merwe as the club's all-time record try scorer.
The try reflected all of Horne's best traits. He tracked the run made by Ollie Smith, showed sharp hands to link up with Stafford McDowall and then accelerated away from the final defenders to score.
Van der Merwe was in the stands to see Horne match his tally and it will only be a matter of time until the Scotland international stands alone at the top of the standings.
Glasgow show champion quality
Franco Smith spoke post-match about how it will take time for Glasgow to reintegrate players who have been away with Scotland.
They never reached top gear against Munster, but they did what top teams do and ground out a win without being at their best.
That too against Munster, who are no pushovers.
It would have been easy for Glasgow to panic and force matters when they trailed by four points with five minutes to play.
But they went through phases patiently, got their big ball-carriers into play and eventually wore Munster down, with Nathan McBeth crossing for the game's decisive try.
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