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Glasgow's quest to secure one of Scotland's two Heineken Cup slots was severely dented as they went down 44-19 to Celtic Warriors at Hughenden.

Glasgow made the brighter start, but their sloppiness gifted three tries to the Warriors before the break.

Centre Graeme Morrison was the first to threaten as he burst through three Welsh challenges. The defence crept offside, allowing Scotland stand-off Dan Parks to edge the home side in front with a confidently struck angled penalty.

Number eight Richard Bryan then squeezed over and although Ceri Sweeney missed the tricky conversion, he made instant amends by slotting a penalty after Jonny Petrie killed the ball on the deck 35 metres from his posts.

Then came a touch of magic by Wales scrum-half Gareth Cooper, who left a whole host of markers for dead by racing through a midfield gap for a marvellous solo touchdown.

Sweeney clipped over the easy kick - only for Parks to quell the Glasgow jitters with another penalty after a scrummage collapse.

The glee of the home fans lasted only a matter of seconds, however, as Warriors snapped up their third score straight from the restart.

The home defenders seemed to stand and stare as, in the wake of a spill by Roland Reid, Parker latched on to Cooper's clever chip to cruise over.

Sweeney's crisp conversion widened the gap. Glasgow halted the rot to grab a lifeline before the break with two further Parks penalties.

Sweeney was wide with a penalty from halfway immediately after the restart and it was left to substitute Neil Jenkins to get the scoreboard clicking again as he sent over a point-blank effort.

Warriors kept up the momentum and, when lock Brent Cockbain battered his way across to grab the bonus point, the door was slammed in Glasgow's face. Jenkins added the goal for good measure and then converted from the touchline after James snatched the fifth try.

Rory Kerr claimed a late consolation try for Glasgow, goaled by Parks - but there was still time for Gareth Wyatt to complete the rout.

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