Glasgow's top-two hopes severely dented by Benetton

United Rugby Championship

Benetton (19) 33

Tries: Odogwu, Maile, Smith, Menoncello, Umaga Cons: Umaga 4

Glasgow (0) 7

Try: Jones Con: Horne

Glasgow Warriors' hopes of a top-two finish in the United Rugby Championship were all but dashed as they fell to a heavy defeat by Benetton in Italy.

Riding high off the back of four Warriors players being selected for the British and Irish Lions tour this summer, two Benetton tries in the first 10 minutes stunned the visitors and they never recovered.

Despite Glasgow welcoming Scott Cummings and Huw Jones back, it was Italy international Paolo Odogwu and hooker Siua Maile who crossed early on, both tries converted by fly-half Jacob Umaga.

Rhyno Smith added another for Benetton before the break, with Glasgow failing to register a single first-half point.

The dominance continued in the second half as Tomasso Menoncello and Umaga both scored, with the latter adding his third and fourth conversions.

Warriors were able to get one try back when George Horne took a quick tap before finding Jones out wide, with the centre crossing.

Franco Smith's side are now in third place, four points behind Bulls, and end the regular season against top-of-the-table Leinster next weekend in Ireland, with the chance of a home semi-final in the play-offs looking increasingly unlikely.

Benetton: Smith, Mendy, Menoncello, Brex, Odogwu; Umaga, Garbisi; Gallo, Maile, Ferrari, Scrafton, Ruzza, Favretto, Zuliani, L Cannone.

Replacements: Creevy, Spagnolo, Zilocchi, N Cannone, Negri, Casilio, Marin, Fekitoa.

Glasgow Warriors: Smith, Dobie, Jones, McDowall, Steyn; Jordan, Horne; Bhatti, Matthews, Richardson, Williamson, Samuel, Cummings, Darge, Vailanu.

Replacements: Hiddleston, McBeth, Walker, Du Preez, Ferrie, Afshar, Hastings, Rowe.