Glasgow Warriors mounted an epic comeback from 21-0 all the way down to beat French giants Toulouse within the Champions Cup on one of many membership’s biggest nights.

In torrential rain and gale-force winds, the six-time champions had been nonetheless in a position to show all their signature energy and precision within the first half as they threatened to comprehensively outclass their hosts.

Antoine Dupont, making his first begin in eight months after a critical knee damage, bought the ball rolling with the opening try to a double from Kalvin Gourgeus noticed the guests race into what appeared like an unassailable lead at half-time.

Warriors re-emerged like a crew possessed and surprised Toulouse with tries from Josh McKay, Gregor Brown, Sione Tuipulotu and Gregor Hiddleston to ship Scotstoun into raptures.

A giant cheer went up when Dupont’s title was learn out by the stadium announcer forward of the match, and the little maestro wasted no time in exhibiting his class.

Thibaud Flament burst via the Warriors defence and galloped into the 22, discovering Dupont on his shoulder and he glided over for the opening strive in somewhat over six minutes.

Dupont was instrumental as Toulouse struck once more moments later, although the house crowd had been livid as they had been satisfied his cross to ship Gourgeus over for the second strive was ahead.

Warriors gave the impression to be on referee Matthew Carley’s unhealthy facet, with the penalty rely and the strain cranking up towards them.

The house facet had been grimly hanging on for half-time, however Gourgeus shrugged off a weak sort out from Josh McKay to go over for his second and Toulouse’s third.

Glasgow survived one other scare within the ultimate play of the half when Ange Capuozzo’s strive was dominated out after he was simply bundled into contact as he grounded within the nook, however at 21-0 on the break, the competition was all however accomplished.

Or was it? Glasgow wanted one thing to supply a glimmer of hope they usually bought it when some slick dealing with set McKay liberate the touchline to run in for the strive.

Whether or not it was some robust phrases at half-time from head coach Franco Smith, or turning round to play with the wind now at their backs, a flick had switched and all of a sudden Warriors had been placing it as much as their illustrious opponents.

The Glasgow bench was making an influence and one of many substitutes, Brown, blasted over from shut vary to cut back the arrears to seven factors and produce Scotstoun to life.

The roof almost got here off the place when Tuipulotu completed off an a interval of intense strain on the Toulouse line, and when Adam Hastings banged over the conversion we had been all sq..

Nonetheless Glasgow got here. That they had Toulouse rocking they usually landed one other blow, a rolling line-out maul thundering over the try-line with substitute Hiddleston touching down to present Warriors the lead for the primary time.

The nice groups typically discover their means out a gap, however on this specific evening, the Toulouse Galacticos had the combat knocked out of them by an impressed Glasgow Warriors facet on a superbly bonkers night at Scotstoun that can stay lengthy within the reminiscence.