| Dixon hits out at penalty rule |
Frustrated Glasgow coach Richie Dixon called for a shake-up in the rugby law which allows players to form a human ladder to block penalties.
He hit out after streetwise French star Olivier Magne was hoisted more than 12ft into the air to parry away the long-range effort by James McLaren which would have claimed the glory against Montferrand.
Dixon declared after the dramatic and controversial 19-all draw at Hughenden: "There is nothing to stop it being done under the current law, but obviously I would like to see it looked at.
"After all, the object of a penalty at goal is for a player to kick the ball over the bar - and James was achieving that.
"The whole thing was very disappointing, but in reality we didn't put enough daylight between ourselves and Montferrand when we had the chances."
Tommy Hayes had looked like earning the Warriors all the glory with a series of pressure kicks and a late and crucial try.
It came when Montferrand's American substitute Kevin Dalzell miscued a clearance straight into the arms of Hayes, who was unstoppable from 10 metres.
He completed the job by slotting the conversion from the widest possible angle.
But Gerald Merceron pulled back three points with his fourth penalty as Glasgow were reduced to 13 men by the sin-binnings of Hayes and substitute Jon Stuart.
Then he converted Olivier Magne's touchdown to level the match.
Story filed: 22:21 Friday 28th September 2001
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