Glasgow Warriors pulled off one of the biggest shock results in this year’s Heineken Cup with a victory over Toulouse at the Stade Ernest Wallon this afternoon.

Glasgow Warriors are now the only side to win at the proud home of the three-times Heineken Cup champions since December 2006.

After the game, an ecstatic head coach, Sean Lineen, said: “It’s a great result for us. I’m really proud of the team and the game-plan worked a treat.

“We kept the ball well, because as we all know, one of the worst things you can do in a game like this is give the opposition possession.

“I was really happy with Dan Parks and the front five worked their socks off. I thought it was an outstanding performance, a real team effort. I’m absolutely delighted with the result.”

Glasgow dominated the first half, careering to a 20 point advantage by half time.

Parks put the opening points on the board with a penalty in the 11th minutes before Graeme Morrison grabbed the first try.

A conversion and a second penalty for Parks increased the lead and injected real belief into the Warriors’ play.

Jean-Baptiste Elissalde grabbed a 17th minute penalty, however, that was soon cancelled out as flanker Kelly Brown crashed over the line. Parks converted.

Parks added a drop-goal to his first half tally to give the Warriors a healthy lead at the break.

Half-time score: Toulouse 3 – 23 Warriors

Toulouse came out the dressing room with a more streat-wise edge than what they had gone in with as Glasgow’s defence slowly weakened with sheer fatigue.

Two Elissalde penalties saw them creep back into contention but another Parks penalty and a touch down from Max Evans, which Parks also converted, ensure the visitors went into the final ten minutes with a 24 point advantage.

As Toulouse tried to manipulate Glasgow’s tight defences, a collapsed scrum on the Warriors’ five metre line saw them grab their opening try - albeit the score was a penalty try which was awarded by referee Wayne Barnes. Yannick Jauzion converted.

The travelling Glasgow fans began to reach for the big red panic button as the clock struck 76 minutes as Vincent Clerc crossed the line. Jauzion converted to bring Toulouse to within ten points of Glasgow whose resolve was impressive.

Tensions began to fray in the closing minutes and seconds as replacement centre Andrew Henderson was sent to the bin for entering a ruck at the side, but Gaffie Du Toit missed the penalty.

That hooked kick at goal left Du Toit with another attempt in the last minute to savour a solitary losing bonus point, which he slotted.

However, the damage was already done and Glasgow rightly celebrated taking the scalp of one of European rugby’s superpowers.

Man of the Match: Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors)

Glasgow Warriors: Bernardo Stortoni; Jose Maria Nunez Piossek, Max Evans, Graeme Morrison, Thom Evans; Dan Parks, Colin Gregor; Justin Va’a, Dougie Hall, Moray Low, Dan Turner, Alastair Kellock CAPTAIN, James Eddie, John Barclay, Kelly Brown
Substitutes: Fergus Thomson, Ed Kalman, Johnnie Beattie, Richie Vernon, Andrew Henderson, Hefin O’Hare, Colin Shaw

Toulouse: Clement Poitrenaud, Vincent Clerc, Maleli Kunavore, Yannick Jauzion, Cedric Heymans, Frederick michalak, Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, Jjean-Baptiste Poux, Virgile Lacombe, Salvatore Perugini, Romain Millo-Chluski, Patricio Albacete, Jean Bouilhou CAPTAIN, Yannick Nyanga, Shaun Sowerby
Substitutes: Alberto Vernet Basualdo, Daan Human, Fabien Pelous, Gregory Lamboley, Byron Kelleher, Florian Fritz, Gaffie du Toit