Last season’s Guinness PRO12 champions Connacht suffered a humbling 41-5 defeat to Glasgow Warriors at the Sportsground.

Wing Tommy Seymour got two with Niyi Adeolokun replying for the hosts as the Warriors, looking to avenge last season’s semi-final defeat, took a 13-5 lead into half-time.

And the Warriors were dominant in the second half as man-of-the-match Stuart Hogg, Tim Swinson, Sila Puafisi and Sean Lamont ensured the visitors secured a try bonus point and a 41-5 win.

Seymour grabbed the first of his two tries in the tenth minute as he stormed down the left wing to open the scoring and Henry Pyrgos made it 8-0 with a successful penalty 15 minutes later.

Warriors’ Ryan Wilson was sent to the bin for ten minutes for a late tackle just before the half-hour mark and Adeolokun had the home side back in the match with his eighth Guinness PRO12 try.

But Seymour finished brilliantly just four minutes before half-time as he cut inside from the right wing following Hogg’s pass to give the visitors a 13-5 advantage at the break.

In the second half Hogg grabbed the 19th try of his Guinness PRO12 career after a clever move from the Warriors backs at a five metre scrum.

Hogg was one of three players in a line directly behind the scrum before scrambling right and, when the ball made its way to the Scotland full-back, he used his pace and strength to get himself over the line.

Swinson had the Warriors’ try-bonus point after a short range pick and drive after 52 minutes and another successful conversion from Pyrgos made the score 27-5.

Hogg was once again instrumental in the Warriors fifth being stopped inches from the line before Puafisi picked and drove over the line from close range.

And the Warriors weren’t going to be stopped there as Lamont marked his 100th appearance for the 2015 Guinness PRO12 champions as he ended a move that started with Ryan Wilson snatching an interception.

It gave the Warriors a 41-5 victory in the clash of the two most recent Guinness PRO12 champions, as Glasgow avenged the two defeats they suffered at the Sportsground in May last season.