He set the tone inside 30 seconds against Racing, bursting through a tackle and breaking from deep to get Glasgow immediately on the front foot. Tuipulotu said after the match he was determined to be better this year than he was in 2024. If he accomplishes that then we will see something very special.

Glasgow romped to a five-try 29-19 victory over Racing 92 on Friday to reach the Champions Cup last 16, condemning the French strugglers to a fifth successive match without a victory.

Glasgow secured their place in the last 16 of the Champions Cup after scoring five tries at home to defeat Racing 92 29-19. Franco Smith’s side ran in four scores to secure the bonus point before the interval and led 22-7 at the break.

And will Gregor Townsend have a particular interest in anyone in that Glasgow squad.

Glasgow Warriors score four tries in the first half while Racing 92 only managed to score one. Racing 92 came back stronger in the second spell, where they managed to score two tries, leaving the final score at 29-19.

Glasgow Warriors player ratings: Glasgow Warriors showed the rest of the Investec Champions Cup that they are serious contenders with a dominant 29-19 win over Racing 92 at Scotstoun on Friday. It was a game that was more or less over at half time, with the hosts going in at the break with a 22-7 lead, but could have easily doubled that total.