Hollywood, schmollywood: Lions conjure up script for the ages in freakish win over Glasgow

The Lions kept up their end of the bargain in their quest for an elusive maiden spot in the URC play-offs with a rousing 44-21 victory over log-leading Glasgow Warriors at Ellis Park on Saturday evening, but scriptwriters who struggle to conjure up a plot as wild as this encounter.

FT | URC - Lions v Glasgow Warriors

Not that the freakishness of the hosts' turnaround - they were trailing 8-14 with 13 men on the field early in the second half - should overshadow what was actually a patently heroic effort.