Glasgow Caley rallied from a shaky start to bring some relief for Scottish rugby after a poor beginning to the season.

The Welsh visitors took a deserved lead with a snappy early try from Arthur Howarth, converted by Jamie Webb.

However the Reds got their act together to lead 28-7 by half-time thanks to tries from David Hilton, Steve Griffiths and Mark McKenzie.

They continued to have the better of things in the second half, taking the score to 38-17 before Cross Keys hit back with a penalty try and scores from Glenn Stroud and Keith Stewart.

Glasgow coach Richie Dixon insists his side have to keep the same form for future matches.

He said: "We want to make this into a place where the Welsh teams don't like to come."

Scorers - Glasgow: Tries: McKenzie, A Bulloch, Hilton, Griffiths, Reid 3; Cons: McKenzie 4; Pens: McKenzie, Chalmers 2

Cross Keys: Tries: Pen, Stroud, Howarth, Stewart; Cons: Webb; Pens: Webb 2

Teams

Glasgow: M Mackenzie, J Craig, A Bulloch, J Stuart, J Steel, C Chalmers, G Beveridge, D Hilton, G Bulloch (capt), G McIlwham, J White, S Griffiths, R Reid, J Petrie, G Simpson
Replacements: G Scott, A Watt, D Burns, G Flockhart, C Black, T Hayes, R Shepherd

Cross Keys: C Bushell, S Reed, G Bowen, M McCarthy, S Crane, J Webb, C Ellis, G Stroud, L Gardner, M Jones, D Davies, N Kelly, R Williams, P Watkins, A Howarth
Replacements: A Price, T Walsh, G Hicks, D Crimmins, K Stewart, A Gibbs, W Thomas