Holders Glasgow subdue Stormers to reach URC semi-finals

Play-offs for the United Rugby Championship between the Stormers and the Glasgow Warriors

Glasgow Warriors (19) 36

tries: Horne Con: Horne 4; Rowe 2, Darge, Venter, and Horne Pen:

Stormers (13) 18

The Glasgow Warriors defeated the Stormers to take their place in the final four, continuing their defense of the United Rugby Championship title.

The hosts scored three first-half tries, with a Seabelo Senatla try and eight points from Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s boot to keep the Stormers within six points at the break. Rory Darge, Kyle Rowe, and Henco Venter also crossed for the hosts.

Senatla scored a try for the South African team early in the second half, but Glasgow drew level with George Horne and Rowe’s try to bring it home with a little help.

After being defeated at this point last season in the same location, The Stormers had come to Scotstoun in search of retribution.

As the visitors quickly broke through the blocks, Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored the opening points of the game, but Glasgow quickly responded.

After Kyle Steyn’s lovely break, Stormers wing Senatla was sent to the trash for cynically destroying Warriors’ momentum. When Glasgow turned the corner, Darge had to make a creative lineout move to make room for himself.

The Scotstoun crowd soon had more energy when Sione Tuipulotu stabbed a clever grubber in the back for Rowe to latch onto and score.

The stormers then react in bizarre ways.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu launched a free-kick that sparked chaos in the Warriors 22 and caused an up-and-under. Senatla received a good bounce and headed in under the sticks shortly after receiving his yellow card.

Glasgow’s response was swift, with Venter powering over in the corner by peeling off the base of a ruck.

Warriors were forced to hold off a powerful Stormers attack late in the first half to go 19-13-up at the break, but Senatla’s second try sent them flying away for his second try to bring the visitors back within one.

The breakneck pace displayed no signs of slowing down, making this a classic URC.

Rowe crossed for his second try of the evening after Tom Jordan discovered a kink in the Stormers’ defense.

Glasgow had to give themselves some breathing room on the scoreboard, and they did it in the most magnificent way.

After pulling a Stormers lineout, Euan Ferrie led Glasgow out from deep. After a string of superb passes, Rowe fed Horne to the backfield for the Warriors’ fifth try.