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Eve McTiernan
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Skipper Kyle Steyn is craving his first silverware in his third final with Glasgow Warriors.

The winger suffered an agonising near miss in 2019, his first season at Scotstoun, as Glasgow were narrowly beaten by Leinster in the Pro14 showpiece, before they were blown away by Toulon in last term's Challenge Cup.

With the sold out URC final against the Bulls looming in Pretoria on Saturday, Steyn said: "We've got a really clear plan and a process that we've put in place that's worked for us over the last two weeks.

"I think just focusing on that plan and not getting carried away, just making sure that the focus stays in the moment and you deal with that moment and then you can move onto the next one."

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Head coach Franco Smith has named the same starting XV for the third successive game as Glasgow bid for URC glory against the Bulls in Pretoria on Saturday.

Semi-final try scorers Sebastian Cancelliere and captain Kyle Steyn continue their successful run on the wings.

Josh McKay starts at full-back while number 10 Tom Jordan plays his 50th Warriors game.

George Turner and Oli Kebble, who are leaving the club this summer, will make their last appearance if called upon from the bench.

The only changes in the squad for the final are Nathan McBeth and Duncan Weir being named among the replacements at the expense of Murphy Walker and Ross Thompson.

The Bulls make one alteration to their XV, with Springbok Kurt-Lee Arendse returning from injury to start on the wing. Full-back Willie Le-Roux drops out because of concussion suffered in the semi-final win over Leinster.

Glasgow last reached the final five years ago and are aiming to secure their first title since 2015.

Smith's men finished fourth in the regular season before beating Stormers at home and Munster away in the plays-offs.

This weekend is Bulls' second URC final, having lost to Stormers in 2022.

Bulls: Williams, Peterson, Kriel, Vorster, Arendse, Goosen, Papier, Steenkamp, Grabbelaar, W Louw, Vermaak, Nortje (capt), Van Staden, E Louw, Hanekom.

Replacements: Van der Merwe, Matanzima, Klopper, Ludwig, Carr, Burger, Smith, Smit.

Glasgow: McKay, Cancelliere, Jones, Tuipulotu, Steyn (C), Jordan, Horne; Bhatti, Matthews, Z Fagerson, Cummings, Gray, M Fagerson, Darge, Dempsey.

Replacements: Turner, McBeth, Kebble, Williamson, Ferrie, Venter, Dobie, Weir.

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Glasgow don't just have to beat the Bulls in their own backyard on Saturday. They also have to beat the altitude if they're to come away from South Africa with the URC crown.

How will the players cope with the challenging conditions? Ex-Glasgow, Edinburgh and Scotland international Chris Paterson has offered an insight.

"I think players learn quite quickly and Glasgow obviously played there reasonably recently," he told BBC Scotland's Rugby Podcast.

"You'll have an experience of it, but the altitude has an effect, of course it does. It's harder to get oxygen in your lungs, you feel it, but you burst through it.

"It's almost like, from my experiences playing in the high altitude, once you get your second wind, as you imagine for those who've played sevens tournaments, the end of the first tie, you think, 'I can't put one foot in front of another, I'm absolutely broken', but somehow you can go on and play three or four more ties.

"But knowing how you're going to feel at what point, and the fact that you're going to get through it, I think is where it has less of an effect.

"And if that experience has been recent, as it was in the middle of May for a lot of the Glasgow players, then hopefully it has less effect."

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Glasgow will need to repeat their semi-final performance if they are to beat Bulls and win the URC, according to former Scotland head coach Ian McGeechan.

The Warriors won 17-10 away in Limerick last weekend, but now face arguably an even tougher test as they travel to Pretoria for the competition's final.

"It’s a tough ask," McGeechan said. "Munster one week, Pretoria the next.

"It will be a massively physical game and it’s at altitude, so they know they need to be at their best, as they were against Munster.

"I’ve been impressed by Glasgow. In the past we would say Scottish teams have played well but they’ve given points away.

"Glasgow, now, are playing really well under pressure and taking the points when they are there."

McGeechan also believes a Glasgow win could help the national side's belief, and help them take a big step towards competing for trophies on the international stage.

"If you win the competition then you’ve taken the last step – and that’s sometimes the biggest one," McGeechan added.

"If you get players that are used to doing that, it has a knock-on effect to the national team and that’s hugely positive."

Andrew Petrie
BBC Sport Scotland

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One name leapt out when asked who to watch out for in the potential Bulls XV - Cameron Hanekom.

Nominated for the URC's player of the season - alongside team-mate Kurt-Lee Arendse, who will miss the final through injury - the 22-year-old number eight has drawn plenty of plaudits.

His man-of-the-match performance in the semi-final win over Leinster was so good that many now expect him to start for the Springboks in the summer fixtures against Ireland.

Eighteen tackles. Fourteen carries. Six defenders beaten. His stats laid bare the dominance of his performance against a Leinster back-row that had 123 Ireland caps between them.

Hanekom has been impressive all season, too. According to URC stats, he is second for offloads in the league (24) and joint fourth for turnovers (15). Scarier still - he only made his URC debut this year.

An aggressive - almost violent - ball carrier, he is now in prime position to replace Duane Vermeulen in the South Africa back-row for years to come.

Maybe that is harsh, though, on team-mate Elrigh Louw, who already has three Springbok caps. Shifted to blindside this season to accommodate Hanekom, Louw's ability to bulldoze through tackles is equally breathtaking.

While Arendse and fellow winger Canan Moodie miss out, the Bulls will hope Springbok veteran Willie le Roux is fit. The 34-year-old took a whack to the head and neck in the semi-final win and had to replaced in the second half.

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Glasgow will have to knock the Bulls off their game if Franco Smith's men are to triumph in Saturday's URC final, says former Scotland star Chris Paterson.

Warriors have lost eight successive games in South Africa, including a narrow defeat by Bulls six weeks ago, since last winning there in 2018.

Having lost to Stormers in 2022, Bulls are in their second final in three years as an URC side while Glasgow last made it this far in 2019.

Speaking on the BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast, Paterson said: "I'd say Bulls are favourites. We had to do predictors about four or five weeks ago, as pundits, and I picked Bulls to win because if they play well at home, they determine who wins the game.

"Glasgow's best chance is forcing Bulls not to play well. But if the Bulls turn up with their physicality, with their game-plan, with their intensity, I don't think, as we saw last week with Leinster, you don't come away with much.

"So Glasgow need to force Bulls to play poorly and then strike."

Paterson insists there is much more in the Bulls' weaponry than just physicality.

"They are hugely physical, but they have added to the game over the last 12, 18 months," he said.

"I think Jake White [head coach] quite likes people to assume they're just a one-trick pony, massive, big physical side. But they're not, I think they're fourth for line breaks or second for offloads.

"They don't hold a lot of possession because they either score really quickly or turn it over because they have quite an attacking mentality and the last game [40-34 defeat] shows that they're so dangerous.

"But at the same time, they do have a lot of kind of unforced errors because they're trying to play a bit too quickly at times. That's where Glasgow can come alive and the blueprint for that was last week's win over Munster.

"Defend so bravely, so well, multi phase and hold your discipline after the first 10 minutes. And then you score, Glasgow's first try came from the defence, wasn't it? A forced error."

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Scotland and GB Sevens back Lisa Thomson has said it was a "tough decision" to sign her hybrid contract as it meant she would miss out on a lot of 15s rugby.

After the 2021 Rugby World Cup - played in 2022 - Thomson made the choice to split her time and chase a second Olympics having travelled to Tokyo as a reserve in 2021.

The 26-year-old has achieved her aim and will head to this summer's Paris Games as the sole Scot in the 12-strong GB women's sevens squad.

"My brain has been crazy for the past six months," said Thomson.

"It's been a huge goal, I was at the World Cup in New Zealand when I accepted my sevens contract and making that decision was pretty difficult just with thinking I would be stepping away from 15s a lot.

"I knew the goal of going to an Olympics in Paris and being part of a 12 was a big aim.

"It means everything and to be a Scottish player in this environment is something I don't take lightly. I want to represent the Scottish girls that have missed out and just the country. I want to put Scotland on the map."

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Could Sebastian Cancelliere make the difference for Glasgow in the URC final?

Since returning in March from a three-month injury lay-off, the Argentina winger has made himself a pivotal part of the Warriors backline, missing only four games.

Across the season Cancelliere has scored five tries - two of which came in the play-off wins over Stormers and Munster - and has 19 overall in a Glasgow shirt.

Former captain Fraser Brown says the 30-year-old, and skipper Kyle Steyn, bring a dynamism and cutting edge that will key to Glasgow's chances of upsetting the Bulls this weekend and claiming their first major silverware in nine years.

"Having someone with Seb's finishing ability back and on the wing for Glasgow has been huge, particularly going into the knockouts, obviously with Steyn on the other wing," Brown told BBC Scotland's Rugby Podcast.

"We know the type of player that Kyle is, he's a big carrier, powerful, quick, good in the air.

"He's not the most natural finisher that Glasgow have, so to be able to balance him and Seb on the other wing has been really important."

Cancelliere and Steyn both crossed the whitewash six weeks ago when Glasgow lost 40-34 to the Bulls at the Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria despite an impressive second-half comeback.

"It'll be important this week to have both Seb and Kyle on either wing," Brown added.

"Obviously it'll be a tiring game, up at Loftus there'll be plenty of space for them."

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BBC Sport Scotland

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Zander Fagerson believes the maturity in Glasgow's ranks could come from the number of new fathers in the squad.

Kyle Steyn, Huw Jones and Sione Tuipulotu have all become dads for the first time in recent months, while Fagerson is dad to kids Iona and Hamish.

Asked why Glasgow have matured since the Challenge Cup final loss, Fagerson said: "A lot of new dads - put it that way. I think when you become a dad, your whole life perspective definitely changes. There's a lot more to life than rugby.

"When you get that mindset, it's quite freeing and you can just go out there and enjoy it because you know when you come home the hard work starts."

Fagerson is now 28 and one of the senior players at Scotstoun. He had just made his breakthrough when Glasgow last won silverware - the Pro12 in 2015 - and has since played and lost in two finals.

"I'm not going to put it down to just [new dads]," he added. "We're getting on. All the boys are a year older. I've got a few grey hairs, so we're definitely getting a bit mature.

"Playing that [Challenge Cup] final last year, you definitely learn a lot from playing these big games. Hopefully we can take all that this week and go out there and get the win.

"Once you play in the final, you learn a lot from it about different players and how we react as a team. We've got a bit more maturity in that sense, as a team.

"In finals rugby, if you're not on it, there's no coming back from it. We're just making sure we enjoy it as much as we can this week and make sure we leave everything out there because there's no second chances."

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BBC Sport Scotland

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Glasgow's URC final opponents the Bulls should not be considered a "one-trick pony", says Warriors full-back Josh McKay.

The Pretoria side are typically physical, like all South African teams, but McKay insists they have far more strings to their bow.

"They've got some electric backs, they've got good kickers who can get them around the field, they've got strong ball carriers," McKay said.

"They're certainly not just a one-trick pony. They're a quality opposition and we're well aware of the challenge that they bring.

"We've got to have confidence in ourselves and back ourselves, which we do in this squad at the moment.

"We just need to not get too far ahead of ourselves, just play moment by moment, and not think of the outcome as more important than nailing the processes."

McKay, who grew up in New Zealand watching the Bulls play in Super Rugby, is confident his Warriors team-mates can use the pain of last season's Challenge Cup final loss as motivation.

"The team's come a long way in the last 12 months," the 26-year-old added.

"In that first season with Franco [Smith], we were figuring a few things out, but we've been able to go from strength to strength this season. We've still had our ups and downs, but across the board we've been a whole lot more consistent.

"It can only be a positive thing. A lot of the boys who played in last year's final are going to be showing up in this year's. It's also important for the whole squad, because we ride the wave together. It's going to help."

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Scotland back Lisa Thomson is heading to her second Olympic Games having been selected by Team GB for the rugby sevens in Paris.

The 26-year-old, who grew up in the Borders, was a travelling reserve for the Tokyo tournament in 2021 but made an appearance in the final group match, scoring against Kenya.

Thomson, who has 60 caps for her country, is the only Scottish player in the squad for this summer's Olympics, with GB regulars Rhona Lloyd and Shona Campbell omitted by compatriot and head coach Ciaran Beattie.

The men's Team GB side have one last chance at Olympic qualification when they play at Monaco Repechage this weekend.

Scots Kaleem Baretto, Ross McCann, Max McFarland feature in the squad which will be captained by Robbie Fergusson.

Meanwhile, Scotland full-back Chloe Rollie has confirmed she will depart Loughborough Lightning at the end of the season.

One of the national side's best players, Rollie joins scrum-half Jenny Maxwell in departing the PWR side - although Christine Belisle, Rachel Malcolm and Emma Wassell are signed up for another season.

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Huw Jones believes Glasgow have become "a lot more mature" since last season's Challenge Cup final defeat by Toulon as they look to secure URC glory this weekend.

The Warriors failed to do themselves justice in a 49-13 Challenge Cup loss, but Jones insists the mindset has changed dramatically as they bid to upset the Bulls in Pretoria.

"Last season in our Challenge Cup final, Toulon scored pretty early on and we pretty much collapsed," centre Jones told the BBC's Rugby Union Weekly Podcast. "We fell apart and they managed to pile the points on.

"We've changed a lot since then. We've become more mature, we're better in those pressure moments and we seem to have more control."

Glasgow had to show that control against Munster in a tight, and at times nervy, semi-final win at Thomond Park last Saturday.

"It's about sticking to what we've done from day one of pre-season," added Jones. "We've had a plan that's worked really well throughout the season. In the play-offs, we've stuck to that and not changed a lot.

"There have been times in big games where we've gone behind. The difference this season for us - and why we've managed to get to this final - is we've reacted much better. As a team, we've become a lot more mature in those situations.

"That imposter syndrome set in last year in that final. We were playing against a team full of stars, they scored early on and maybe our heads just went. We maybe didn't think we could win and things went from bad to worse.

"We made so many errors and had we been on it, it would have been a lot closer. We just didn't play well at all. It's different this year, there's a different mindset in the group. We've got more belief."

• Listen to the full interview with Huw Jones on Rugby Union Weekly on BBC Sounds or by clicking the link here.

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It's been seven years since South African teams were welcomed into northern hemisphere club rugby, but European wins in the Rainbow Nation are still rare enough to be eyebrow-raising news.

Glasgow, like many before them, lost both away games in South Africa during the URC's regular season - a bonus-point loss to the Bulls before a grim defeat to the Lions.

As Franco Smith's men prepare for Saturday's URC final against the Bulls in Pretoria, just how far back do we need to go for a Warriors win on South African soil?

Cheetahs 24-52 Glasgow Warriors (15 September 2018)

Quite a way back, then. Yup, it's been six years since the Warriors scored seven tries to beat the Cheetahs in round three of the 2018-19 Pro14 season.

The hosts led 19-14 at half-time in Bloemfontein before three tries in the first 10 minutes of the second half but Glasgow in the driving seat.

Only seven of the matchday squad remain - Oli Kebble, Fraser Brown, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings and subs George Turner, Matt Fagerson and Huw Jones.

In fact, that was only Glasgow's second win in South Africa. The first also came against the Cheetahs...

Cheetahs 26-29 Glasgow Warriors (6 October 2017)

The Warriors were unbeaten going into round six of the Pro14 - the first league that included two South African sides, the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings - and they continued that run with a late victory at the Toyota Stadium.

Again, the hosts led at the break on the Scots' first league visit to South Africa. However, two tries from Callum Gibbins and one each from Henry Pyrgos and Rob Harley secured victory.

It meant that the Warriors topped Conference A with 28 points, having earned a bonus point for scoring four tries or more in four of their six matches.

Ever since...

This is where it makes for trickier reading for Warriors fans. They've lost eight of eight games in South Africa since that victory in 2018.

They have come close - including the game against Bulls earlier this season when they lost by six points and secured a bonus point - but they've been tonked a couple of times too.

You get the feeling it'll be close this Saturday, but it's hard to say who will come out on top.

In the latest BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast, Andrew Petrie is joined by Fraser Brown and Chris Paterson to preview Glasgow Warriors' visit to Pretoria to meet the Bulls in the URC final.

Listen here.

Grant Young
Glasgow fan columnist

Tom Jordan catches the punt, fakes a pass and then finds Rory Darge who quickly shovels it wider to Huw Jones. He explodes through the Munster line, sees Sebastian Cancelliere to his right, pops it into his breadbasket and off the speedy Argentine goes over for a Glasgow try.

It was a move that encapsulated exactly what a free-flowing Glasgow can do against any team in the URC, displaying to all and sundry the team Warriors fans have seen for the majority of the season.

With the star players back, it was a massive 80 minutes from a number of key players in the pack - particularly Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings and the dynamic Jack Dempsey.

It was a proper team performance in defence too. Two spells down to 14 men and only three points conceded in those 20 minutes. That's a massive testament to the effort the full squad put in and the structures the coaching set-up have created.

Captain Kyle Steyn oozed his usual class and had to deal with being on the wrong side of the officials in the first half.

In fairness, the whole back line really impressed. George Horne’s speed at the ruck, Tom Jordan's aggression at 10, and the immense work of Huw Jones and Sione Tuipulotu.

Jones had his critics in regards to his defensive work, but there is a difference since he returned to Glasgow under Franco Smith; Jones 2.0 is a scary prospect for any opposition.

Next up, Pretoria, and a return to South Africa to face the demons that resulted in Glasgow finishing fourth in the URC standings.

The squad has grown under Smith. From being embarrassed at Leinster two years ago - a result which saw the end of Danny Wilson - to now contesting the final. Not even the most diehard of Warriors supporters could have imagined this transformation.

Andrew Petrie
BBC Sport Scotland

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In the build-up to any big final, you'll always get some kind of squad predictor; for Glasgow fans, it's a little easier.

Their squad is settled, almost all of their first-choice players are available, and head coach Franco Smith isn't a tinkerer.

It's likely they will continue with the same starting XV and possibly entire 23 that they have used in the URC quarter and semi-finals.

With that in mind, who should fans watch out for? We've picked two unsung heroes.

First up is Tom Jordan. The Kiwi-born fly-half put in perhaps his best showing in a Glasgow shirt in that semi-final win over Munster, after a similarly impressive showing in the home quarter-final win over the Stormers.

Surrounded by international talent, Jordan is arguably the least recognisable name on the Warriors teamsheet to the part-time fan but his importance should not be underestimated.

"Tom Jordan epitomises the silk and the steel," Colin Gregor said on the Scottish Rugby Podcast. "Even as a fly-half, most of his involvements in the first half seemed to be counter-rucking and tackling, which you don't necessarily expect but needs must. He was fronting up and delivering that.

"When there was opportunity to add the silk, boy did he do it. It was fairly simple, but it was done so well - the right decision, the right execution."

The other to look out for is 21-year-old second row Max Williamson. He may not start but his impact off the bench is a huge asset for Smith and his coaching staff.

It's hard to question the level of physicality and aggression from Glasgow's locks after that performance against Munster, but it has been an accusation levelled at Richie Gray and Scott Cummings previously.

Despite Williamson's tender years, he has already shown he has what Gray and Cummings might not in terms of aggression. A similar build to Jonny Gray, he has been the best of Glasgow's breakthrough youngsters this season.

After making his pro debut in November, he has started nine of 20 appearances for Glasgow and has now been called up to Scotland's summer squad.

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Glasgow Warriors are on their travels to South Africa for Saturday's URC grand final against the Bulls.

Some players left on Sunday, with head coach Franco Smith part of a second wave departing on Monday.

The final comes just seven days after a bruising semi-final victory away to Munster.

However, Smith has no problem with the recovery time.

"For one, it’s not going to be an excuse," Smith told Premier Sports at the weekend.

"This is part of the game, like injuries and refereeing decisions. We must embrace this, if we want to make this sport and this competition work across these borders. We have to make it work."

We asked for your thoughts after Glasgow Warriors sealed their place in the URC final with a stunning 16-10 victory over champions Munster.

Here is what some of you had to say:

Elliot: So proud of the lads! Absolutely massive performance and really frustrated the home crowd. Bring on the final!

Stuart: Glasgow were wonderful against a 17-man Munster. Ref was disgraceful. Home fans were refereeing the referee. Munster were on the ropes and didn’t like it, especially Peter O’Mahoney. Better team won and against some very dubious yellow cards. Tough game to follow in Pretoria against Bulls. Massive well done to Franco Smith and all at Scotstoun.

Craig: Gritty and organised. Brilliant second try and amazing defence. Franco Smith for Scotland coach and First Minister!

Fraser: Great team performance, especially by some of our unsung players, Tom Jordan in particular. Our discipline, which at times has let us down, was immense when we were down to 14 men. If we can repeat this level of discipline next week then there’s no reason why we can’t win in Pretoria. Remember, we are Warriors.

Colin: Nice tonic after the disappointment of the football result. Glasgow are leading the way in Scottish team sport. All the best for the final and let's bring that trophy home.

Graham: For once we had quality of character away from home. Defence was superb and played with intent.

Adam: Was at Scotstoun for the quarter-final and watched the semi-final in the house. I used to watch Glasgow through my fingers but not any more. Smith has built a confident and competitive team that always look to score. Fearless, inventive and stellar in defence. I’d love to see him as the next national team coach driving Scottish rugby forward.

Stuart: We as a team fully deserve this win. The Warrior Nation have waited patiently for it. We Are Warriors! Lotus Versfeld we are coming!

Allan: Another brilliant defensive display by Glasgow with a sprinkling of good interceptions and a magnificent move from deep to score the second try. To win away at Munster is a very tough thing to do. Now bring it home boys.

Chris: So impressed by Glasgow's mentality. Played 14 v 15 for 20 minutes and still never looked like losing. Stuck to the task. Some massive performances

Stuart: The belief Franco Smith has given them since he arrived is incredible. Total turnaround. So many players put their hands up with huge performances. Seen some classy comments from Munster fans wishing Glasgow luck and congratulating them as the better team. Well played Munster!

James: A win against Munster at home is no mean achievement. Going to South Africa is going to be an even bigger challenge but if they can handle the South Africans' physicality and keep disciplined, then I have no doubt this team can do it.

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A defensive masterclass was the foundation of Glasgow's stunning URC semi-final win over Munster, says former Scotland prop Peter Wright.

Despite two yellow cards in the first half, Glasgow triumphed 17-10 at a packed Thomond Park to set up a final with the Bulls in Pretoria this Saturday.

"I think the way Glasgow won it, they won it on their defence," said Wright.

"First half they should've been 20 points behind. Munster had so many chances but Glasgow defended so well all night.

"They had a tough night with the referee as well but they're in the final which is all that matters.

"That's the one thing about Franco Smith - he believes every player is good enough to play in the first team and gives them chances and that then bolsters the confidence of the player."

Former Glasgow Warriors back Colin Gregor hailed Glasgow's performance as "absolutely outstanding".

"That was all about grit, doggedness and defence, taking chances when they came," Gregor added.

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Victorious Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith told BBC Scotland he's "really proud of the resilience" shown by his team to overcome two yellow cards and secure a URC final place.

The two yellow cards came in the first half, firstly to Richie Gray and then Matt Fagerson.

"I'm very proud of the boys, the fact that they stuck to the script again and they worked really hard," he said.

"They adapted well to what was needed and under difficult circumstances with the fact we had two yellow cards. Really proud of the resilience.

"It was clear to everyone outside that we wanted to play to win tonight and we were just making too many errors the first half.

"Our own mistakes led to us defending a lot of sets and then getting penalised unnecessarily and that was the bad spiral we were in."

With the "red army" out in force at Thomond Park, Smith says he is "proud of the boys for not being influenced" by the crowd.

"There was obviously very few Glasgow supporters. They definitely were the 16th man for [Munster] in the last bit of the game and I'm absolutely proud that the boys didn't get influenced."

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Glasgow Warriors lock Scott Cummings believes the side "stuck to our game plan" to secure their passage to the URC final..

Glasgow came out on top to go through to Pretoria next weekend after beating Munster 10-17 at Thomond Park.

"We stuck to what we wanted to do, we stuck to our game plan which has done us well all year," Cummings told BBC Radio Scotland.

"We just did it better than what we were doing at the end of the season.

"Munster play a good brand of rugby so it was tough for us. everyone thinks of Munster as a physical up front team, but they move the ball a lot."

Cummings set up Glasgow's second try but admitted he "didn't even know what happened."

"I was setting up for something completely different than I was supposed to do. Just turned round and there was a line break. Some unbelievable tries, I think even Steyno's [Kyle Steyn] just comes off the back of our defence.

"We put in some effort for that game and we needed it to get the win.

"It was tough, it was physical. We all work hard for each other, we feel like we're a hardworking team that's very close and we have to train hard as well. We put the effort in but we feel that we need to to get the results from it."