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Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Warriors run in FIVE tries to stun Stormers and seal play-offs semi-final place
Glasgow Warriors 36 The Stormers 18 GLASGOW WARRIORS booked their place in the semi-finals of the United Rugby Championship courtesy of a thrilling victory over the Stormers at Scotstoun. The Warriors scored five tries in total, some of which were truly sublime in their creation, as they blew the Stormers away. It was a breathless, pulsating encounter which saw Franco Smith's men overcome the absence of so many key players to injury. There's an old cliché in rugby that, in order to beat a South African side, you first of all have to win the battle up front. Yet, in reality, Glasgow made a mockery of that. Especially in the first half, they were second-best by a long way in the forward battle. They eventually found parity in the second half. But, more than anything, this was a victory which was built almost exclusively on attacking flair and lethal finishing ability. Glasgow gave away far too many penalties, but it didn't matter. Stormers were profligate in key moments, with the home side also defending superbly well deep in their own half. Kyle Rowe scored twice, with the other tries coming from man of the match Rory Darge, Henco Venter and George Horne. Sione Tuipulotu was also excellent and showed glimpses that he's not far away from a return to his very best form. The reigning champions will now advance to the last four, where they will most probably face Leinster in Dublin next weekend, presuming the Irish side beat Scarlets on Saturday afternoon. 'The boys showed a lot of heart tonight, especially with how we defended,' said Smith. 'That's what got us through in the end. I am so proud of their effort because Stormers put us under a lot of pressure at times. 'Kyle Rowe was really good, he has something a little bit different. All of the boys really played well and I feel we deserved to win. 'It's a long season. Especially when you consider the Champions Cup as well, there are so many high-level matches. 'There were a lot of positive for us. Henco Venter and Rory Darge were excellent. Scott Cummings got great minutes under his belt, Sione Tuipulotu brought a spark for us. 'To win the competition is one thing. To stay at the top is really another thing completely. It's difficult, but we are ready for the challenge heading into the semi-finals. 'We are not getting over-excited by anything. The mission is still to go on and try to win the semi-final next weekend.' The Stormers arrived in Glasgow on the back of some excellent form over the final few weeks of the regular season. The visitors won a penalty in the scrum inside the opening six minutes and fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu drilled it between the posts. But Stormers were reduced to 14 men when winger Seabelo Senatla was sent to the sin bin – and Glasgow duly punished them shortly after. The move started with Kyle Steyn making a great line-break and bursting through a gap in the wall of blue-and-white jerseys. Glasgow won a penalty and, from the quick tap, it was Darge who powered over from close range after some nice hands from Euan Ferrie. The conversion from Horne put them 7-3 ahead. Glasgow line-breaks were becoming a common theme of the opening 20 minutes or so against a Stormers defence who were all over the shop at times. A second try for the Warriors came when Tuipulotu dinked a kick in behind into acres of space, for Rowe to eventually hoover up the ball and dot it down. Rarely will you ever see a South African team be so weak and porous in defence, conceding from a move which started deep in Glasgow's half, with Horne's conversion stretching the lead to 14-3. Another penalty from Feinberg-Mngomezulu reduced the deficit, before Stormers scored their first try of the night on 26 minutes. Having only just returned from his yellow card, it was Senatla who profited from Glasgow's failure to deal with a high ball to scamper in and score under the posts. But the response from Warriors was immediate, as Venter peeled off the back of a ruck to dive over in the corner. Yet, for all their advantage on the scoreboard, Glasgow were guilty of gifting Stormers an easy route back into the game. Smith's men gave away six penalties inside the opening 30 minutes and they were having problems up front, most notably in the scrum. On his first start of the season, tighthead prop Murphy Walker was taken off and replaced by Sam Talakai after 32 minutes. Meanwhile, after an injury in their backline, the Stormers could bring on World Cup winner Manie Libbok to pull the strings. Leading 19-13 at the break, it was Glasgow's backline and ability to break from deep which had propelled them in front, despite their struggles up front. A quicksilver line-break from Libbok created another try for Stormers early in the second half, with winger Senatla racing away down the touchline to score his second of the game. But Glasgow roared back and Rowe also notched his second of the night when he applied the finish to some great work from Tom Jordan. By this point, Glasgow were rampant. Some of their attacking rugby with ball in hand was sensational – and they scored another superb try on 52 minutes. Tuipulotu looped a sublime pass out wide and the ball was eventually fed back inside for Horne to touch down and finish a wonderful team move. The Warriors scrum-half converted his own try and added a penalty shortly after. Seemingly in the blink of an eye, Glasgow now led 36-18. In the end, a chaotic game eventually petered out. For Glasgow, the hard work was done. They coasted home, safe in the knowledge that their quest for back-to-back titles goes on.
TimesLIVE
3 days ago
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
Glasgow Warriors thump sloppy Stormers to book URC semifinal place
Defending champions Glasgow Warriors produced a strong performance to beat the Stormers 36-18 their United Rugby Championship quarterfinal clash at Scotstoun Stadium on Friday night. The Warriors scored five tries from Rory Darge, Kyle Rowe (twice), Henco Venter and George Horne to book a place in the semifinal while Seabelo Senatla crossed the white line for the visitors twice. Franco Smith's side showed class in front of their supporters as they put the dismal Stormers who never got going in the match with poor defence and handling errors.
Scotsman
5 days ago
- Sport
- Scotsman
'Buzzing': Scotland star sorts out future and puts focus now on league glory
Back commits to Scotstoun outfit for next two years Sign up to our Rugby Union newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Kyle Rowe is hoping to help Glasgow to more United Rugby Championship title glory after extending his contract for another two years. The club announced ahead of Friday's quarter-final showdown with Stormers that the 27-year-old Scotland back, who moved to Scotstoun from London Irish in 2023, has signed a new deal until 2027. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'I'm buzzing to have it done,' said Rowe. 'It's been in the works for quite a while, but I'm glad to get it over the line. I've been in contract negotiations throughout my whole career, where it's kind of gone down to the last few months, but Glasgow have been really good about it. It's been done and dusted for a few months now, so I've been able to just completely focus on my rugby and not have to worry about it.' Kyle Rowe has extended his stay at Glasgow Warriors. | SNS Group Glasgow, who had an underwhelming finish to the regulation campaign, are aiming to step up the defence of their URC title when they host South African side Stormers on Friday in a rematch of last year's quarter-final which they won 27-10 before going on to defeat Munster and Bulls. 'We beat them last year in the quarter-final, but it doesn't really matter,' said Rowe. 'We have to go and do it again on Friday night. We showed last year that we can go all the way, so we know we've got that in us. We just need to hone in on what we do really well. Last year it paid dividends and hopefully this year it will as well. 'Obviously, we've not been in the form we would have wanted going into the quarter-finals, we've not played our best rugby. But we showed against Leinster that we've still got that great bit of flair about us as well. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'We've just got to park what happened the last few weeks. We came off the back of some bad results, but that's all done and dusted now. It's on to just winning these next three games.' Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith. | SNS Group Head coach Franco Smith believes Rowe, who has won eight Scotland caps, still has more gears to go through. 'Kyle is someone who we believe has only scratched the surface of his potential, and his passion for representing both Glasgow Warriors and Scotland is clear to see whenever he takes to the field,' he said.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
'Great asset' Rowe signs new Glasgow deal
"Great asset" Kyle Rowe has much more to give after signing a new two-year deal with Glasgow Warriors, says head coach Franco Smith. The Scotland winger has become a key part of Smith's side since arriving from London Irish two years ago. Also comfortable at full-back, the URC title winner has scored 16 tries in 35 games for Glasgow, who host Stormers in the quarter-finals on Friday. "It was a really straightforward decision for me," Rowe said on his new deal. "I love being part of this club and the group we have here, so it was an easy decision to make. "The style we play here really suits my game, and I love pulling on the jersey. Everyone here always drives each other forward, and I know we'll take that energy forward into the quarter-final too. "There's a real buzz about the place ahead of this weekend, because these are the matches that you want to be involved in. Everyone's pulling in the same direction and we want to go do something special as a club once more." Head coach Smith added: "Kyle is someone who we believe has only scratched the surface of his potential, and his passion for representing both Glasgow Warriors and Scotland is clear to see whenever he takes to the field. "His ability to cover both wing and full-back is a great asset to us as a squad, as is his innate try-scoring ability and willingness to work without the ball."
BBC News
5 days ago
- General
- BBC News
'Great asset' Rowe signs new Glasgow deal
"Great asset" Kyle Rowe has much more to give after signing a new two-year deal with Glasgow Warriors, says head coach Franco Scotland winger has become a key part of Smith's side since arriving from London Irish two years comfortable at full-back, the URC title winner has scored 16 tries in 35 games for Glasgow, who host Stormers in the quarter-finals on Friday."It was a really straightforward decision for me," Rowe said on his new deal. "I love being part of this club and the group we have here, so it was an easy decision to make."The style we play here really suits my game, and I love pulling on the jersey. Everyone here always drives each other forward, and I know we'll take that energy forward into the quarter-final too."There's a real buzz about the place ahead of this weekend, because these are the matches that you want to be involved in. Everyone's pulling in the same direction and we want to go do something special as a club once more."Head coach Smith added: "Kyle is someone who we believe has only scratched the surface of his potential, and his passion for representing both Glasgow Warriors and Scotland is clear to see whenever he takes to the field."His ability to cover both wing and full-back is a great asset to us as a squad, as is his innate try-scoring ability and willingness to work without the ball."
