URC: Glasgow 5-14 Munster - Heroic defence sends visitors into semis

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Munster's triumph   was built connected  an aboriginal  play  of exceptional defenceMunster's triumph was built connected an aboriginal play of exceptional defence
Glasgow Warriors (0) 5
Try: Steyn
Munster (14) 14
Tries: Fekitoa, Frisch Cons: Crowley2

Munster turned successful a steely antiaircraft show to triumph distant astatine Glasgow Warriors and acceptable up a United Rugby Championship semi-final distant to Leinster.

Having withstood a whirlwind commencement from the hosts, Malakai Fekitoa and Antoine Frisch touched down either broadside of Tom Jordan's reddish paper for a foolish precocious changeable connected Connor Murray.

Depleted Glasgow met with much ferocious absorption aft the interval earlier Kyle Steyn broke through, but a precocious yellowish paper for Sione Tuipulotu snuffed retired location hopes.

It is simply a archetypal location nonaccomplishment for Warriors since reigning European champions, La Rochelle, bushed them successful January 2022.

But Munster, who mislaid 5 players to caput knocks successful a brutal contest, are unbeaten connected the roadworthy successful the URC successful six months.

More to follow.

Glasgow Warriors: Smith, Cancelliere, Tuipulotu, McDowall, Steyn, Jordan, Horne; Bhatti, Matthews, Z Fagerson, Cummings, Gray, M Fagerson, Darge, Dempsey.

Replacements: Brown, McBeth, Berghan, Du Preez, Bean, Vailanu, Price, Jones.

Munster: Haley, Nash, Frisch, Fekitoa, Daly, Crowley, Murray; Loughman, Barron, Archer, Kleyn, Snyman, Beirne, O'Mahony, Coombes.

Replacements: Scannell, Wycherley, Salanoa, Wycherley, Hodnett, Casey, Healy, Kendellen.

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