URC result: Bulls fight back to edge Glasgow in epic semi-final

The Bulls will go through to their fourth URC final after beating Glasgow Warriors 22-21 in their semi-final at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday. amunra-online.pl

They will face Leinster in the final in Dublin on 20 June, after the Irish giants beat the Stormers 20-11 in their semi-final later in the night.

Glasgow scored three unanswered tries in 10 minutes to lead 21-3 in the first half. The Bulls fought back with physical dominance to win scrum penalties and push Glasgow mauls back, before their bomb squad maintained the intensity for the final quarter.

It went to the wire with the Bulls leading 22-21 in the final minutes but failing to put the game to bed with three consecutive missed penalty kicks. In the end, resilient defence and a turnover at the death sealed their win.

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Glasgow dominate first half

The Bulls showed intent early on with a strong scrum and scored first with a penalty after an infringement at the breakdown in the 6th minute.

But Handré Pollard received a yellow card for a deliberate knock-on four minutes later. Glasgow used their superior numbers to twice feed the ball wide to wing Kyle Steyn for an overlap try, first in the 15th minute and then in the 19th.

Dan Lancaster converted both to give Glasgow a 14-3 lead.

Glasgow compounded the pressure with a powerful rolling maul in the 25th minute, which Bulls lock Ruan Nortjé was found to collapse illegally. He received a yellow card, and Glasgow were awarded a penalty try to go 21-3 up after 26 minutes.

The Bulls would have hit back with a try following a few drives from the forwards in the 31st minute, but the TMO ruled there was a knock-on in the grounding. But they went back for an earlier penalty and the Bulls went over the same way, hooker Johan Grobbelar scoring a converted try a minute later.

The Bulls gained momentum with more scrum dominance, but lost it with a skewed lineout. The game went to half-time with the score 21-10 to Glasgow.

Bulls fight back in second period

Glasgow lock Scott Cummings received a yellow card for repeated infringements early in the second half, and Bulls scrumhalf Embrose Papier immediately dashed through a gap to score.

A strong Cameron Hanekom run culminated in a Francois Klopper score for the Bulls in the 53rd minute. Pollard’s conversion gave the Bulls their first lead of the game: 22-21.

The score remained so going into the final quarter. Pollard missed three opportunities to extend the lead when he pulled two penalties wide and hit the posts in another.

Still, the Bulls halted a Glasgow attack in the final minutes when Bulls centre Stedman Gans made a dominant tackle, stood up, and performed a turnover. The Bulls secured their lineout and kicked the ball out for the win.

Scorers

Bulls: Tries – Johan Grobbelaar, Embrose Papier, Francois Klopper. Conversions – Handré Pollard 2/3. Penalties – Pollard 1/4.

Glasgow: Tries – Kyle Steyn (2), penalty try. Conversions – Dan Lancaster 2/2.

Poor discipline cost the Stormers dearly as they slumped to defeat to defending champions Leinster in Saturday’s Vodacom URC semi-final in Dublin.

Leinster, who won 20-11 at at the Aviva Stadium after leading at 13-8 at half-time, will host the Vodacom Bulls in the final in two weeks time.

The Bulls beat the Glasgow Warriors 22-21 at Murrayfield earlier in the day.

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A second-half red card to replacement loose forward Ruan Ackermann and yellows for wing Leolin Zas and replacement lock Salmaan Moerat cost the Stormers of any chance at victory.

Leinster were quickly into their attacking stride and centre Rieko Ioane raced in to score in the eighth minute. Flyhalf Sam Prendergast converted.

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The home side were piling on the pressure with wave after wave of attack and Stormers infringements saw Prendergast slot two penalties for a 13-0 lead after 23 minutes.

The Stormers needed something to get in the game and after a rare foray into Leinster territory it was lock Adré Smith who crashed over from close range.

Flyhalf Jurie Matthee, who had missed the earlier conversion, kicked a penalty from in front after a scrum infringement to make the score 13-8.

John Dobson’s side did well to repel repeated Leinster attacks on their tryline just before the break.

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Early in the second half, Zas was yellow-carded for a deliberate knock-on as Leinster looked to turn the screw.

However, a powerful Stormers scrum earned a penalty which Matthee slotted to make it a two-point game.

With 12 minutes left, Ackermann was sent from the field for a dangerous cleanout.

Ruan Ackermann is set to the sin bin for a dangerous clean out

His yellow card is upgraded to a 20-minute red 🟥

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Scrumhalf Jamison Gibson-Park then scooted through the Stormers defence to score under the posts, with Harry Byrne converting.

It got even worse for the Stormers when Moerat was yellow-carded for a cynical foul at the breakdown and Ackermann’s yellow was upgraded to a red.

LEINSTER – Tries: Rieko Ioane, Jamison Gibson-Park. Conversions: Sam Prendergast, Harry Byrne. Penalties: Sam Prendergast (2).
STORMERS – Tries: Adré Smith. Penalties: Jurie Matthee (2).

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