Summary

  • Glasgow Warriors through to face Bulls or Munster in next weekend's United Rugby Championship play-off semi-final

  • Connacht's Prendergast went over for opening try, Schickerling replied for Glasgow

  • Steyn put Warriors in front before team-mate McKay crossed

  • Heffernan and Bealham grounded for Connacht either side of Oguntibeju's Glasgow score

  • Second Steyn try gave Warriors breathing space

Live Reporting

Andy Burke at Scotstoun Stadium

  1. That's all for tonight.

    There'll be more reaction on the BBC's dedicated Scottish Rugby page.

  2. 'Steyn-inspired Glasgow fight their way through'

    FT: Glasgow Warriors 33-21 Connacht

    Tom English
    BBC Scotland chief sports writer at Scotstoun

    A Kyle Steyn-inspired Glasgow Warriors fought their way into the semi-final of the United Rugby Championship after a stiff test at Scotstoun against the underdogs from Connacht.

    Glasgow won an enthralling quarter-final by five tries to three, the on-fire Steyn getting two of them in a performance of pure class in attack and defence.

    Not only did he cross twice but he also prevented a certain Connacht score in the first half with a lung-busting effort that brought Scotstoun to its feet.

    More on this

  3. FT: Glasgow Warrios 33-21

    Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith tells Premier Sports: "We'll take the win for tonight.

    "I think we represent Scotland, not just Glasgow. Hopefully, it's going to be a special night [in the semi-final]."

  4. 'Big shift all round'

    FT: Glasgow Warriors 33-21 Connacht

    Glasgow Warriors wing Kyle Steyn tells Premier Sports: "I was really proud of the boys, especially the first 50 minutes.

    "Our big men around breakdown were awesome. We let them get to our line a little bit cheaply but once we were there, I thought the physicality we put in was unreal.

    "Just a big shift all round."

    Centre Stafford McDowall adds: "They're a proud team, and a team we've got a lot of respect for. That's a big one for us."

    Kyle Steyn scores a try for Glasgow Warriors against ConnachtSNS

  5. Full-time

    Glasgow Warriors 33-21 Connacht

    Dan Lancaster kicks the ball into touch and Glasgow have done it.

    They move in to a URC semi-final next Saturday at Murrayfield against either Bulls or Munster.

    They were given a really tough test against Connacht, but it's job done for Franco Smith's side.

  6. Glasgow Warriors 33-21 Connacht

    Kyle Steyn unsurprisingly named player of the match.

    The Glasgow captain has been magnificent tonight.

  7. Glasgow Warriors 33-21 Connacht

    Glasgow win a scrum penalty just outside their own 22 and that will eat up precious seconds as they look to close this out.

  8. try

    Try! Glasgow 33-21 Connacht

    Kyle Steyn

    Surely, surely that is that?

    It's another well worked try and Dan Lancaster throws a beauty of a long pass out wide to Steyn who goes over in the corner for his second try of the night.

  9. try

    Try! Glasgow 28-21 Connacht

    Finlay Bealham, CON Gilbert

    Still Connacht will not go away!

    Finlay Bealham powers over to give the Irish side hope.

    They have nine minutes to rescue this.

  10. try

    Try! Glasgow Warriors 28-14 Connacht

    Jare Oguntibeju, CON Horne

    Play is kind of meandering around the Connacht 22 until substitute Jare Oguntibeju spots a gap around the fringes and breaks through to score.

    The big lock is known for his grunt work in contact rather than bursting through gaps and seeing him in full flight reminds me of the legendary Bill McLaren's "mad giraffe" description of the equally legendary Doddie Weir.

    Glasgow with a little breathing room again.

  11. Glasgow Warriors 21-14 Connacht

    Sam Gilbert's conversion is good and we have a seven-point game.

  12. try

    Try! Glasgow 21-12 Connacht

    Dave Heffernan

    It is a try and Connacht are not done yet!

    The Irish side had a good few goes at the line and their fans behind the posts cheered a couple of times so it seemed like they were close, and Dave Heffernan is the man who finally breached the Warriors defence.

    We'll have a delay to the conversion as one of the Connacht players is being removed on a stretcher. We hope he is ok.

  13. Sin-bin Glasgow - Alex Samuel

    Glasgow 21-7 Connacht

    Connacht are battering at the Glasgow line but just cannot find a way through and are eventually held up.

    Glasgow lock Alex Samuel is sent to the bin, presumably for killing the ball.

    Now the ref is going to the big screen to have a look. Did Connacht ground the ball over the line during that passage of play?

  14. Glasgow Warriors 21-7 Connacht

    Connacht look to go straight off the top with the line-out but when it's fired wide Jack Dempsey intervenes with a pretty blatant knock on. He sheepishly vacates the scene of the crime.

    Connacht will kick for the corner. They need some points soon.

  15. Glasgow Warriors 21-7 Connacht

    A nice kick off the left foot from Dan Lancaster finds touch back down into the Connacht half.

    As things stand, the Glasgow fly-half will have the bragging rights over his dad, Connacht coach Stuart.

    Still a quarter of this one to go, though.

  16. try

    Try! Glasgow 21-7 Connacht

    Josh McKay, Con Horne

    This one will count!

    Glasgow put the squeeze on the Connacht scrum and are given penalty advantage.

    From their it's vintage Warriors as the ball is moved slickly out the back and Josh McKay comes careering into the line to cut through the Connacht defence and score.

  17. Glasgow Warriors 14-7 Connacht

    Connacht look to capitalise on the let-off of that try being disallowed and work their way into the Glasgow 22, but again the handling in the midfield lets them down and the ball is knocked forward.

    As good as they have been in defence tonight, Connacht have been a little predictable and lacked a bit of accuracy in attack.

  18. Disallowed try

    Glasgow Warriors 14-7 Connacht

    No it's not! The TMO spots a forward pass in the build-up.

    It was a brilliant move that started with a searing Horne break and ended with Matt Fagerson blasting his way over, but the initial pass for Horne's break was clearly forward and the try correctly ruled out.

  19. try

    Try! Glasgow 19-7 Connacht

    Matt Fagerson

    Glasgow with a quickfire double.

  20. Glasgow Warriors 14-7 Connacht

    Johnny Matthews gets a tremendous ovation from the Glasgow fans as he departs the Scotstoun pitch for the last time.

    The free-scoring hooker really is a hero round these parts.