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Saturday 22 June, in Pretoria, South Africa. Kick-off 3pm.

FT: Munster 10-17 Glasgow Warriors

Onwards to the final, our first since 2019! Incredbile!

We've done it!!! 

Tuipulotu runs into contact and seals off the ball. Ten seconds to go.

The scrum is reset again, 79 minutes 13 seconds played. We lead by seven points. The scrum is on our five metre line.

One minute left to play and the scrum is reset.

Glasgow scrum

Another knock on undoes Munster attack. The Glasgow noise goes up. Scrum Glasgow. On their own five metre line.

Glasgow set their line out quickly. They must pressure this pass. But, Beirne gathers and the maul is set.

Munster penalty

Jack Crowley sends it to the corner.

Munster in possession

Glasgow must line up every tackle here perfectly.

George Horne extends the lead

Through the sticks the kick goes, Glasgow lead by seven points.

Munster red card

Straight red card for Alex Nankivell for a head shot on George Horne

Glasgow penalty

Another Glasgow penalty. This time on Munster’s five metre line. Munster’s discipline is definitely slipping here.

Matt Fagerson gathers, Venter breaks. Now Kebble has a go.

Glasgow penalty

We dominate that scrum and win the penalty. To the corner we go.

Glasgow scrum

Another Glasgow set piece. Jordan, Venter, and Dempsey all looking for ways through the Munster line, but a rip from the ruck didn’t work the way Munster hoped.

Oli Kebble on, Jamie Bhatti off. Matt Fagerson also comes back on after his head injury assessment.

Glasgow scrum

Jack Crowley unable to find his pass and another knock on goes in our favour.

Kyle Steyn breaks out wide and makes 25 metres.

Glasgow scrum

It must have been five phases for the home team, battering Glasgow’s defence, before Snyman dropped the ball from a loose pass. Now, it’s Glasgow turn to build an attack.

Munster scrum

An intense, scrappy battle. The ball going back and forth. This time Munster scrum.

Glasgow penalty

RG Snyman penalised. Tom Jordan has another opportunity to find touch.

Glasgow penalty

Munster off side in defence and are pinged by the referee giving Glasgow another kick to the corner. But Jordan misses touch.

Euan Ferrie comes on for Matt Fagerson who receives a head injury assessment.

Glasgow penalty

Rory Darge dominant at the break down again. On the halfway line, so they’ll kick to the corner and set up the line out.

Glasgow scrum

A Munster knock on from a George Horne box kick.

Replacements

Henco Venter, Jamie Dobie (goes onto the wing), Max Williamson, George Turner on

Jonny Matthews, Rory Darge, Sebastian Cancelliere, Richie Gray off

Munster try

Antonie Frisch right on the touch line scores Munster’s first try.

Glasgow penalty

A Munster break brings them to within five metres of Glasgow’s line, but another perfect Rory Darge breakdown wins the Glasgow penalty. Ball cleared.

The conversion is good from Horne.

Glasgow try

What a try! Started by Tom Jordan, he moves it to Darge who finds Huw Jones on his shoulder, then the break is like a knife through butter. He makes 30 metres, beats his last man and sends Cancelliere in on his shoulder who has the speed to beat the remaining defenders.

What a try!

Penalty wide

The kick is hooked across the face of the post. The score remains 7-3 to Glasgow.

Glasgow penalty

Patiently working through those phases, making yards, has paid off. Just outside Munster’s 22. This time George Horne opts for the posts.

Glasgow possession

Cancelliere gathers another box kick. He’s playing so well round fringes tonight and from their Jack Dempsey sets the forwards off through the phases.

They move coast-to-coast and back.

Glasgow scrum

Glasgow’s defensive line stands firm once again. This time Sebastian Cancelliere pulls a loose ball out of the air and straightens up. He’s then bundled into touch, but not before a knock on from Munster is called back.

Taigh Beirne dominant over the ruck and wins the ball back for the home team.

Glasgow penalty

Another Glasgow penalty. But, this lien out is stolen and cleared. McKay gathers.

Jack Dempsey gathers the throw and the maul is underway again.

Glasgow penalty

From that maul, another penalty comes in Glasgow’s favour. They go to the corner again.

Glasgow line-out penalty

Matthews finds his man and the maul is set and moving.

McKay break

McKay gathers the returned kick and breaks away from four defenders. He makes it up to Munster’s 22.

Then, another handful of phases later McKay wins Glasgow a penalty right on that 22.

Jordan goes to the corner.

Back in action

Tom Jordan sends the ball high and deep into Munster territory.

HT: Munster 3-7 Glasgow Warriors 

Glasgow turnover

Glasgow do not allow the man disadvantage to come up against them, powering over Munster’s ruck to win the ball back. Jordan clears to touch and we lead at the break.

Glasgow sin bin

A mis-timed tackle goes against Matt Fagerson, as his arm slides up to hit Peter O’Mahony’s face. Munster kick to touch. This will be the final play of the game.

Munster line out on Glasgow’s ten metre line!

Glasgow break

Matt Fagerson breaks on his own five metre line he gets Glasgow up to their ten metre line. He finds George Horne on his shoulder. He kicks through and Glasgow pressure Munster’s pick up, now in the home side’s 22.

Josh McKay kicks a marked kick all the way back into Munster’s half.

Scott Cummings wins the Munster line out though and they get back up to their ten metre line.

Munster penalty

From a Matt Fagerson break, the referee blows in favour of the home team and they kick back to Glasgow’s 22.

Glasgow penalty

And, Glasgow can send the ball way back up field after winning a penalty from that line out.

Try-saving tackle

Huw Jones times his tackle perfectly, putting the breaking Simon Zebo into touch and winning the ball back for Glasgow. They’re six metres from their own try line with this line out.

Glasgow scrum

Another pressure tackle wins Glasgow the ball back, on half way.

Glasgow scrum

As the ball comes out the set piece, Craig Kacey drops the ball and the set piece goes to Glasgow.

Munster scrum

A knock on from Steyn just outside our own 22 hands Munster a scrum.

Line out not straight

What a move! A long-long line out into the hands of Tuipulotu across the back, he has Cancelliere on his shoulder and space in front. He makes the break, but the line out isn’t straight!

Glasgow penalty

Jonny Matthews with the perfect execution at the breakdown to turn the ball over and win the penalty. Tom Jordan sends it up to half way. Glasgow line out!

Horne converts

A simple kick between the sticks. Gray’s back on and we hold the lead.

Glasgow try

Something from nothing. Munster slowly working through the phases and then a loose pass is gathered by captain Steyn, who has 40 metres clear to run in the first score.

He wins the foot race and touches down under the posts!

Matt Fagerson with an excellent jackal to rip the ball from the ruck and win the ball back for Glasgow.

Munster have the ball in Glasgow’s 22, working through the phases. Battering the defensive line. Glasgow hold strong so far, and Zander Fagerson emerges from the ruck with the referee handing the Warriors a penalty.

Tom Jordan will send this up field to ease the pressure, with just 50 seconds left on Gray’s sin bin.

Back-and-forth

The ball has changed hands on numerous occasions the last few minutes. Neither team playing particularly cleanly.

Glasgow ball

Josh McKay gathers a Munster box kick and makes yards. They then have a few phases, marching closer to Munster’s 22, but are finally, put in touch.

The Munster line out, isn’t straight though and it’s a Glasgow scrum.

Crowley scores

The first points go to Munster, a kick from in front of the posts.

Munster penalty

Munster absolutely battering Glasgow’s try line, but they have breached it yet. They win another penalty for offside. This time, for repetitive infringements, Richie Gray goes to the sin bin.

Munster line out

It’s a safe line out option this time, and Munster set up the ruck. Glasgow have managed to push their opponent’s back out of their 22. But, the whistle goes again, back for another penalty, Crowley goes to the five metre line.

And, the host’s reset!

Munster penalty

Glasgow win the line out, but the whistle goes again. With a second look, Richie Gray has pulled on Peter O’Mahony’s arm, handing Munster another opportunity to kick into Glasgow’s 22.

Munster penalty

Glasgow keep applying the pressure in Munster’s half. They aren’t letting them out, dominating the rucks, but the referee deems their play on the floor isn’t to standard and blows for another Munster penalty.

Crowley kicks to the half way.

Three phases later and Sione Tuipulotu powers to within inches of the Munster try line!

Unfortunately, the referee blows up for a Munster penalty.

Counter attack

Sebastian Cancelliere picks up a loose pass from Munster’s forwards, he has a half break, that he manages to send on to Huw Jones, Jones slots a low lying kick through to buy some territory.

Glasgow then win the subsequent line out and there’s a break from Jonny Matthews.

Munster penalty

Jack Crowley has the first chance for points, but his 30 metre attempt, goes wide.

Covering defence

Shane Daly looks for a wide looping run, seeing the space opening up, but the covering tackle from Sebastian Cancelliere was excellently executed!

Munster scrum

George Horne sends up the box kick, captain Kyle Steyn gets a hand to it, but bundles it forward. Munster scrum.

Richie Gray gathers the kick and Tom Jordan moves it to set up the next phase.

Munster kick off

It’s time, here we go. 2023 semi-final! Jack Crowley commences proceedings!

Last time out

A reminder this is the 2022/23 league champions that we’re playing. Munster also had the upper hand last time we met, back in December. That was a 40-29 win to the Irish side at Musgrave Park.

But, Glasgow come off one of their best display’s of the season, beating DHL Stormers in last weekend’s quarter-final, 27-10.

And, Munster's

A reminder of our team

Good evening and welcome

Well, this is the big one! Munster v Glasgow Warriors in semi-final two of the 203/24 BKT United Rugby Championship.