Steyn-inspired Glasgow fight past Connacht to reach semi-finals

Glasgow fight past Connacht to reach semi-finalsImage source, SNSImage caption, Kyle Steyn's first try put Glasgow in front for the first timeByTom EnglishBBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Scotstoun StadiumPublished8 minutes agoURC play-off quarter-finalGlasgow Warriors (7) 33Tries: Schickerling, Steyn 2, McKay, Oguntibeju Cons: Horne 2, Lancaster, Hiddleston 2Connacht (7) 21Tries: Prendergast, Heffernan, Bealham Cons: Gilbert 3A 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.Glasgow will play the Bulls or Munster in the semi-final at Murrayfield next Saturday.After turning around at the break level at 7-7 - Glasgow's Patrick Schickerling cancelled out an early score from visiting captain Cian Prendergast - the hosts hit the men from the west of Ireland with two tries in the opening 10 minutes of the second half.Steyn, a towering presence, and Josh McKay hit Connacht with a rapid double whammy.The visitors were made of serious stuff, though. Even when shipping injuries mid-game they were always alive and Dave Heffernan's try just after the hour - coupled with the sin-binning of Glasgow's Alex Samuel - made it a seven-pointer at 21-14.If those were nervy moments for the home side then they dealt with them excellently. Four minutes after Heffernan narrowed the gap, Jare Oguntibeju picked up at the side of a ruck and skipped away to score at the posts.The big lock's running style is quirky, to say the least, but it was a critical intervention, all the more so since replacement prop, Finlay Bealham, pounc...