The Glasgow Warriors believe they are perfectly positioned to deny the Vodacom Bulls a place in the URC final when the sides clash at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Franco Smith’s side has become something of a bogey team for the Bulls in recent seasons.
Not only did Glasgow stun Jake White’s men at Loftus Versfeld in the 2024 URC final, they have also beaten Johan Ackermann’s side twice this season – first in the league stage and then in the Investec Champions Cup round-of-16 playoff.
Now the Warriors stand one win away from another final and will enjoy home-ground advantage after finishing top of the URC table, even though the semi will be staged in Edinburgh due to the unavailability of Scotstoun Stadium.
Glasgow attack coach Nigel Carolan believes his side must make the most of the opportunity.
“It’s on us now to cash in on this massive opportunity and it’s a great position against really tough opposition,” he said.
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The Bulls arrive in Edinburgh carrying momentum after their convincing quarter-final victory over Munster at Loftus, but Carolan expects a fierce physical battle.
“Plan A when you play the Bulls is it’s going to be a man test and there’s no shirking that. If you don’t match it you’re in trouble. They bring a tremendous amount of physicality.”
The Scots, however, are drawing confidence from recent meetings.
“We’ve definitely matched them in that department and then it allows us to play the game we know we can.”
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There is also good news on the injury front for Glasgow.
Scotland centre Huw Jones has returned to training, while scrumhalf George Horne is being given every chance to recover from the hand injury he suffered against Connacht.
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