Six-try Leinster overcome holders Glasgow to reach URC final

United Rugby Championship semi-final: Leinster v Glasgow Warriors

Leinster (25) 37

Tries: Sheehan 2, Osborne 2, Clarkson, Frawley Con: Prendergast 2 Pen: Prendergast

Glasgow Warriors (5) 19

Tries: Horne, Dobie, Tuipulotu Con: Jordan 2

Six-try Leinster overpowered Glasgow Warriors to oust nan reigning champions and cruise into their first United Rugby Championship final.

The visitors responded to conceding a effort to Dan Sheehan aft only 3 minutes by scoring astatine nan different extremity instantly done George Horne.

But Leinster added 3 much of their ain - done Jamie Osborne, Thomas Clarkson and Sheehan - by half-time

Second-half tries from Osborne and Ciaran Frawley extinguished hopes of an improbable comeback earlier consolations from Jamie Dobie and Sione Tuipulotu.

It intends Leinster caput into adjacent weekend's last against either Bulls aliases Sharks still connected people for a ninth title.

The Irish broadside started arsenic favourites aft ending nan regular play apical of nan array and having thrashed Warriors 52-0 successful nan Champions Cup quarter-final 8 weeks ago.

Leinster's standards had dropped since their ain conclusion by Northampton successful nan European semis, pinch a protector Glasgow broadside proving tougher opponents erstwhile going down 13-5 successful nan URC 3 weeks ago.

The hosts, though, were instantly successful nan ascendency and Jamison Gibson-Park floated a walk for hooker Sheehan to utilization a spread and touch down nether nan posts.

Sam Prendergast added nan extras, but Glasgow responded instantly. Tuipulotu sent Kyle Rowe racing down nan near helping and his footwear wrong sent Horne diving complete nan statement unchallenged.

The scrum-half missed a reasonably elemental conversion, but nan effort had Glasgow dreaming of a first triumph by a Scottish squad - nine aliases nationalist - astatine nan Aviva Stadium.

However, contempt Prendergast having 1 effort ruled retired for crossing, nan Leinster fly-half was soon adding to nan scoreline arsenic nan hosts were fixed a punishment successful beforehand of nan posts.

After a crunching tackle halted Glasgow's Tom Jordan, Leinster exploited nan abstraction down and Osborne raced done nether nan posts only for Gibson-Park's walk to beryllium ruled forward.

Osborne did not person to hold agelong for his try, nan centre racing down nan near helping to touch down successful nan area from James Lowe's offload.

Glasgow were rocking now and Leinster were soon crossed nan statement again arsenic prop Clarkson powered complete contempt nan attentions of a clutch of Warriors disconnected nan backmost of a scrum.

Sheehan added different effort connected nan changeable of half-time, powering complete down a ruck pursuing a line-out adjacent to nan line, to springiness nan Irish broadside a 20-point advantage astatine nan break.

The spread would person been wider had Prendergast been much meticulous pinch nan boot, but pinch Glasgow pinned backmost successful their ain half aft nan restart, nan fly-half made nary correction aft Osborne dived complete for his 2nd effort adjacent nan posts.

Replacement fly-half Frawley added different effort successful nan area earlier weaving finishes from Dobie and Tuipulotu made nan scoreline much respectable for nan visitors.

Leinster: Jimmy O'Brien; Tommy O'Brien, Jamie Osborne, Jordie Barrett, James Lowe; Sam Prendergast, Jamison Gibson-Park; Andrew Porter, Dan Sheehan, Thomas Clarkson, Joe McCarthy, James Ryan, Ryan Baird, Scott Penny, Jack Conan (capt).

Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Jack Boyle, Rabah Slimani, RG Snyman, Max Deegan, Luke McGrath, Ross Byrne, Ciaran Frawley.

Glasgow Warriors: Josh McKay; Kyle Steyn (capt), Sione Tuipulotu, Tom Jordan, Kyle Rowe; Adam Hastings, George Horne; Jamie Bhatti, George Hiddleston, Fin Richardson, Alex Samuel, Scott Cummings, Euan Ferrie, Rory Darge, Henco Venter.

Replacements: Johnny Matthews, Rory Sutherland, Sam Talakai, Max Williamson, Jack Mann, Macenzzie Duncan, Stafford McDowall, Jamie Dobie.

Referee: Andrea Piardi (Italy​​).