Warriors put dip behind them to storm into next round

FRANCO Smith claimed he was not surprised to see champions Glasgow turn on the style in their United Rugby Championship quarter-final victory over Stormers because he was always confident they would bounce back from their recent dip.

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Warriors romped to a five-try 36-18 triumph over their South African visitors on Friday night to set up a semi-final showdown with Leinster in next weekend's semi-final.

Much of the pre-match talk had surrounded the fact Glasgow had lost four of their previous five matches, including a shock 33-7 defeat away to Benetton.

Smith argued that some form of drop-off was inevitable amid such a gruelling schedule, and he is hopeful that his team are back on song at just the right time to defend their title.