Toulon upset Glasgow

Toulon beat Glasgow Warriors 22-19 at Scotstoun on Saturday, April 11, to reach the Investec Champions Cup semi-finals. (epcrugby.com) (glasgowwarriors.org) Gaël Dréan scored two tries for Toulon, Jean-Baptiste Gros added another, and Juan Ignacio Brex crossed for the late score that settled the quarter-final. Glasgow replied through Huw Jones? No — the home tries came from Stafford McDowall, George Horne Smith, and Johnny Matthews Hiddleston? Official match listings show McDowall, Smith and Hiddleston as Glasgow’s scorers in a one-score game. (rugbyrama.fr) (all.rugby) The result ended Glasgow’s bid for a first Champions Cup semi-final after the club hosted its first home quarter-final at Scotstoun. Glasgow had gone into the match as one of the tournament favorites after beating Stade Toulousain 28-21 in the pool stage and Sale Sharks 26-21 in the round of 16. (glasgowwarriors.org) (epcrugby.com) Toulon arrived with a thinner recent European résumé but a route built on close finishes. They beat Munster 27-25 in the pool stage, edged the Stormers 28-27 in the round of 16, and then won by three again in Glasgow. (epcrugby.com) (skysports.com) (espn.com) That sends Toulon into a semi-final against Leinster Rugby on Saturday, May 2, at Aviva Stadium in Dublin. European Professional Club Rugby listed the match after Leinster’s 43-13 quarter-final win over Sale Sharks. (epcrugby.com 1) (epcrugby.com 2) (the42.ie) For Toulon, the run revives a club with three European titles from 2013, 2014 and 2015 but no Champions Cup final since that era. The 2025-26 competition ends on May 23 at San Mamés Stadium in Bilbao. (epcrugby.com) (wikipedia.org) Glasgow’s own report called Toulon’s display “dogged” and pointed to the French side’s defense in the closing stages. Toulon now need one more away result, this time in Dublin, to turn an underdog quarter-final into a place in Bilbao. (glasgowwarriors.org) (epcrugby.com)