Glasgow give themselves – and Scotland – recipe for success

There was plenty to celebrate on Saturday night, not just for supporters of Glasgow Warriors but of the Scottish game at large.

Winning away from home against the defending champions to reach a major final is a striking enough feat in anyone’s book, but the manner of the Scotstoun side’s Thomond Park success was what truly impressed — and ought to have given others food for thought.

Let that list start with Gregor Townsend, the Scotland coach who will hope to welcome a clutch of freshly minted URC champions to the Scotland summer tour camp in the days immediately after Saturday’s Pretoria showpiece against the Bulls.

The intelligence, accuracy and variety of what the Warriors combined to see off Munster should serve as a template