Glasgow Warriors wing Kyle Steyn admits his backline \u201cowe the forwards a few beers\u201d after they played a leading role in claiming victory over Zebre Parma on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Steyn was part of the side that won on the road and the bonus-point triumph moved them top of the United Rugby Championship due to the Stormers losing to the Sharks.<\/p>\n
The Stormers<\/a>\u2018 first defeat of the URC<\/a> campaign sees them drop to second as Glasgow<\/a> now sit pretty at the summit following their 26-21 win at Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi.<\/p>\n Bonus-point win<\/p>\n Franco Smith\u2019s team won thanks to hooker Gregor Hiddlestone\u2019s brace while Adam Hastings also went over in the second period to add to a penalty try after 19 minutes.<\/p>\n Steyn spoke after the match and was quick to praise his forward pack for their shift in Italy, saying the backs should be buying them a drink following their performance.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was a tough match. I said to the boys in the backline that we owe the forwards a few beers for that one,\u201d said the skipper who was recently named in Scotland\u2019s squad.<\/p>\n \u201cCredit to our pack for the way they just stuck in it \u2013 the mauls, the defence was awesome. That won us the game.\u201d<\/p>\n Rugby Transfers: Bulls swoop for Leicester star, Tigers target little-known prop on Rassie Erasmus\u2019 radar and Bath\u2019s \u2018tug-of-war\u2019 over England snub<\/a><\/p>\n Stormers v Sharks: Five takeaways as Springboks star is visitors\u2019 \u2018one-man wrecking machine\u2019 while Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu flops again<\/a><\/p>\n Head coach Smith added: \u201cIt\u2019s always excellent to win here.<\/p>\n \u201cIt wasn\u2019t pretty. Everyone always feels the team winning must do more, but Zebre put up a big fight.<\/p>\n \u201cThey never went away. They just stayed in it. So compliments to them and their coaching group. I think there\u2019s something special happening there.\u201d<\/p>\n Loss for Stormers<\/p>\n As mentioned, the Stormers had their unbeaten streak in the league ended by the Sharks as the hosts suffered a 30-19 home loss in front of a 52,087 Cape Town crowd.<\/p>\n Sharks full-back Aphelele Fassi was named Player of the Match with centre Andre Esterhuizen sealing the maximum by crossing for his side\u2019s fourth try on 73 minutes.<\/p>\n There is one round remaining in the URC ahead of a break during the early Six Nations rounds, with Glasgow hosting Munster next while the Stormers go to the Sharks.<\/p>\n Want more from Planet Rugby? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for world-class coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n