FRANCE WING GAEL Drean scored two first-half tries as three-time champions Toulon booked their place in the semi-finals of this year\u2019s Champions Cup with a nerve-wracking 22-19 win over Glasgow Warriors at the Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n
The Top 14 side will now face either Leinster or English side Sale who play in Dublin this evening.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It is the first time Toulon reached the final four since they won the last of their three successive titles in 2015.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just pure joy,\u201d said Toulon flanker Charles Ollivon.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe haven\u2019t achieved anything yet but it\u2019s great for everyone, it rewards a lot of effort. We have been through some tough patches this season, today we\u2019re here, we have to keep going.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019d kind of lost our smiles but today we\u2019re back.\u201d<\/p>\n
But it was heartbreak for URC leaders Glasgow who were vying to reach the semi-finals for the first time.<\/p>\n
Playing with the wind at their backs, the Warriors were quickly on the attack, collecting their first try after nine minutes when a line-out throw to the tail was fed back for centre Stafford McDowall to crash over.<\/p>\n
Toulon, however, struck straight back when Drean, who made a try-scoring debut for France during the Six Nations, went in for the first of his tries.<\/p>\n
Warriors hit the front again just after Toulon flanker Junior Kpoku was sent to the bin after 20 minutes.\u00a0McDowall exploited the extra space out wide by spinning a long pass that put wing Ollie Smith away for the score.<\/p>\n
Toulon’s Zach Mercer speaks about the motivation that helped his side to victory over Glasgow Warriors \ud83d\udd34\u26ab<\/p>\n
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