Glasgow see off Scarlets in Challenge Cup semi-final

Glasgow reached their first European final with a 35-17 Challenge Cup success away to Scarlets in Llanelli on Saturday.

The Scottish club will now face either French side Toulon or Italy's Benetton in the final of the second-tier tournament at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on May 19.

Glasgow centre Stafford McDowall scored two tries, with scrum-half George Horne, flanker Rory Darge and replacement hooker Johnny Matthews also crossing Scarlets' line.

Horne also kicked five conversions for a 15-point haul as Glasgow came from behind to win after going down 17-14 early in the second half.

Steff Evans scored Scarlets lone try, with fly-half Sam Costelow landing four penalties. A crowd of 13,000 -- the Scarlets' biggest home attendance for five years -- did their best to roar on the Welsh side but Glasgow prevailed.

"The Scarlets threw everything at us tonight, the crowd was immense," Glasgow coach d coach For us to handle the pressure we put on ourselves in the first half was fantastic.

"We felt a little bit nervous, even guys who have played Test-match rugby."

He added: "Benetton have been playing well lately, have had some good away games in South Africa. Toulon are a consistent power and have some star-studded players. It’s going to be interesting, we will be sitting watching."

Scarlets boss Dwayne Peel was left lamenting a raft of in-game injuries that disrupted his side's rhythm.

"I thought at half-time it was an even contest and we were right in it," he said. "We just didn't manage to get over the line in their 22."

He added: "I can't fault the effort of our boys. I thought we were right in the game.

"We had three head injury assessments in the first 20 minutes, which is unheard of really.

To lose all three, and then to lose Vaea Fifita as well is difficult."