'The fundamental truth is this was just a step too far' for Glasgow in Champions Cup

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Rugby fans, we asked you for your opinions on Glasgow's disappointing defeat to Toulon in the Champions Cup quarter-finals. Here's a taste of what you had to say...

David: Toulon did enough in the first half to cause a few worries and they were realised at the end. Disappointed for the team but maybe last week took its toll. Glasgow missed their heavy hitters in the pack. George Horne would've made a significant difference (though Ben Afshar played well last week, he doesn't pose the same threat around the ruck as Horne does, or the speed). The Nacho Brex try was a sucker punch but what appalling defence! Has Sione Tuipulotu lost a bit of mojo? All in all, Toulon deserved the win.

Brian: We just didn't play our game to the standards we have all season. We missed the tempo of Horne; the ball delivery was slow for the majority of the game and that takes away our DNA. Very disappointing result because I thought this was going to be our year, but it's been a great campaign with many positives. All in for the URC now but two difficult away games in South Africa coming up which will shape our play off route.

Alan: What a shame that we kept our poorest performance of the season for our most important game of the season! The Warriors were no where near their usual standards. At least we still have the URC to go for. We need George Horne to be fit ASAP.

Gullyman: It's not often there are negative comments following a Glasgow performance and rightly so as they have been very good so far this season. Yesterday was just one of those days when mistakes were made too often and the opposition raised their game as a result. There will be lessons learned and the squad will deliver on URC.

Stuart: The fundamental truth is this was just a step too far. Glasgow don't have the squad depth to provide nearly the full Scotland team to the Six Nations and then deal with the resulting injuries whilst still competing deep into two competitions.

Franco Smith should be applauded, I guarantee every other team at this stage of the Champions Cup has significantly more resources than Glasgow.

Hats off to Toulon, they shut down Glasgow's attacking game. You can debate the legalities of how they did that but at the end of the day Toulon spent the majority of the second half putting Glasgow under pressure and they couldn't find the answers.