Best rues missed opportunity for Ulster

After leading 14-9 with just five minutes left on the clock, DTH van der Merwe crashed over for Glasgow and the nerveless Finn Russell struck a perfect conversion through the posts to send the Warriors to the final.

And after missing out on a home final appearance at the Kingspan Stadium, and becoming the first side ever to win a GUINNESS PRO12 semi-final away from home, Best conceded his side's intensity dropped at the key moment.

"It's bitterly disappointing to have lost that game, a game we thought we dominated and had many opportunities to win it," the hooker told Sky Sports.

"We just took our foot off the pedal a little bit in the second half. We probably tried to play a little bit in our own half.

"They were good, but at the same time we have to be a lot better than that.

"That's the disappointing thing, to have come here and put himself in the perfect position - I think when we look back at that, we didn't play anywhere near our best."

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