The high-scoring game away at Cardiff Arms Park saw both teams securing bonus-point tries. Whilst the hosts pushed Glasgow in the opening minutes of the match, the Warriors displayed the mentality of champions to take the bonus-point win. An early try from Jamie Dobie set the momentum going for the squad. However, Cardiff’s play did […]
Glasgow Warriors returned to Scotstoun for Round 2 of the BKT United Rugby Championship. Facing Italian side Benetton, the Warriors wanted to improve on their performance from last week. They certainly did. Six tries scored by the Warriors proved entertaining for fans, with plenty of action in both halves of the game. Playing the ball […]
An 87th minute score from Ulster replacement Dave Shanahan may have denied the Warriors an opening round victory with the final play of the game, but Smith insists that the manner of his side’s performance indicates that the defending champions are well on track for another highly competitive campaign. “We’re disappointed with the result, but […]
That philosophy brought Glasgow Warriors a first-ever European final after one season, and an historic BKT United Rugby Championship title triumph at the end of his second campaign at the helm. So whilst a 31-0 reverse for his youthful squad at the hands of Zebre Parma was not in the pre-season plan ahead of the […]
For after 21 matches – the last of which saw 80 intense minutes of high-octane rugby played out against the backdrop of a raucous crowd of 50,000 on the high veldt in Pretoria – Glasgow Warriors had finally achieved their goal; champions. “It’s pretty incredible,” said Fagerson just under 24 hours on from the result […]
As expected, the clash was physical and fiercely competitive at Thomond Park. Munster drew an early three points from a lack of discipline and a slightly nervous start from the Warriors. But after a loose ball from the home side, being picked up by the skipper Kyle Steyn, Glasgow stayed in the lead for the […]
The success for the Scottish side sends them through to the semifinal against Munster next weekend. Whilst the South African side proved physical in defence throughout the match, it was no match for the Warriors. The scoreline was always in Glasgow’s favour. Furthermore, with three tries from Sebastian Cancelliere, Ross Thompson and Henco Venter (his […]
The visitors put Franco Smith’s side under pressure throughout the game, but the home side held firm. Johnny Matthews scored two more tries bringing him to a total of 14 this season. He firmly retains his position of the league’s top try-scorer. Six tries gave Glasgow a 38-26 win. Rory Darge was named Player of […]
Scoring his first try for the club, Max Williamson spoke to glasgowwarriors.org on the disappointing start but more promising second half. “It was certainly a game of two halves. We really struggled in the first half: we were poor physically. “We let Cardiff dominate us. When we came in at half time, we knew we […]
Yet whilst disappointment at the narrow margin of defeat was understandably present, there could be no mistaking the two prevailing emotions from Chris Laidlaw and his playing group; pride at the development of the squad in its inaugural campaign, and determination to come back even stronger. “I’m immensely proud of this group” Head Coach Laidlaw […]
