For Stafford McDowall and his fellow Warriors, it was all about trusting the system that has taken them this far – a trust that was rewarded in spectacular style with two late tries to secure a brace of valuable bonus-points. “The message was just to stick to our processes and results will come,” the centre […]
A five-try game against Zebre Parma ensured that Glasgow continue their upward momentum in the 2024/25 season. Patrick Schickerling made his URC debut against Cardiff last weekend. He came off the bench to help the Warriors secure another bonus-point win against the Italian side. “I’m feeling pretty good,” Patrick said. “It was lovely to play […]
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 […]