“We did dominate the game despite the conditions” | Stafford McDowall

• 30 Mar 2025
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Glasgow Warriors stormed to victory against Emirates Lions on Saturday night despite the weather.  The game also raised in over £20,000 for Glasgow Children’s Hospital as part of the club’s Fighting For Our Families campaign.

Stafford McDowall caught up with glasgowwarriors.org after the game to share his thoughts on the match.

“I was really happy with the first half,” McDowall said, “We were very very clinical and got into the 22 and obviously with the conditions we did dominate the game in that first half.

“We knew going into the second half it was going to be tough batting into the wind and we would have to mix up our game and be smart with how we played. I am really proud of the defensive effort.

“We probably gave them less opportunities than they thought they would in the second half but we managed to keep a zero on the board, which is the first time we have done that this season which is great!”

George Horne was in true Geore Horne form and set the new try scoring record after equalising it last weekend.

“Anyone who knows George, knows that he is the most competitive person in the world so you can see what it meant to him when he scored straight away.

“You can also see how much all the boys respect him and are proud of him because we all were straight up to him.  We didn’t even talk about it before the game, but I think everyone knew he was going to get one, cause he always does.  We are just so happy for him and hopefully he is going to put a few more on that now and hold on to it for as long as possible.

George Horne. The all-time leading try-scorer for Glasgow Warriors.

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Player of the Match was Jamie Dobie, who was playing out of position on the wing.  McDowall spoke about the versatility of the squad in being able to play across positions.

“Jamie Dobie is such a great athlete, and we have seen him play on the wing before, in big games and play really well.

Teddy presented Jamie Dobie with his @URCOfficial Player of the Match medal 🥇 #PlasterItPurple pic.twitter.com/LxwG1IZGZJ

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“You can see that we are all really good at moving around a bit with Steyno shifting into 13 and the fact that we can all play different positions it helps massively, especially with that 6/2 bench spilt.

“I’m so happy for Dobie, he works really hard and played really well and totally deserves the recognition!”

Finally, McDowall spoke about the charity aspect of the game, with Plaster It Purple raising money for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity.

“It is a massive charity that is close to a lot of us and we love getting the opportunity to go in and visit.  It’s so good to see so many people raising money for the charity and getting involved.  We had an auction tonight in the club that went really well and it really means a lot to us that people are so willing to support us on and off the pitch.

“Massive thank you to everyone who came out tonight when the conditions aren’t that great but still coming out and supporting us it really means a lot to us.”