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Articles about the rugby team Glasgow Warriors, Glasgow’s fast growing professional sports team and PRO12 Champions in 2014-2015. Based at Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow is home to many of current Scotland internationals, including key players such as Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray.

New coach Dave Rennie, formerly of the New Zealand franchise The Chiefs, will be hoping to bring his well respected brand of attacking rugby to the side. New recruits such as Huw Jones, Ollie Kebble and Calum Gibbons will look to become fans favourites, whilst Scotstoun will also be welcoming back Ruaridh Jackson, Brandon Thomson and most exciting of all, Niko Matalawu.

Glasgow All Set For Dublin Showdown

Pete Horne - Photo © Alastair Ross

Glasgow Warriors travel to Dublin to face Leinster in the RaboDirect PRO12 play-offs tomorrow and Gregor Towsend has made seven changes and one positional switch to the side that beat Connacht 20-3 in Galway last week.

Glasgow Head For Showdown With Parks, Dickinson Heads To Edinburgh

Dan Parks - pic © Alastair Ross

… and Rupert Murdoch nabs the Rabo rights! It’s news roundup time.

The Great Divide

Rugby Union - Edinburgh Training Session - Murrayfield - pic SRU/PA

WIth news that Michael Bradley is to step down at the end of the season and defence coach Billy McGinty has resigned with immediate effect, Moody Blue takes a look at the contrasting fortunes of our pro-teams.

Our Team: Centres

Sean Lamont - (c) Scottish Rugby Blog

With injuries abound and a number of candidates available Brodie Smithers looks at Scott Johnson’s options at centre.

Our Team: Hookers

With the 6 Nations coming up Brodie Smithers looks at the position of Hooker and the possible candidiates for the number two shirt.

Glasgow 41-7 Treviso

Graeme Morrison and Rob Harley - © Al Ross

Michael Lamont reports from Scotstoun where Glasgow entertained the united colours of Treviso. The Warrior Nation rolls on.

1872 Cup Leg 1: Glasgow 23-14 Edinburgh

Pro Team News

Glasgow welcomed Edinburgh to new home Scotstoun for the first of the festive head-to-heads.

Glasgow Warriors 6-9 Castres Olympique

Heineken Cup

Glasgow hosted Castres in what turned out to be a fairly turgid affair. Christie Lester reports.

Pro Teams Return With Strong Teams

Pro Team News

Now is the perfect time for Scotland’s rugby professionals to start laying down markers for next year. Glasgow face Munster while Edinburgh travel to Galway.

Glasgow Warriors 0-6 Leinster

Glasgow Warriors were aiming for their 7th victory in a row against Leinster but it was not to be. Michael Lamont reports.

Reinventing the Wheel: The Heineken Cup

Pro Team News

Several voices in England want a ‘meritocracy’ in the Heienken Cup. This is noble and sweet, but first the playing field must be levelled and an English review deliberated over. Oh, and don’t forget the Amlin Cup…

Glasgow Warriors 37-6 Newport Gwent Dragons

Glasgow scored a record breaking win tonight at Scotstoun against the Dragons, scoring 5 tries and extending their run of Rabo wins to 6.

Maitland Crusades To Become A Warrior

Sean Maitland

We asked Canterbury man and Crusaders fan Tim Cronin to give us the low down on Glasgow’s new signing Sean Maitland

Maitland Signs On For Glasgow

Sean Maitland

Glasgow today announced another top signing out of the blue as Canterbury winger Sean Maitland heads about as far West as you can go from Christchurch.

Heineken Breakdown: Glasgow 8 – 19 Ulster

Alan Dymock looks at a drookit night when Glasgow Warriors traded errors with Ulster. The problem he finds is that Glasgow’s mistakes were closer to their sticks and Ulster were bossing breakdowns and lineout drives.