Warriors Drop Points
Newport Gwent Dragons 14 – 14 Glasgow Warriors If you are rugby inclined and were down in Wales at the weekend you would be forgiven for thinking that the only rugby being played was the Shane Williams testimonial test against Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. For Glasgow Warriors, though, they are more than […]
Glasgow Bulk Up With Lamont
Glasgow today announced their team to face bogey team the Dragons on Sunday but such exciting news as Johnnie Beattie or Ruaridh Jackson’s return to play following injury and Rob Dewey being made the captain has been over-shadowed by the news that they have secured the services of free-agent and pioneer of the Rory Lamont […]
Wet Warriors Win Dreary Affair
Glasgow 17 – 9 Ulster Confidence is a complex entity to understand. It can convince others of your worth and it can take you to places few thought you could go. Glasgow Warriors are dripping with confidence and on a sodden night at Firhill they beat Ulster with little more than a handful of passes […]
World Cup Hero Denied Day To Remember
Sunday, Muggy Sunday. Scotland was catching its breath. An unfancied Edinburgh side had nipped into London and nicked a result over Irish, the day before, winning it after trading blows for 80 minutes. Few would have expected an unprecedented double over English sides, even if something similar happened in Italy the week before. Glasgow keep […]
Turmoil In The Euro Zone
When the first European weekend comes around it normally serves as the perfect time to kick back and forget it all. Those lovely, fluffy ERC guys even delayed the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup by a few weeks so that World Cup heroes were well rested and ready to reaffirm themselves as fan favourites. […]
Watched From a Western Perspective: Edinburgh 28 – 36 Leinster
On Friday night at Murrayfield the capital side swapped the lead with Leinster seven times. In a free and easy game where tackling was not at a premium it was the hand-over that was evident. You attack; then we’ll attack. You get a head start; then we will cover, and recover. They lost by 8 […]
Lineen On Glasgow
This morning I was fixed with a smile and told “I’m a pretty positive sort of guy.” Over a plate of biscuits Sean Lineen assured me of Glasgow’s focus and of his renewed passion for the game on the west coast. Last season the Warriors finished in a lowly 11th place and there was talk […]
Glasgow Fail to Stand Up To The Ulstermen
After Friday night’s 28-14 loss at Ravenhill it was a case of: we’ve started, but must do better.
An Open Letter To Glasgow Fans
Warriors centre and senior player Rob Dewey has written an open leter to fans about the beginning of the new season and the goals that the lads at Scotstoun have set themselves… I’ll let the man do the talking himself:
Make or Break at Firhill
Some press releases can be taken out of a clichéd handbook. “This preseason is the best we’ve ever had/we’re the fittest we’ve ever been/the new signings have created a real buzz around the place!” Starting his 5th season as Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Sean Lineen has heard and said these several times. Now, though, he […]
Edinburgh & Glasgow Heineken Cup Pre-Christmas Fixtures
In which Rory takes a look at the opening weeks of next season’s Heineken Cup fixtures. With Sean Lineen looking to prove his underperforming squad has not been destroyed by further departures, and Michael Bradley looking to make an instant impact at the helm of Edinburgh, it should make an interesting return to high intensity […]
Books, Covers and Kiwis
At the weekend I spent a lot of time with a good friend of mine who is almost exclusively obsessed with his image. He likes to control what people see in him. For rugby teams this can also be true.
Heineken Cup Pools Announced
What do you mean we haven’t rounded up last season yet? Okay, we are working on it! The rugby world has of course already moved on, with several squads already back in training and the draw for the next season’s Heineken Cup announced today.
Guarding The Nest
Last night, at the RDS in Dublin, youngster Mark Bennett started his first pro game at the age of 18.
“Glasgow ’til I Die!”
In modern British sport there is the running joke that there is no loyalty anymore. “It’s not like the good old days when a player kissed his badge and did genuinely love his club”. Yeah, the good old days. Men where men, fights were allowed, divorce was uncommon and players had a club for life. […]