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February 18, 2023

Warriors plan quick turnaround

Posted by Editor on February 18, 2023 10:46 PM | No comments | Print | E-mail author

Duncan Weir says Warriors are going to South Africa to "get a job done"
Glasgow Warriors will swap the wind and rain of last Friday night at Scotstoun when they fly out to Johannesburg to take on Emirates Lions in Saturday's rescheduled URC meeting.

Duncan Weir explained the Warriors will arrive late in South Africa and return home as soon as possible after their match.

"We train hard Monday and Tuesday every week - they are never easy - so it is nice that we'll prep for the game at home, before flying out to South Africa on Tuesday night," explained the stand-off in The Herald.

"When we get out to South Africa it will be about recovery and acclimatising for a few days, then we'll play the match and fly straight back Saturday night. We're not there for a holiday - we're there to get a job done."

It is a hugely important fixture for Warriors, who will be looking to extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 11 matches. However, the timing of this re-arranged fixture could not be any more awkward given that it will leave Warriors without around a dozen players who will be involved with the Scotland squad in France.

However, Weir insisted that the absence of so many key players will not dent the confidence which has built up in recent months.

"This year we've made changes in our squad throughout the campaign and the results have kept coming with guys stepping up to snatch the opportunity when it has come their way," he said. "So, it doesn't really worry me that these boys won't be around.

"I think we're in a good place and everyone is singing off the same hymn sheet in terms of our structures and what we want to do on the field.

"Obviously, it is a loss in personnel, but there are 55 senior players in the squad,plus academy boys who are hungry to go and grab their chance when it comes."

Speaking about Friday's win ove Ulster, Weir said: "It was a tight old game with two good sides going at it. The weather tied down the game plans of both sides, and our forwards delivered a really great platform from scrum and maul as they have done all this year, which helped us grind out the result.

"So, credit to the boys up front, it was a good performance by them - and I thought in the second half we definitely did a lot better at playing the right areas of the pitch than we did in the first half.

"It will be a different weather experience out in South Africa, but hopefully we are just as prepared to do that hard stuff like we did tonight as well as the expansive stuff we’ve shown in previous games this season."