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April 06, 2023

Miotti making his mark after patient wait

Posted by Editor on April 6, 2023 01:18 PM | No comments | Print | E-mail author

Domingo Miotti has had to be patient at Glasgow Warriors
Argentinian stand-off Domingo Miotti has had to be patient since his move to Glasgow Warriors.

After his move to Scotstoun in summer 2021 Miotti had to wait until December 2021 to make his debut off the bench in a 33-14 win over the Dragons at Scotstoun.

Against the same opponents on Saturday, Miotti guided Warriors to a record breaking victory and a quarter-final place in the European Challenge Cup. Just a week earlier, Miotti scored 18 points in a vital URC win over old rivals Munster in Limerick.

"Domingo has never had a run," said Peter Horne, Glasgow's skills coach, in The Scotsman. "He trains the house down every session and is so talented, but any time he got a game, he'd get a knock or maybe not have his best performance, so it is great to see him get the keys for a couple of weeks and he looked way more assured at the weekend, and he was also really good against Munster. It is great to have that competition at half-back."

Head coach Franco Smith made nine changes to his starting XV for the Dragons game but Miotti was one of the six players to keep his place. "It was lovely to play with the team two games in a row, amazing," said the fly-half. "And two big wins."

Seven of Miotti's 11 appearances this season has been as a replacement, but he has been more involved than in the previous campaign where his opportunities were limited. "It was tough," he said. "When you are injured or not playing you are focusing on other things, like mental skills. I love working on mental skills. I think the mind can control everything."

Miotti must now try to convince Smith that he deserves to retain the No 10 jersey for Saturday's home quarter-final against the Emirates Lions. It won't be easy. Smith has favoured Tom Jordan as his starting stand-off this season and the young New Zealander has grabbed his opportunity after making his debut in the opening game of the season against Benetton. "This time last year, TJ was playing in the Super6 Sprint with Ayr, and hadn't played a single game for Glasgow, whereas now he has been involved in every single game this season," said Horne.

Whether he starts or not, Miotti knows he's likely to have an important role to play as Glasgow try to reach a European semi-final for the first time. With Warriors on course for a URC home play-off place there is potential to do something really special this season. Miotti, who is out of contract in the summer, is determined to be part of it and open to staying in Glasgow. "It's a pretty good team, why not?" he said. "We'll see what happens. It's a lovely team and a lovely city and the weather is not too bad!"