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Glasgow Warriors roll out more Scotland players for Stormers clash
By PA
Three more Scotland internationals will return to the Glasgow team when the Stormers visit Scotstoun on Friday.
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Matt Fagerson, Sione Tuipulotu and Ollie Smith will all make their first appearances of the BKT United Rugby Championship campaign following their World Cup exertions.
However, fellow internationals Kyle Steyn (ankle) and Huw Jones (foot) both drop out through injury.
Head coach Franco Smith has made seven changes in all following last weekend’s 34-26 defeat by Connacht in Galway.
Hooker Johnny Matthews makes his first start of the season, while Greg Peterson comes into the second row to partner Richie Gray.
Rory Darge and Sebastian Cancelliere are also recalled while Stafford McDowall will captain the side in the absence of Steyn.
Scotland international Jamie Bhatti could make his first appearance of the season off the bench.
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Smith told glasgowwarriors.org: “We made too many unforced errors last weekend and allowed the win to get away from us – Connacht played well and deserved the victory, but we are keen to go out and make things right this weekend.
“The Stormers are almost the complete team – they have reached the final in both of the URC seasons to date, they have some outstanding players in both the forwards and the backs, and they are exactly the type of challenge that we are excited about facing.”
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The weather was dreadful but the playing surface was great so there is no real excuse for such another poor standard of play from both sides. Dragons just the better team. But, what a shocking decision by the TMO not to award the Fifita try. This pretty much sums up Welsh rugby with poor teams and poor officials. The WRU have a lot of work to do and it needs to be done quickly to avoid rugby being lost to our future generations.
Go to commentsNo chance of Borthwick selecting any young talent. He announced his selection policy from the outset with naming a poor OF as Captain, retaining an equally poor Youngs and Vunipola brothers when there were many better EQP in the Premiership. SB revival of Leicester was based on SA muscle and a terrific Welsh flanker he has generally ignored young English talent.
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