David990 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) Zander has had successfull surgery on his ankle and will return home along with Stuart Hogg, whose ankle hasn’t gotten any better so he’s also coming home to be re assessed by specialists back home. Hopefully it’s not too serious for him and he’s good for the Euros. Maybe they’re keeping Rozza back to be fully fresh for when the team returns from SA. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/45551941 Edited September 17, 2018 by David990 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Losing Zander's a blow but hopefully Siua Halanukanuka's back soon and we have D'arcy Rae who should be looking to push on. Adam Nicol from the academy is flying out so it's an opportunity for him. As for the Autumn and/or the 6N, we'll have Simon Berghan and WP Nel competing at tighthead. So it's hopefully not a disaster yet. Hopefully Hoggy will be recovered in time for Saracens visiting in the mid-Oct. I don't mean to be disrespectful or count chickens before they hatch but if he's REALLY needed for the Southern Kings then home games v the Dragons then Zebre then we have issues. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Losing Zander's a blow but hopefully Siua Halanukanuka's back soon and we have D'arcy Rae who should be looking to push on. Adam Nicol from the academy is flying out so it's an opportunity for him. As for the Autumn and/or the 6N, we'll have Simon Berghan and WP Nel competing at tighthead. So it's hopefully not a disaster yet. Hopefully Hoggy will be recovered in time for Saracens visiting in the mid-Oct. I don't mean to be disrespectful or count chickens before they hatch but if he's REALLY needed for the Southern Kings then home games v the Dragons then Zebre then we have issues.He's not needed for these games. Anything less than 15 points is unacceptable 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 For Glasgow's game at the Southern Kings this Sat Ireland's Andrew Brace is the ref. The ref from the Cheetahs game, Frank Murphy, is a touch judge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Guinness PRO14 – Referee AppointmentsRound 4 – 2018/19Friday, September 21, 2018 (All KO local) Toyota Cheetahs v Ulster – KO 19.15Toyota Stadium, BloemfonteinReferee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)AR1: Sam Grove-White (SRU), AR2: Ben Crouse (SARU)TMO: Johann Greeffe (SARU)Live on Premier Sports 2 & SuperSport 1 Cardiff Blues v Munster – KO 19.35Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Referee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)AR1: Rhys Thomas (WRU), AR2: Gareth John (WRU)TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)Live on Premier Sports 1, eir sport 2, TG4 Saturday, September 22, 2018 (All KO local) Isuzu Southern Kings v Glasgow Warriors – KO 14:00Nelson Mandela University Stadium, Port ElizabethReferee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)AR1: Frank Murphy (IRFU), AR2: Paul Mente (SARU)TMO: Marius Jonker (SARU)Live on SuperSport 1, FreeSports, eir sport 1, Connacht v Scarlets – KO 17:15The Sportsground, GalwayReferee: Marius Mitrea (FIR)AR1: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR), AR2: Kieran Barry (IRFU)TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)Live on TG4, Premier Sports 1 eir sport 2 Dragons v Zebre – KO 17.15 Rodney Parade, NewportReferee: Joy Neville (IRFU)AR1: George Clancy (IRFU), AR2: Simon Mills (WRU)TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)Live on DAZN, Premier Sports 1, eir sport 2 Ospreys v Benetton Rugby – KO 19.35 Liberty Stadium, SwanseaReferee: Mike Adamson (SRU)AR1: Fin Brown (SRU), AR2: Wayne Davies (WRU)TMO: Tim Hayes (WRU)Live on Premier Sports 2 & eir sport 1 Leinster v Edinburgh – KO 19:35The RDS Arena, DublinReferee: Dan Jones (WRU)AR1: Adam Jones (WRU) AR2: Chris Busby (IRFU)TMO: Simon McDowell (IRFU)Live on Premier Sports 2, eir sport 1Read more at https://www.pro14rugby.org/match-centre/referee-appointments/#0zxtiLTaPqYEijEq.99 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Big Brian apparently about to join Toulon. A strange one considering he hasn't played in over a year. I was counting on him adding carrying to an underpowered pack. Glasgow don't seem to have much ambition this year. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Zander is a massive loss for Glasgow as he is by far the best tighthead we have but for Scotland I still think WP is far better than him at the moment particarly in the scrum. Berghan isn't a bad backup to have either. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Zander is a massive loss for Glasgow as he is by far the best tighthead we have but for Scotland I still think WP is far better than him at the moment particarly in the scrum. Berghan isn't a bad backup to have either. WP Nel, when fit, very rarely gets beaten at his side of the scrum. It’s the “when fit” part which bothers me.Big fan of that guy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David990 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Glasgow & Scotland await news on Stuart Hogg's ankle scan. Hopefully its nothing too serious. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/guinness-pro14/glasgow-and-scotland-await-news-on-stuart-hogg-ankle-scan-1-4801934 Whilst the article concentrates on Hoggy, it does mention a wee bit about Zander. He's got a lower leg fracture in the ankle area, which may see him out for months rather than weeks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Given the squad size we have this would be a bit of a blow. Mind you he is always injured though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Not sure I see that as being as much of a blow as others do. He's a big unit, but he's a penalty machine that's made of glass. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 23 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Not sure I see that as being as much of a blow as others do. He's a big unit, but he's a penalty machine that's made of glass. Yeah, I never rated him that highly either. He became a bit of a cult hero through being big and scary looking, but he's hardly played and like you say, gave up far too many penalties. We do need somebody to replace him though. We still lack a bit of grunt in the forwards. If only big Leone would come back.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 26 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Not sure I see that as being as much of a blow as others do. He's a big unit, but he's a penalty machine that's made of glass. He has played 22 games for Glasgow(according to his Warriors page) in 2 years (only 6 of them last season). So he will be easy to replace. But Toulon will just take one look at the amount of time he is out injured and go for someone else. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 He has played 22 games for Glasgow(according to his Warriors page) in 2 years (only 6 of them last season). So he will be easy to replace. But Toulon will just take one look at the amount of time he is out injured and go for someone else. Nah. He's big, Toulon will sign him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Glasgow are treading on thin ice with the forwards. If Gray gets injured they are fucked (Cummings and Harley vs Itoje and Skelton!). Fraser Brown being fit is huge, if he goes down again it means Grant Stewart in Europe. The backrow lacks grunt and that will show much more without Zander's work rate. Matt Fagerson and Matt Smith are both undersized and far from the finished article. Chris Fusaro is even smaller. Giving away a massive lump isn't a good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 we've actually got one of the biggest squads in europe (according to squad lists on wiki), as we have so many internationals. We do seem to have a lot of players that are permacrocked / made of glass or just up to it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 3 hours ago, Detournement said: Glasgow are treading on thin ice with the forwards. If Gray gets injured they are fucked (Cummings and Harley vs Itoje and Skelton!). Fraser Brown being fit is huge, if he goes down again it means Grant Stewart in Europe. The backrow lacks grunt and that will show much more without Zander's work rate. Matt Fagerson and Matt Smith are both undersized and far from the finished article. Chris Fusaro is even smaller. Giving away a massive lump isn't a good idea. A massive lump who never really plays though. I agree though, our pack is weak, and that was apparent last season when the big teams steamrollered us so it's very disappointing nothing has really been done about it. We've never replaced Nakawara or Strauss. Even Reid gave us a bit of grunt. It just feels like it's going to go the same way as last season when we were capable of blowing away the shit and reserve teams, but when it came to the real big matches we just got overpowered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Jacobsen Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 3 hours ago, ajwffc said: He has played 22 games for Glasgow(according to his Warriors page) in 2 years (only 6 of them last season). So he will be easy to replace. But Toulon will just take one look at the amount of time he is out injured and go for someone else. Toulon have only won one out of their first four games - utter mince by their standards. There might be an air of desperation, which would explain why they'd consider taking a punt on the big chap. Anyway, if those funds could be used to bring back Leone then everyone's a winner. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 A transfer fee and freeing up wages would be good, just not sure who we could get at this stage. Maybe someone from the southern hemisphere but its more a short term fix. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 England name a 36 man training squad with 9 poached players. Expect complete silence compared to the sneering aimed at Scotland, France and Ireland in the past. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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