John Barclay wants to put one over on Biarritz
Glasgow Warriors today named a 26-man squad for Saturday’s Heineken Cup opener against Biarritz at Firhill (ko 3.45pm).
The Warriors enter the first game of their 2009/10 European campaign having rediscovered the winning touch last weekend with a well-earned victory against Cardiff Blues – their first win in the Welsh capital since 2002.
The last time the Warriors faced Biarritz at Firhill was in December 2007 when three Dan Parks penalties were enough to seal a memorable win.
John Barclay crossed the whitewash a week later in the away clash. His try in the 23rd minute helped the Warriors to an 11-3 half-time lead, but the home side came back in the second period with two penalties from Damien Traille followed by a try double from Tongan back-rower Samiu Vahafolau.
“We knew that we weren’t going to score many tries away to Biarritz so I knew how important it was to score early,” said the 23-year-old Scotland cap.
“We went onto concede two soft tries in the second half so it was probably the most depressing changing room I’d been in up to that point. I don’t want to experience that again.
“Although they meant so much at the time, I feel that the wins at home to Biarritz and away to Toulouse are ancient history now. People know we have the ability to beat these teams, but we can’t just be a ‘one big game’ team. We want to beat these sides on a regular basis, and win every game in our pool, and that begins on Saturday.”
Glasgow Warriors squad to play Biarritz in the Heineken Cup at Firhill on Saturday 10 October (ko 3.45pm)
Forwards: John Barclay, Tim Barker, Johnnie Beattie, Kelly Brown, Calum Forrester, Dougie Hall, Ed Kalman, Alastair Kellock CAPTAIN, Moray Low, Pat MacArthur, Fergus Thomson, Kevin Tkachuk, Dan Turner, Richie Vernon, Jon Welsh
Backs: Chris Cusiter, Rob Dewey, Thom Evans, Colin Gregor, Dave McCall, Mark McMillan, DTH van der Merwe, Graeme Morrison, Hefin O'Hare, Dan Parks, Bernardo Stortoni
Tickets to Saturday’s game against Biarritz - priced at £15 for adults in advance with a new AnyGame voucher (£20 on match days), £10 for concessions (including students) and £5 for under 18s – can be purchased now by calling the Ticket Hotline on 0844 800 3490 or by CLICKING HERE.
Glasgow Warriors’ new AnyGame Vouchers have been introduced to encourage supporters to buy early and, to avoid queues, are not for sale or collection on match days.

This article was posted on 6-Oct-2009, 17:12 by Hugh Barrow.