THE GLASWEGIAN REPORTS

G-Dog Wants To Be A World Cup Star After Committing Future To Glasgow Warriors
Feb 17 2011 By Gordon Parks

GRAEME MORRISON has targeted a World Cup call-up after signing a new deal with Glasgow Warriors.
The 28-year-old centre has committed himself to another two years at Firhill and will become the first player to complete a decade of service with the Magners League side.
After racking up an all-time appearance record of 144 games, the man nicknamed G-Dog is determined to cap his agreement by forcing his way back into the Scotland reckoning ahead of New Zealand in September.
Morrison said: "I was in the last World Cup training squad but was one of eight guys cut at the final hurdle and that really hurt.
"Since then, one of my ambitions is to be involved in a World Cup - so this is the one for me.
"I think playing in Scotland with the guys we've got here will give me a good chance of doing that."
Morrison arrived at Warriors from Glasgow Hawks in 2003 and he's adamant there's plenty of unfinished business at the club.
He said: "It seems like yesterday I was getting my first game because it's all gone very quickly. But I suppose that's the life of a rugby player - time flies when you're enjoying yourself.
"I believe in this team. We have a good young squad that is growing up together and I have a feeling if the core can stay together and improve, we can do something special.
"You've seen over the past couple of seasons that we can post good results and can beat the best teams in Europe. We are developing into a really good side.
"We competed last year, got into the top four and finished the league in third - and I don't see any reason why we can't replicate that over the next two years.
"Glasgow Warriors have given me a lot. The last eight years of my life have been great and that is down to the people here in Glasgow and the club I've been playing for."
Warriors coach Sean Lineen is delighted to get the 6ft 2in powerhouse signed up and is convinced Morrison can realise his ambition of forcing his way into Andy Robinson's Scotland squad.
He said: "I know he's important to Andy's thoughts with the World Cup coming up.
"But first and foremost his love is with Glasgow and you see the sense of satisfaction he gets when we win.
"It's fantastic news. Loyalty is pretty hard to come by these days in professional rugby so it's great to have someone the quality of Graeme committing to another two years."

This article was originally posted on 17-Feb-2011, 11:36 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 17-Feb-2011, 11:48.