August 12, 2008

Glasgow prove up to the Challenge

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Calum Forrester impressed in France
Sean Lineen says Glasgow's participation in the Challenge Vaquerin has been invaluable in their preparation for the new season.

Sean told The Herald: "This was just a great opportunity to get the players away and working hard for 11 days. Sometimes they were training four times a day, while we were looking at the matches as our contact sessions, so what we were looking at was their performance and we got what we needed from that.

"In the case of some of the youngsters, it was exceptional, notably Ruaridh Jackson and Richie Vernon, who looks like he is going to put real pressure on Scottish internationalist John Beattie this season. Chris Kinloch, still an academy player, got a try in both games, while Calum Forrester and Jon Welsh also did well, and there was a great moment when Greg Francis, one of the club players who came over to supplement the squad set up Daryl Gibson's first try for us."

The games provided Glasgow's first experience of the changes to the laws that have been introduced this season. "The referees didn't apply them that much, but we were able to work on how we will have to react to players having to be five metres from the back of the scrums and the changes we need to make to our driving play," said Sean.

"It makes for a pretty quick game and it's still a bit of a nightmare at the breakdown with players leaving their feet. Some referees were penalising that and others weren't. It's bloody difficult but at least we've got some match practise under the new rules."

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