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April 09, 2014

Warriors must come up with complete performance

Posted by Editor on April 9, 2014 08:45 AM | No comments | Print | E-mail author

Sean Maitland went over for a try against Treviso
Sean Maitland says Glasgow must come up with a "complete 80-minute performance" when they take on Munster in Limerick on Saturday.

Munster sit second in the PRO12 and are in the last four of the Heineken Cup and the challenge they pose to Glasgow hopes isn't lost on the winger.

Sean told the Evening Times: "If we are going to get the win we need, then we will have to produce a complete 80-minute performance. We had some great spells in the game with Treviso but we also had some troughs when we switched off and errors crept in.

"Some of the rugby we played in the opening few minutes, with the two early tries, was among the best we have produced this season but in other respects we were a bit inconsistent. The one thing you can't do with Munster is give them anything for free.

"They showed against Toulouse in the Heineken Cup quarter-final just what they can do to any side in Europe if they are given any encouragement. So we know that we have got to be very streetwise in how we play our rugby.

"You can't afford to make any basic errors, because Munster really make you pay for them."

Sean marked his first start after injury with a bonus-point winning try against Treviso last Friday.

Sean said; "It was great to get my first start under the belt after the injury. It was very frustrating to have my Six Nations campaign ended in the first game with Ireland.

"Mentally you build yourself up for the Six Nations and for me, this year, it was almost over before it had begun. But the flip side of that is I am back fresh and hungry to play as big a part as I can in the run-in for Glasgow.

"We know our record is not the best against Munster. But records never last forever. It is vital we execute our game plan to the best of our ability and the battle in the loose is going to be ferocious all right.

"We have hit form at exactly the right time and, after moving into fourth and still having a game in hand over both Ulster in third and Munster in second - and playing both these sides in the next two games - the season has really reached its business end for us."