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July 02, 2015

Blue is the colour for Mike Blair

Posted by Editor on July 2, 2015 11:39 PM | No comments | Print | E-mail author

Mike Blair has joined up with Glasgow Warriors
The sight of Mike Blair in Glasgow colours may take a bit of time to get used to, but the former Edinburgh and Scotland scrum-half is settling in well at Scotstoun.

"Yes, it is a strange feeling," said Mike in the Herald. "A lot of people ask what is the difference, having played for Edinburgh for 10-11 seasons and then coming here but it has not felt like that at all. The fact that I have been away for three years has probably helped.

"I don't really know a lot of the guys here, especially during this first training block, where guys are away at the World Cup. It has the feel of a new club but with a bit of familiarity as well, with Gregor [Townsend, the head coach], who I know from before, as well as Lee Jones, Gregor Hunter, Chris Fusaro who I played with at Edinburgh. There has been a nice bit of familiarity but at the same time that feeling of a new club and that is a situation I quite enjoyed being in."

Mike has joined Glasgow from Newcastle on a two-year deal and will use his experience to mentor the younger players around him such as Henry Pyrgos, Grayson Hart and Ali Price.

"At my point in my career, I want to help guys and want Glasgow to be as successful as they were this year in the PRO12 and hopefully push things on in Europe as well. It might have been a different answer if you had asked me 10 or 12 years ago about giving tips and that side of things, but now I feel part of the reason for me being brought in is to help these guys. That is something I am very comfortable doing," he explained.