"We came here confident we could get something out of our European campaign and not bow out empty handed," he said. "But in the first half we showed what we are capable of doing at this level."
"It was very frustrating to lose like this after being ahead at the half-way stage, but there were plenty of positives."
Meanwhile, ex-Scotland skipper, Budge Pountney, the Northampton coach was far from completely satisfied with his team's performance. "We expected Glasgow to make it hard for us, and they certainly did that. We have a lot of work to do."