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September 04, 2005

Old failing costs the Warriors dear

Posted by Assistant Editor on September 4, 2005 08:16 PM | 3 comments | Print | E-mail author

Scott Lawson is frustrated that Glasgow aren't turning pressure into points
Glasgow hooker Scott Lawson looked back at Friday's defeat to the Dragons at Hughenden and blamed an old failing for the loss.

Scott said in today's Mail on Sunday: "It's a concern that we had so much of the game but didn't score the points, but the fact that we had that pressure means we have something to work on.

"It was a prime example of what happened last season. We dominated the game but eventually lost it. It's frustrating that we haven't quite got that right yet."

Scott's been the subject of a lot of attention with the departure of Gordon Bulloch to Leeds and the Scotland skipper's retiral from international rugby.

"I'm not a big fan of all this talk about filling Gordon Bulloch's boots. I've got enough to worry about without all that. I think you earn the sort of reputation Gordon has, you just don't step in.

"He's played for Scotland 75 times - I've played in one Test. He has been with Glasgow for 10 years - I'm only in my second full season. So it's not a case of filling boots. It's a case of doing the best you can in your own right. I've had a great time. I joined Glasgow and had as my mentor the Scotland captain - a guy who has been on two Lions tours and who was captain of the midweek team in New Zealand this summer. Then he moves on at just the right time for both of us."

Scott got a taste of international rugby in the victory over Romania in Bucharest, but he knows he faces a fight to hang on to that jersey. "Obviously, I want to be involved in the autumn internationals," Scott admits. "I had an experience of international rugby last year and I definitely want to sample more. But you can't take the jersey as your own. I know as well as anybody that things can change. Fergus Thomson is really pushing for his chance in the Glasgow side so, first I have to keep playing well for Glasgow, then take it from there. I'm just going to keep training and playing and try to raise the intensity of it."

Comments
Posted by Stuart153 on September 5, 2005 08:18 AM | Reply to this comment

It would help if the kicker could kick!
Three easy attempts missed, pathetic!

Posted by George A Lamont on September 5, 2005 10:04 AM | Reply to this comment

Scott writes a lot sense in his comments on Gordon.

A level-headed guy like him should go far.

I want to read an accurate report on JP's injury to establish if it was an accident or a deliberate attempt at putting him out of the game.

This was not a soccer-handbagging injury!

Posted by colin88 on September 5, 2005 05:08 PM | Reply to this comment

i dont think the loss is to b blamed on parksey missing his kicks...at the end of the day a team with the set of backs that we have should not need to rely on kicks...to blame the loss on dan is stupid, it was clinical finishing that we lacked if we took chances missed kicks woodnt matter.

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