February 20, 2006

Injury concern for Rory Lamont

Posted by Editor on February 20, 2006 12:13 AM | 7 comments | Print | E-mail author

Rory Lamont injured a cheekbone in Saturday's win over Munster
Rory Lamont damaged a cheekbone as Glasgow Warriors upset Munster at Thomond Park on Saturday.

The Times reports that Rory was having medical tests yesterday to establish the extent of the injury.

Rory was in fine form as Glasgow blew apart Munster's formidable home record.

Glasgow coach Hugh Campbell was delighted with his team's 26-20 victory, saying: "The guys were disappointed in the way we had played in our previous game and took out their frustrations. We know we are a better team than we had played that time and there was definitely a backlash.

"Also, I think we know how to play Munster. We have sussed them out, we know their style and what we have to do to counter them. We lost a score just before half-time to go behind for one of the few times in the match and for me the turning point was immediately after the break when we came out with a really committed attitude and a really gutsy performance."

The harsh sin-binning of Mike Roberts for the last 10 minutes of the match put pressure on the Glasgow defence, but they held firm to record a well-deserved victory.

"To come out of that, still defend well and hold them out was a magnificent effort. The really encouraging thing is that, despite all the injuries, we have put in a lot of good performances and have been competitive in nearly all the games."

Craig Hamilton and Scott Lawson enhanced their claims to places in Scotland's Calcutta Cup squad while Euan Murray showed he is the strongest scrummager available to the national side. He was also prominant in the loose with one barnstorming run through the middle and some bonejarring tackles.

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Posted by pink*panther on February 20, 2006 06:18 PM | Reply to this comment

Hope it isnt too bad?! Any news??

Posted by Gordon on February 20, 2006 07:31 PM | Reply to this comment

The only player from the enlarged squad who did not train today was Rory Lamont who is being assessed by the Glasgow Warriors medical team after a facial injury he sustained in the Celtic League victory over Munster at the weekend.

From the SRU site

Posted by cecilia on February 21, 2006 09:56 AM | Reply to this comment

Such a beautiful face too...

Posted by uineill on February 23, 2006 07:52 AM | Reply to this comment

Pity he's gonna end up looking like his Dad...!

Posted by Farangmao on February 23, 2006 02:35 PM | Reply to this comment

...with a thousand yard stare looking down at the ground...

Posted by pink*panther on February 23, 2006 02:42 PM | Reply to this comment

Explain??!!

Posted by farangmao on March 1, 2006 04:44 AM | Reply to this comment

Both his grandfathers were serving soldiers in the British Military Airborne Force - Red Beret.

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