Ulster Rugby v Glasgow

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GLASGOW WARRIORS

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Warriors and British and Irish Lions winger Tommy Seymour was educated at Down High School, and played for Ulster before moving to Glasgow in 2011. James Harley made a record 178th appearance for the Warriors in last weekend’s game in Limerick.

Glasgow was the first team to qualify for this season’s PRO14 play-offs after a storming start to the campaign.

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The current Warriors playing squad has no fewer than 31 internationals – 26 of them ‘capped’ by Scotland.

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In five successive seasons, from 2011/12, Glasgow reached the PRO12 semi-final play-offs.

After a five-year stint with the Warriors, highlighted by winning the Guinness PRO12 title in 2015, Gregor Townsend became Scotland’s Head Coach.

The Guinness PRO14 title was secured for the first time with a 31-13 defeat of Munster in the Final at Kingspan Stadium in May 2015.

Glasgow Rugby was created in 1996, its primary target to compete professionally in the prestigious Heineken European Cup.

The ‘rebrand’ to Glasgow Warriors in 2005/6 helped end acrimonious times in the Scottish game.

After a nomadic existence Glasgow settled on Scotstoun, its former training base, as its permanent home in 2012.

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