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A pair of Warriors opt to extend their deals at Glasgow until 2021
By Online Editors
Glasgow Warriors have been boosted by Scotland props Alex Allan and D’Arcy Rae - who pack down on either side of the front row - signing new deals that will keep them at Scotstoun until at least 2021.
Allan has made 88 appearances for the Warriors since joining from Edinburgh ahead of the 2014/15 season. The 26-year-old loose-head has eight caps for Scotland, including two off the bench in this year’s Guinness Six Nations.
Rae, the 24-year-old tighthead, has made 59 appearances for Glasgow Warriors since making his debut against Munster in 2015.
The 24-year-old, who spent time on loan to PRO14 rivals Benetton at the beginning of his career, won his first Scotland cap against Ireland last month after being involved in several international squads prior to his debut.
Allan said: “Staying at Glasgow was an easy decision for me to make. It’s a great environment and the challenge of testing myself at the highest level in both the PRO14 and the Champions Cup is one I really enjoy.
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Rae added: “I’m pleased to be staying at Scotstoun for another two years. I’ve enjoyed how much game time I’ve had this season and getting capped during the Six Nations was a dream come true, so I’m looking to kick on and keep improving with every game.”
Glasgow boss Dave Rennie said: “Alex is a really dynamic prop who is equally as comfortable in the loose as he is at set piece.
“D’Arcy has played some big games for us this season. With Zander (Fagerson) and Siua (Halanukonuka) both injured early in the year, he stepped up as our first choice tight-head for a stretch of matches and performed well.
“Both are really good men and well-liked members of our group and it’s great that they’re sticking around to provide real strength in depth to our front row.”
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I think Italy were always targetting this match and intended to win. They needed to exorcise the 2023 RWC. I think they could have done with a bit more help from other 6Ns particularly from Ireland to knock more holes in NZ and their confidence.
Mentioned before the Italy Argentina match was a virus that ripped through the Italy camp early that week. In general play Italy were competitive albeit with a high error count and crucial missed tackles.
Ive said it before the era of NZ turning up unprepared for all comers and triumphing is definitively over. If a Tier1 team target NZ and NZ do not prepare accordingly they are in with a major chance of losing. It used to occur the odd time in RWCs against France, now it can occur v any Tier1. The competition has improved. NZ can still be at the top but their talents must be deployed sufficiently into dismantling teams as with their attack then allowed to exploit.
They dismantled Ireland pretty well in Dublin which went largely unnoticed. That allowed them scoreboard advantage and attacking opportunities of which one was enough.
That Italian team beat Wales and significantly Scotland last year. They used the loss to NZ in the most positive way possible. No doubt NZ prepared but I would assume it was similar to versus Argentina: 3/4 arsed at best. These test matches are rare and this was another chance to practice dismantling a determined and prepared opponent which was lost. If Italy had scored a 7 pointer at 17-6....an Italian win was on.
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Nothing to stew son.
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