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Adam Hastings: 'I have kind of been in the shadow most of my life'
By Ian Cameron
Adam Hastings has welcomed Glasgow head coach Dave Rennie’s favourable comparison with Finn Russell and brushed off any concern that he will be burdened by any resulting expectations.
Rennie recently raised eyebrows when he claimed Hastings had the potential to be better than Russell after stepping in well following his fellow fly-half’s move to Racing 92 last summer.
Hastings has established himself in the Warriors number 10 jersey and is likely to start in Saturday’s Guinness PRO14 final against Leinster at Celtic Park.
The 22-year-old is also in Scotland’s provisional World Cup squad and he feels Rennie’s backing has been crucial.
“When your head coach says things like that and backs you, it’s extremely pleasing,” he said.
“That’s the best thing about Dave, he backs every single one of us, and he’s not afraid to throw boys in. He put Tom Gordon straight in for his first start against Edinburgh recently and he did brilliantly.
“At the start of the season I hadn’t played too much rugby so I was maybe lacking a bit of confidence. So when the coaches are backing you, it spurs you on.”
Hastings has shown he can live with expectation after following in father Gavin’s footsteps and representing his country.
“I have kind of had that with my dad I suppose,” he said. “I have kind of been in the shadow most of my life so it’s not too big of a worry.”
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I think the majority of their yellow cards were for cynical infringements instead of repeated infringements.
Go to commentsSpeed of game and stoppages in play remain a problem SK. Set piece oriented teams generally want a lower ball in play time, and they have various strategies to try and get it - legal and illegal!
They want to maximize their power in short bursts, then recover for the next effort. Teams like Bristol are the opposite. They want high ball in play to keep the oppo moving, they want quicker resolution at set pieces, and if anyone is to kick the ball out, they want it to be the other team.
The way rugby is there will always be a place for set piece based teams, but progression in the game is associated far more with the Black Ferns/Bristol style.
The scrum is a crucible. We have still not solved the problem of scrums ending in FKs and penalties, sometimes with yellow cards attached. A penalty ought not to be the aim of a scrum, a dominant SP should lead to greater attacking opportunity as long as the offence is not dangerous but technical in nature.
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