THIS was the heaviest of the three away defeats Glasgow Warriors have suffered this season, but it was against easily the classiest opposition, so veteran back-row Ryan Wilson – a late call-up to the starting XV when Matt Fagerson fell ill on Saturday morning – believes that the team can use the experience as a catalyst to achieving that long-awaited win on the road.
It is now nine league games since the Warriors won away from home, a miserable run stretching back to Connacht in January which needs to be brought to an end soon if the team’s potential is to be reflected in their league standing at the business end of the campaign.
Saturday’s 40-12 loss in Durban leaves them ranked 12th in the United Rugby Championship table, having finished eighth last season. Progress needs to be tangibly measurable otherwise it is just an abstract concept. The Franco Smith revolution was never going to be achieved overnight, but a record of just two wins from five games played is not good enough.
