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The National (Scotland)
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Weir eager to take chance and come in from the cold

DUNCAN WEIR has been a peripheral figure for Glasgow Warriors this season, managing just one start and three bench appearances in the campaign, but the veteran playmaker insists that he is not yet ready to drift quietly off into retirement.

Widely viewed as a kicking stand-off, Weir does not stand out as a natural fit for the free-wheeling style of rugby which has been championed by head coach Franco Smith since his arrival last summer – but the man himself does not see any reason why he can’t push his way back up the Scotstoun pecking order.

And he knows that a big performance in tomorrow night’s Challenge Cup clash against Bath at Scotstoun could be a turning point in his season.

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