Captain McDowall Hails Glasgow’s Scarlets Victory as ‘One of My Proudest Nights’

Stafford McDowall, who captained Glasgow in their return to action, commended the team’s less experienced members following their hard-fought 19-17 triumph over Scarlets in the URC. Despite being without key players such as Sione Tuipulotu, Rory Darge, and the Fagerson brothers, the Warriors were challenged throughout the match by the Welsh team, yet ultimately secured a victory even when not performing optimally. Captain McDowall expressed admiration for the performance of players like Fin Richardson and Jare Oguntibeju, both of whom were making their debut for Glasgow. “It sounds weird, but it’s probably one of my proudest nights in a Warriors jersey,” McDowall informed BBC Scotland. “A young team out there against a fully loaded team with internationals against us and we found a way to win, which is a nice thing.” “If you look back to that Bath [Challenge Cup] game a couple of years ago, we went down with a young team, Bayonne last year we went away – it’s those types of games that define this squad.” “We talked about springboarding ourselves into Europe next week with a big win. Maybe it wasn’t a big win, but it was a win and that’s all that matters.” “Unbelievable effort from some guys, first time pulling on the jersey, some guys haven’t played in two years, we battled and we got a win.”