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BBC News
11 hours ago
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Smith relishing Scotland call after two-year absence
Ollie Smith is relishing the chance to play for Scotland again two years on from his last international Glasgow Warriors full-back is part of Gregor Townsend's squad heading for New Zealand next month to take on the Maori All Blacks and Samoa either side of a trip to Suva to face has not represented his country since the pool stage defeat to Ireland at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, with a serious knee injury suffered the following December ruling him out of action for over a year."It's obviously been a long time to actually play for Scotland," Smith said."I was in camp in the autumn and the Six Nations, but the prospect of playing never really came around."I'm excited to actually get back in the jersey and play a game for Scotland. It's been two years since that Ireland game at the World Cup, so I'm very excited."When I first got the injury, I thought it wasn't too bad because I'd had the World Cup, then I went on to miss a league-winning championship [with Glasgow]."That was difficult, but there's no good time to pick up an injury. It's in the past now, it feels like a long time ago."
BBC News
28-01-2025
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'Bright future awaits Afshar'
The storm may have passed but Glasgow and Connacht dealt with all the seasons in the rescheduled game on Sunday winds, sleet, snow and rain battered the players and left both teams looking like they would rather be anywhere other than often spoken of how depleted Glasgow are during these international windows, where squad depth and talent are really into the mix the amount of injuries Franco Smith is dealing with and it could cause a real headache. However, there is something about this squad. Ollie Smith played his first 80 but as 13 not at full-back and yet again Glasgow had three hookers in the stiff wind on Sunday made it a real tricky game for place kicking and clearing territory in general. Connacht started brighter but Glasgow roared back and two scores from Sebastian Cancelliere paved the way for of the game Ben Afshar looked a veteran as he marshalled the Glasgow team throughout. He scored a marvellous try but, like George Horne and Jamie Dobie, he continually makes brilliant support runs and looks to be working hard on his kicking game too. A bright future awaits the game-time may be restricted at present but it won't be long before he is knocking at the door of both Smith and Gregor Townsend and earning that playing at this break in the season sit second in the URC and a home tie with Leicester Tigers in the Champions Cup last 16 also awaits. A successful start to 2025.
