Scrumhalf George Horne claims final season’s Vodacom URC title win in SA has given the Glasgow Warriors the assumption to bag back-to-back wins from their journey to the Republic.
The defending URC champions face the Sharks in Durban on Saturday, earlier than heading to Cape City to tackle the DHL Stormers subsequent week.
Horne emphasised the importance of their historic comeback victory over the Bulls within the 2023-24 showpiece at Loftus Versfeld, the place the Warriors overturned a 0-13 deficit to win 21-16.
“It undoubtedly instilled a way of perception within the squad, going away to one of many hardest membership grounds on the planet and profitable there,” Horne was quoted by The Offside Line. “We will do it in entrance of a packed home within the ultimate, so why can’t we do it now within the common season?”
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He acknowledges the issue of enjoying South African groups on their house turf, saying, “It’s all the time an enormous problem going over there. They’re 4 of the perfect groups within the league, particularly at house. Not many groups beat them on the market.”
Horne careworn the significance of self-discipline and minimising errors in these essential encounters: “We will’t play free, can’t flip over the ball, as a result of these guys will punish you. We’ve acquired to be fairly disciplined in our recreation plan.”
Trying forward, he is aware of that two wins can be huge. “It’s a regular-season recreation, so we’ve acquired to convey our personal depth, convey our personal vitality, deal with it as if it’s a ultimate,” Horne concluded.
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