Rennie has yet to see most of his top players in action for Glasgow SNSNew coach with a fresh team around him; several new players, some of whom won’t arrive until next month or later; key players starting on the injury list; a different league structure. Despite all that churn, Dave Rennie knows his Glasgow Warriors team must hit the ground running when the season kicks off in earnest this week. The fixture list is front-loaded with home games — seven before the end of the year and only three after that — and early matches include key Scotstoun meetings with Munster and Ospreys. They need an early winning streak or risk getting into a battle for third or fourth in the conference and missing out on the one for top spot. On the evidence of recent years, they…

Source: The Times August 27, 2017 23:37 UTC