Warrior Price signs on again at ‘special’ club

SCOTLAND scrum-half Ali Price has signed a contract extension to keep him at Glasgow Warriors until the summer of 2022. The 26-year-old’s new deal comes five days after second row Richie Gray agreed to return to the club from Toulouse in the summer on a two-year contract. Price made his debut against the Scarlets in 2014 and has turned out 85 times for Glasgow, scoring 17 tries. The No 9 has 28 caps for his country and is set to start in the Six Nations opener against Ireland a week on Saturday. Price (below) said: ‘I’m very happy to be staying. This club has given me a lot — I’ve been here for six seasons and I call the club and city home. ‘You see how proud I feel about this club on the field — the excitement and buzz you get from the supporters is brilliant and I’ve been very fortunate to be in this environment for a while now. It’s something I think is very hard to find. ‘You get boys coming into the club who say how great an environment it is and how much everyone gets on and works with each other. ‘That, for me, makes it easy to commit for another couple of years when those foundations at the club are so firm. It’s a special club. ‘I want to work on my leadership now that I’ve got a number of games behind me, so I’ve spoken to Danny Wilson (the new Glasgow coach from next season) about that and the vision for the club moving forward.’ Wilson added: ‘We’re absolutely thrilled that Ali has committed his future to the club. He’s an outstanding man and player and I’ve enjoyed working with him in the Scotland environment. We believe he can continue to develop at Glasgow and this is a further statement of intent as we continue to build for next season and beyond.’