Cummings relishing ‘heads-up rugby’ as Rennie gives his Warriors licence to thrill
● Lock is excited by new coach’s plan to build on Townsend’s flairled foundations
But for me I’ve just got to play my best whenever possible.
“Whether that means I’m starting or on the bench, it’s up to the coaches.”
Cummings, who was recently included in Townsend’s Scotland training camp at St Andrews, notched his first ever try in a Warriors jersey in a home clash with the Irish province but has yet to taste the unique experience of the Sportsground. He said: “I’ve never been to Galway before. I know the crowd is always pretty close. I’m sure there will be a great atmosphere and a lot of wind I’m guessing.”
Glasgow also opened at then reigning champions Connacht last season and cruised to a six-try 41-5 revenge raid in the west of Ireland.
“I was injured and watched that game on TV,” he said. “We had lost there twice in a row at the end of the previous season. We went there with a mentality that we can’t go there three times in a row and lose again.”
According to reports, meanwhile, former Scotstoun favourite Niko Matawalu has been training with Glasgow as a free agent after the Fiji scrum-half left Exeter in the summer.