The Scotsman

WARRIORS IN THE LAST FOUR

- By DUNCAN SMITH

easy. Obviously for us winning the title is huge – to get a second championsh­ip with Glasgow.

“They have a really expansive game. I’m a big fan, the boys are, of the way they play their rugby. It’s similar to us in the sense that they like to throw the ball around.

“I think for us defence is key, really. We’ve got to shut down and limit the opportunit­ies that they have to get their strike runners on the ball. And I think for us it’s about being clinical when we’ve got the ball and making sure that we’ll handle the pressure that comes with the occasion and push to get across the line for a few scores as well.”

After a long season on the back of his Lions tour, Seymour has been given the summer off, which has made his focus even sharper. “We’ve got a thrilling opportunit­y over the next two weeks – well, if we get this week right –and I’m just buzzing about that,” he said. “After the two weeks, I’ve been given my orders, and I’ll be sticking to them and I’ll be enjoying some time off.” Scarlets coach Wayne Pivac says his new Scottish acquisitio­n Sam Hidalgo-clyne has every opportunit­y to relaunch his career at the Llanelli club, in the same way that his outgoing compatriot John Barclay did when he joined in 2013.

The scrum-half is leaving Edinburgh for the reigning Guinness Pro14 champions next season and will hope that the move can reignite internatio­nal aspiration­s which were given a boost last week when he was recalled to Gregor Townsend’s summer tour squad.

“I think he is just a fantastic

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