Wilson issues message on discipline as Glasgow seek revival
Glasgow coach Danny Wilson has stressed the importance of discipline as the Scotstoun club try to negotiate Guinness Pro 14 fixtures without their coterie of international players.
The Warriors are joint bottom of Conference A following the 27-13 home loss to Munster on Monday, their fifth defeat of the season.
It is Glasgow’s worst star t to a campaign in 15 years and they face a tough away game against Cardiff on Sunday.
Warriors are missing 22 players through international commitment sand injury but their cause wasn’t helped on Monday when they lost the services of the experienced Ryan Wilson for the final ten minutes due to a need less yellow card. With the match finely poised, Munster made the most of their numerical advantage by running in two late tries to seal the win.
“With 15 minutes to go we were two points down and had a bit of momentum behind us, but ultimately you can’t be
stuck in your own 22,” Wilson told glasgowwarriors.org.
“Munster are too good a side to let you off the hook. We conceded too many penalties and they piggybacked off those.
“We’ ve got a lotto learn around that – the breakdown, discipline and game management are the three big are - as we need to improve upon ahead of next week.”
With only one win from their opening six Pro14 matches, it has been a tough start to the season for Wilson’s side but the coach has been pleased with the commitment and desire of the young players coming into the side.
“We’ve got 22 players unavailable to us at the moment – it’s a period where we’re blooding other players and those players showed that desire,” he said after the match
“Discipline cost us tonight and we ended up with nothing, and that’s a tough one to swallow.”
Glasgow now head to Wales to take on Cardiff at their temporary home at Rodney Parade in Newport.
“Cardiff will be another tough one for us,” said Wilson. “They left a few players out for their trip to Leinster this weekend that I imagine will come back in to face us, but we’ll be ready. We’ll lick our wounds, b ounce back and come out fighting on Sunday.”