We won’t pay the Price for too long

Ali Price insists patience will pay off for Glasgow after a dismal start under Franco Smith.

The scrum-half came off the bench in Friday’s 33-11 loss to Benetton in their URC opener.

Warriors’ only points came from a Zander Fagerson try and two George Horne penalties.

The performance in Treviso was as bad as the scoreline suggests in Smith’s first competitive match in charge.

But Price (below) said: “We have to keep trusting in the process Franco has brought in and keep working hard. It’s a long year.

“I know everyone will say that – and the scoreline and result is disappointing for us. But there’s a long way to go.

“We all know the talent, the ability and the workork rate we’ve got in that changing room. It’s about finding that, diggingng deep and sticking ng together. We know wherere we want to get et to, that’s the big thing. We’re not there yet but we are working hard and we’re a very motivated group.

“It might take another couple of weeks, not to get a result necessarily but the performance we’re after. And that will bring the results.

“It’s frustrating and disappointing but it’s the start of the journey for us. We’re excited and motivated, even if in the changing room after the game we were disappointed.”

Cardiff are up next at home after semi-pro Ayrshire Bulls were Glasgow’s only preseason opposition as clashes with Worcester and Ulster were shelved.

Price said: “We would probably have liked to have had more of a go leading intoin this game, that wasn’t

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