Toulon cracker eases the blow for Brown

Fraser Brown aims to bounce back from his World Cup disappointment in the perfect manner by helping Glasgow to their first European trophy.

The 33-year-old was left out of Gregor Townsend’s 41-man World Cup training squad last week despite winning his 61st cap during the Guinness Six Nations.

But the hooker has been handed a subsequent boost by signing a one-year Warriors contract extension and can bounce back further when his side play in the EPCR Challenge Cup final against Toulon tomorrow.

“I had a brief chat with Gregor on Tuesday morning,” he said.

“The depth we have across all positions is so strong that there’s going to be to’s and fro’s between who is in and who is out of the squad across the season.

“It’s just one of those things, it’s a selection decision. You move on and focus on the next thing.

“I have been been lucky enough to play in two World Cups and it is the pinnacle of your career internationally.

“Look, it’s a disappointment but all I can do is focus on what I am doing here. We have got one last game of the season, which is a huge game for us. All my focus is on that.

“We are lucky here that we have had big games at the end of the season.

“Obviously you are disappointed when you get the news but you do move on and there is no better way to move on than play in a European final.”

Warriors have scored 139 points in their three knockout games and beaten both Bath and Perpignan away from home in the group stage but Warriors will need to be at the top of their form at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium tomorrow.