Scotland trio in the mix for Glasgow but fresh injury concerns arise

Glasgow hope to have Scotland trio Matt Fagerson, Jamie Dobie and Scott Cummings available for their tilt at United Rugby Championship glory.

Stand-off Dobie and lock Cummings have both been sidelined by injury since the Six Nations earlier this year, but have returned to training ahead of Friday’s quarter-final at home to Connacht.

“Jamie and Scott trained last week, so we just need to see how they react,” defence coach Scott Forrest said on Monday.

“We’ll just wait and see whether they’re actually in the mix this week, or obviously if we get past this weekend, then is it going to be the week after.”

Back-rower Fagerson missed the last match of the regulation URC season as Glasgow sealed top spot with an away win over Ulster.

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“That was probably a little bit more of a precaution,” said Forrest. “He trained at the start of the Ulster week and then pulled up towards the end of the week, nothing too serious. He just felt his groin a little bit, so again, he should be back in the mix.”

Gregor Brown and Huw Jones are both set to miss the visit of Connacht.

“It’s a tough one for Gregor,” said Forrest. “It was his first game back from his hamstring injury and he’s tweaked his calf against Ulster. We’ll just need to see how he reacts.

“Huw’s still recovering in terms of his foot injury. He didn’t train last week. He will hopefully play again this season but whether it’s this week or semi-final, again if we get there, then we’ll just wait and see. But he’s still being led by the S&C and the medical team.”

This weekend’s match is set to be Glasgow’s last of the season at Scotstoun regardless of whether they progress or not.

If they get through, their semi-final is set to be at Murrayfield, while they are hopeful that they would also be able to play their home final at the national stadium if they go all the way.

Scottish Rugby chiefs are trying to negotiate with concert organisers to ensure the stadium is available for Glasgow’s potential involvement in the final on June 20.

“We still don’t have confirmation,” said Forrest, when asked about the possibility of being able to play a final at Murrayfield.

“If that happened obviously, it would be great for our fans and it would be great for us but until it’s confirmed we don’t really want to pay too much attention to it.

“And having been knocked out in a quarter-final of the European competition already (against Toulon), we’re trying not to talk or look past this Friday night against Connacht.”