Martin Hannan: Glasgow winning URC is one of the greatest Scottish rugby achievements.
What a pity their extraordinary success at the weekend was overshadowed by Scottish failure in Germany.
Yet this was much the greater achievement given the way it was won. There were no South African teams in the Pro12, and the Warriors had to win this second title the very hard way. It would be invidious to single out any of the Warriors, but I am going to mention the genius that is Franco Smith. For I must ask where were the politicians who usually jump on any Scottish bandwagon? Where is the invitation to display the trophy at Holyrood? Where is the public acknowledgement of Glasgow’s feat by national and civic leadership?
I can’t finish this column without paying a brief tribute to Bill McMurtrie, the long-serving rugby writer for the Glasgow Herald as it then was, who then moved into the administrative side of the sport with considerable success. Rugby in Glasgow and Scotland will miss him greatly.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories.
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