Glasgow's bid for their first real success and proof that they have become a Magners League heavyweight now comes down to two games, the first of which could be a bigger mental test than physical after Leinster named a second-string team for Friday night's trip to Firhill. David Ferguson writes in The Scotsman.
"After beating Ulster, Glasgow sit fourth in the league on 42 points, one behind the Ospreys and Munster, who meet each other on Saturday night at Thomond Park. Should Glasgow and Edinburgh win, the latter at home to Ulster on Sunday, both Scottish sides will have control of their own destiny in the last weekend.
"The key to making the last four for Alastair Kellock, the Glasgow skipper, lies in the improved consistency which has lifted his side into the top four. "The results speak for themselves," the skipper said of a record this season of six wins in eight home games after previous seasons of following big wins with demoralising defeats. "It's a difficult thing to get tagged with, being unable to back-up games (wins], but we've matured as a squad, got smarter, realised that every Monday you pitch up it doesn't matter anymore what you've done at the weekend.
"It (consistency] has also come from keeping the bulk of the squad together, getting to know the guys. I remember saying a while back that consistency may be a difficult thing to find but the teams that are continually pushing to the ends of the tournaments, or at the top of the league, are the consistent ones."
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