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Glaws complete pre-season games against Warriors

Mike Tindall - captain
By Cherry Picker
August 29 2008
Gloucester fans have the chance to see how their team's pre-season preparations are going when they play their last friendly againt Glasgow Warriors at Kingsholm. It will also be a chance to take a look at the pitch, which has been described as being in the best condition its ever been in.

James Simpson-Daniel, GloucesterMike Tindall captains a strong Glaws line-up as Ryan Lamb, Iain Balshaw and  Olly Morgan return to the backs and Luke Narraway and Andy Hazell return to the pack. Even the bench is strong, with the likes of James Simpson-Daniel (right) sitting out the start.
Glaws won their game in Canada a couple of weeks ago, but were hammered by Bayonne in France a week later, so coach Dean Ryan is looking for a better display all-round.
He told the Citizen: "There is a great atmosphere and unity amongst the squad. We have made it very clear that pre-season is based on performance and maximising what we can achieve from new combinations and relationships.
"But we have the opportunity to re-introduce some senior players tomorrow and that is pretty key moving forward. We have worked very hard in pre-season but we obviously want to see an improvement from the Bayonne game and we have the personnel in place to do that.
"Pre-season is about getting your best players available and at a level available for Leicester in the Guinness Premiership. Tomorrow is a continuation of that process and I think we are in pretty good shape.
"It is important we keep moving forward so we are ready for the start of the Guinness Premiership.

Glaws: Olly Morgan; Iain Balshaw, Mike Tindall (capt), Anthony Allen, Lesley Vainikolo, Ryan Lamb, Gareth Cooper; Nick Wood, Andy Titterrell, Carlos Nieto, Will James, Alex Brown, Peter Buxton, Andy Hazell, Luke Narraway.
Reps: Olivier Azam, Dave Young, Marco Bortolami, Alasdair Strokosch, Rory Lawson, Willie Walker, Matthew Watkins, James Simpson-Daniel.

The match kicks-off at 2pm.

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29 Aug, 2008 12:02 Report
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Re: Glaws complete pre-season games against Warriors
Looking for a strong all round performance from Glaws tomorrow, they need to hit the GP season firing on all cylinders

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