Ulster Rugby vs Glasgow

ANDY WARWICK DISCUSSES...

ANDY WARWICK ... Edinburgh

work focuses on routine and mental preparation, how to think positively and if there is a mistake in the game, training our minds to overcome it quickly. It’s been really interesting and beneficial for us all. ... Glasgow The Glasgow game away at the end of September was one of the most enjoyable games that I have played in this season. We played really well and I think that if we can build on the Edinburgh game and take confidence from our performance at Scotstoun, we will get the win. We showed great momentum in the forwards last week, winning the lineout, winning the scrums, we had the forward battle sorted, so it’s just a case of giving the backs the ball on a plate and we will be flying on Saturday. ... Getting Players Back From Injury Having Stuart, Pete and Marcell back from long-term injury last week was an added bonus. Marcell was excellent, he carried the ball all day long. You can clearly see his ability to run over the top of boys is unbelievable. It gives you that extra passion to follow his lead, bulldoze guys and get the backs the ball. Let’s hope we can keep that momentum up for 80 minutes this weekend.

I was pleased with my own performance against Edinburgh. The set piece went well, we dominated the scrum well, on lineouts and mauls, we could have been slightly more effective but overall I was ecstatic to get the win and happy to be out there and starting again. It’s been a while since we got a win under our belts, we played really well during the first half and it’s just a pity we didn’t back that up in the second. I think going into this week it’s so important that we build on the first half and keep the momentum going from there. We let a few mistakes in the second half get to us, that led to a number of errors which interrupted the flow of play. ... Building Mental Toughness We have been working with a Sport Psychologist recently, who is training the squad to develop and build on our mental toughness during a game. It has really helped us, especially the guys in the front row. He is adding another layer to the attributes that we as athletes need at this level of the game. The S&C guys work so hard to get us in peak physical condition, but you also need your mental game to be strong. The Psychologist is pushing us to be the best we can be. A lot of

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