Supporter of the Week 11

 ... and to continue our Supporter of the Week.....we give you GILLIAN FREW. Also one of our committee members who is a rugby player, referee and supporter.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE STADIUM:

It has to be the now named StoneX Stadium, not so much the stadium but the welcome from Saracens Supporters Association, the atmosphere created by Warriors fans and the new friends made

WHAT IS YOUR BEST EXPERIENCE, HOME OR AWAY:

Still is the final in Belfast in 2015. There was an amazing atmosphere and you really. the team played some great rugby and the 16th Warrior support was amazing.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A WARRIORS SUPPORTER:

I started following Glasgow around 2009 and have seen the club flourish culminating in winning the Pro12 Final in 2015. However, it's also about being there in the ups and downs the close encounters, dramatic wins and the losses. You can't fault the effort and when it comes together you are awestruck.

I love meeting up with everyone home and away, "People make Glasgow" Dragging myself along after a hectic week, soon all is forgotten of heading off on the team charter for a European game in France

IF YOU WEREN'T A WARRIORS' SUPPORTER, WHO WOULD YOU SUPPORT?:

Apart from warriors and Scotland I support Fiji and New Zealand as I love the way they play. It's been great these last month's watching Super Rugby Aotearoa the skill on display is just amazing, still to choose a time to get behind there.

WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST?:

I've missed being at the games yelling/ chanting in support of the team as well as all the meet ups pre and post match. I miss being with the Committee seeking to make a difference on match days, linking up with warriors management and raising money for charity. Looking forward to getting back playing and blowing my whistle again too. #RugbyFamily

Supporter of the Week 10

 ....and the next Supporter of the Week is ......... PAMELA COUTTS!

Many thanks Pamela ( PS my favourite ground is Stade Olympique Yves-du-manoir. Me and Dan Carter had a moment!)

FAVOURITE GROUND, BAR SCOTSTOUN, AND WHY?

I'd been told for years by several different people that I needed to go to Treviso, finally made it last year just before lockdown and Stadio Di Monigo didn't disappoint. I've been to both Bennetton and Zebre and the Italians are so welcoming. The fact they're beautiful places to holiday doesn't hurt either. Honorary mention to Racing 92's old ground Stade Olympique Yves-Du-Manoir, victory champagne from a pitch side tent surrounded by white plastic patio furniture is a brilliant memory.

BEST EXPERIENCE AT A GAME, MOMENT ETC, HOME OR AWAY?

My first away trip was our first final in Dublin 2014. At the end of a disappointing game some of the players came around the pitch, shaking hands and thanking the travelling support. Jon Welsh said he promised they'd do one better and win silverware the next season. I said I'd hold him to it, and sure enough the title win came the following year!

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A WARRIORS' SUPPORTER?

Friendship/Community. I bought my first season ticket when we moved to Scotstoun solo, not knowing many people with an interest in rugby other than my sister Stef, who'd just moved down south. I now have a great group of friends I've met at games, that I've travelled all over supporting the Warriors with.

IF YOU WEREN'T A WARRIORS' SUPPORTER, WHO WOULD YOU SUPPORT?

I honestly don't know. I don't have a real affinity to any particular team, though I do have fond memories of a day as a Connacht fan when they beat Leinster to the title at Murrayfield. I'll generally support any team prepared to throw the ball around a bit rather than stuff it up the jumper stuff.

WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST ABOUT THESE TIMES?

I think most people have said the same but it's the social parts of going to a game. Seeing friends in person, the atmosphere at the ground, and of course the post match debrief over a few beers!

Supporter of the Week 9

 .. and to continue our Supporter of the Week.....we give you GRAHAM MCMILLAN. All the way from sunny France, where he now resides (mainly because we won't let him back over) with his good lady Mary (who we would let back in). Cheers Graham.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE STADIUM:

I'm a huge fan of Stade Chaban-Delmas in Bordeaux , its not particularly pretty or modern , but the history it has and the atmosphere on game days is phenomenal .

I can honestly say I've never had a bad experience there .

WHAT IS YOUR BEST EXPERIENCE, HOME OR AWAY:

Naturally for me that'll be an away game . Nicos try against La Rochelle December 2019 . What a moment that was , his smile lit up the stadium .

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A WARRIORS SUPPORTER:

I feel part of a family of friends .

You know you're amongst good people when you meet other Warriors supporters .

Camaraderie is an over used word , but it definitely applies here .

IF YOU WEREN'T A WARRIORS' SUPPORTER, WHO WOULD YOU SUPPORT?:

If you mean outside of the Pro14 , that would be my French club UBB (Union Bordeaux-Begles) .. In the Pro14 it has to be Ulster , if I don't say that Mrs Mac will batter me

WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST?:

Meeting my pals .

Supporter of the Week 8

 Continuing our Supporter of the Week, we give you...........

Phillip/Phillipe/Philip/Philipe van der Speirs (goes under various names for security reasons.

Cheers, nice one.

FAVOURITE GROUND

Probably Allianz. I mean beer in a bag is pretty decent selling point. Also getting to join in with the band with my was ace.

BEST EXPERIENCE.

Russell goes long, there it is DTH Van Der Merwe, followed moments later by where's it going, it's going all the way. Week after wasn't too shabby either

WHAT IT MEANS .

Getting lost on foreign countries and always being one step closer to a divorce. Spending a fortune on over priced beers Friday night. Meeting folks from different walks of life that you would never meet normally and forming strong bonds of friendship. Despite the lack of fans in the ground recently having some rugby to watch has been a blessing for my mental health in these times, not always mind you

IF YOU DIDN'T FOLLOW WARRIORS, THEN WHO.

I'd probably stick to just supporting Sale Sharks.

WHAT DO YOU MISS MOST

The wife proclaiming you off out to the rugby again on a Friday night! Apart from the obvious club house meet ups. I miss the noise, the atmosphere, I still miss the smell of a proper grass pitch , I feel you get more involved in live sport if you are there. Also the stunning one liners that come from sections of the crowd. Oh and Bovril. #bringbackthebovril

Supporter of the Week 7

 This week please welcome Jani Philip.

FAVOURITE GROUND:

Stade Marcel-Deflandre, La Rochelle. I had a great trip there to watch the Warriors play La Rochelle. I went with my friend Gillian from XVI Warrior. The welcome we received from the Home Support was amazing especially the welcome we received at the General Humberts Pub, a good time was had by all and we got the win.

The Stadio Communale Di Monigo Treviso was another. It was one of my first trips away with the Warriors with my friend Tricia. Treviso is a beautiful City, loads of wine and pasta. A good win for us and a Hogmany Team flight home when the boys entertained the supporters on the flight to a karaoke sing song. Have to say Rob Harley had the best voice.

BEST EXPERIENCE:

It has undoubtedly got to be the Pro12 final in 2015. I unfortunately could not get to Ulster due to work but watched it in the pub before night shift. I went to work on a total high and that was obviously due to our amazing win and all the Diet coke I consumed. I did get to celebrate with the Team when they toured in an open topped bus ending up in George Square. The welcome they got was amazing.

Thereafter my friend and I were fortunate to be invited into the City Chambers where a Reception was held for boys by the Lord Provost. Will never forget it.

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A GLASGOW SUPPORTER:

I have always been a big rugby fan and Scotland supporter and to be honest put off going to local games on my own but thanks to a group of Glasgow Warriors supporters I met in a pub one Sunday whilst watching a Scotland game, they encouraged me to go to my first Warriors game and I've never looked back and even managed to get my friend Tricia to come along too.

From my first away trip to Connacht then Treviso, London, Montpellier and La Rochelle, I have made so many Warrior Supporter friends. We have the best travelling support I have ever seen as well as the best Home support, the roar at Scotstoun says it all.

We have the best Team EVER, great personalities as well as players and it looks like it's only going to get better next season.

IF YOU WEREN'T A GLASGOW SUPPORTER, WHO WOULD YOU SUPPORT?

Thats a difficult one. I can't honestly imagine supporting any other Team other than Glasgow. I'm Glasgow born and bred and love my City.

Even when I go on holiday to visit my American family in Chicago, the flag comes with me.

But if I was forced to choose, then I'm Scottish through and through so it would have to be Edinburgh (ouch!) but don't tell my friends I said that, ha! I do like watching Racing 92 play and a trip to Paris is a definite must.

WHAT DO YOU MISS:

It has to be home games at Scotstoun. Watching the Team run out before the game starts, the flags and the roar of the crowds as we cheer the Team on.

I just love my seat in the NORTH STAND. I'm right at the front so, as I'm sure those around me will attest to, I get to jump up and down at all the tries we score and of course scream at the Ref (no one in particular comes to mind) but Mr Clancy probably was one of my favs, ha!, and I got away with it.

I miss meeting up with my friends in the Clubhouse before and after the games, meeting the players who always come in and acknowledge their supporters and also the great work done by the XVI Warriors Committee with raffles, baking etc for great causes.

Its been a tough year for all of us so let's look forward to next Season with positivity and getting back to Scotstoun and supporting our boys.