Glasgow's Smith relishing business end of season at Scotstoun
Glasgow Warriors' bonus-point win over Benetton could prove "massive" in their pursuit of a top-two finish, according to Ollie Smith. Warriors trailed 10-7 at the break after a scrappy first half at Scotstoun, but they delivered a strong response to run out 31-10 winners and strengthen their place at the top of the URC table. "We've set ourselves up in a good position all season, top of the log in the URC and up there in the Champions Cup as well," full-back Smith told BBC Scotland.
"We want to be playing these games at home, and it's so good for us when we get in front of our own fans. "It's such a fortress playing here, and that's what we spoke about last week. We had that dog in us from last week, against a Leinster team coming here, and we had to win.
"We said we had to back that up again and I think we struggled to do that in the first half against Benetton, who we were probably more expected to beat. "No disrespect to Benetton, but we showed that in the second half, and those five points are going to be vital for us going to South Africa (to face Lions and Stormers) in a couple of weeks. The last couple of games, we want to be in that top spot to get the home play-off.
" Next up for Glasgow is a home last-16 Champions Cup showdown with Bulls next Saturday, and they know victory will guarantee they remain at Scotstoun for the quarter-final. "It's a massive opportunity for us," Smith added. "Play-off rugby here, get a quarter-final, get a semi-final at home, hopefully, if we keep playing the way we're playing.
"It's always tasty against the Bulls. We're just so excited to get play-off rugby. It's the business end of the season and it's so good to have it here.