Castre v Glasgow Warriors: Townsend sets a challenge

Head coach Gregor Townsend has challenged his revamped Glasgow Warriors side to win their first Heineken Cup match this season.

The former Scotland captain has made nine changes in total to the team that exited the competition last week with a 9-6 defeat by Castres Olympique at Scotstoun Stadium, as they travel to France for the Pool 4 reverse fixture at Stade Pierre-Antoine tomorrow.

Warriors have lost their first three Heineken Cup matches but Townsend said: “It would be a great achievement to go out and win in France.

“We’ve selected a team capable of playing a high-tempo game, which is what we’ll need to do in order to beat Castres.

“We have some very dangerous runners in the backline, five of whom have played on the wing this season.

John Barclay is captain for the night.