Glass is half full for Wight and Lineen after draw

GLASGOW had a touch of the Wight stuff to snatch a draw in Newport, fly-half Scott Wight scoring the crucial try and admitting afterwards he has to make the most of any opportunity to make a mark.

It was a moment of opportunism as he followed his own kick through, with defender Lewis Evans dilly-dallying as he hoped the ball would run out of play, but Wight revealed how he is inspired by having to compete with current Scotland fly-half Ruaridh Jackson and in-form Duncan Weir.

“I put the chip through and then I never gave up,” said the 25-year-old who is in his first year as a professional after starring with Melrose.

“I just thought I would dive at this, give it a shot and it shows what you can get if you do not give up. I was very pleased to get the try and just about scrape it at the end. Newport have not been beaten at home so we are pleased to come here and get two points. It is really two points gained for us rather than losing anything.

“It is frustrating not to play but when I am given game time you have just got to take your chances when you get them. Hopefully I have shown the coaches what I am capable of doing, even if it is just for the last ten minutes. You have got to keep plugging away, doing the training and listening to the coaches. I am close to Duncan and Jacko because we train together every week.

“I have got to make the most of the game time I do get. It was very nice to get a try, though it was a shame about the conversion hitting the post and also a shame we could not hold out at the end.”

Coach Sean Lineen was also pleased with the draw, rather than disappointed with not getting the win. “I thought we would win 9-3 with the wind in the second half, then they got the momentum, so in the end it was great to get the draw. We will take the two points and the guys will learn an awful lot from that,” said Lineen.

“We needed more composure with the wind, so there was a lesson for the young lads about where we play, and our discipline, because we gave away some silly penalties given that our defence was brilliant. They are a great bunch of lads working incredibly hard so I told them this was two points gained, well done, this is a hard place to come and win.”