Alasdair Reid

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Strauss eyes Warriors win streak

The Warriors moved to the top of Pool 4 in the European Champions Cup with their stunning 15-13 victory in the Altrad Stadium and now face a December double-header against four-times European champions Toulouse.

Woe Calcutta for below-par Scots

It was the Scots' heaviest margin of defeat in the tournament for seven years and it came at the start of a week in which the team will have only a six-day turnaround period before they take on England at Murrayfield next Saturday for the Calcuttta Cup

It's happy Dales for visitors

I refer, of course, to the starring role the Dales played in the classic 1980s TV series All Creatures Great and Small, based on James Herriot's tales of life as a young vet in the area. One of the most-watched programmes of its time, All Creatures ignited a tourism revolution, turning a previously unsung corner of England into a popular destination.

Artificial intelligence a wise choice for Gregor

Following persistent heavy rain, the Warriors' 1872 Cup match against Edinburgh was called off less than an hour before the official 6.05 pm start time yesterday - and only an hour after the club's Twitter feed had suggested that it would go ahead.

DTH: Warrior pride wasn't enough to stop fall in France

After turning round 34-0 down, Van der Merwe's efforts, plus a try apiece by Niko Matawalu and Jonny Gray, helped Glasgow salvage one of the most improbable try bonus points in Heineken Cup history, but there is only so much delight you can feel when you end up on the wrong end of a 51-28 scoreline.

Kellock wants Toulon take two right now

The Warriors trailed 34-0 at half-time against the reigning champions yesterday, but stormed back to grab their potentially precious point in a 51-28 defeat with two tries by DTH Van der Merwe, one by Niko Matawalu and one by Jonny Gray.