GLASGOW Warriors prop Gordon Reid admits his team froze in last year's PRO12 final - but he is confident they will be on fire on Saturday when they take on Munster in this year's showdown.

Gregor Townsend's team lost 34-12 to defending champions Leinster last season, but Scotland forward Reid believes they are now far better equipped to deal with the big occasion.

"Last year was a good experience for the boys to get to a final, but we're in a better place than we were last year and hopefully we can go on and win," Reid said yesterday. "We learned a lot from last year.

"On the day I think some players, including myself, were burned out.

"You take it all in and I got up at seven o'clock in the morning.

"I was told not to let the day pass me by and to take it all in. I just think when it came to the game I was burned out, as they say.

"This time we have to relax, take it easy - but as Gregor says, take it easy and take the atmosphere in - but don't play the game before the game has even started.

"What I have learned from all the big games with Glasgow and Scotland, that sort of thing, is that you go into the game as you usually do.

"You do exactly as you always do. Some boys eat the same things as the day progresses.

"It is do as you always do and get yourself in the right mindset for the game."

For Reid, the right mindset is staying calm in the days and hours leading up to the match but then ensuring that he and his team-mates make the most of the occasion.

"This could be the biggest week of our whole careers," he added. "Winning the PRO12 would be fantastic.

"We have to keep doing what we do and have to be better than the opposition and give 100 per cent until there is nothing more than we can give.

"We expect more than last year. Last year we learned quite a lot.

"We want to be the best in Europe, and this is one of the steps towards being that.

"We would be the first team in Scotland to win a major trophy. That would do wonders for rugby in the whole of Scotland, not just Glasgow.

"When people see a winning team they want to jump on the bandwagon, they want to be associated with it.

"You see how good Glasgow have been over the past couple of years, and how the crowds have grown.

"When you see a team like Glasgow winning something, that inspires young boys coming through."

Unlike last year, when Leinster had home advantage, Saturday's final is at a neutral venue, Ulster's Kingspan Stadium.

But Reid has a sneaky feeling that, besides the large contingent who will travel to the match from Glasgow, the Warriors will enjoy the backing of a fair number of locals as well.

"It's a home from home - a good stadium to play at. If Munster play Ulster it's a local derby, so I reckon we'll have Ulster fans on our side."