GLASGOW WARRIORS have completed the short-term signing of stand-off Brandon Thomson from South African side the Stormers.

The 21-year-old will spend the next two months at Scotstoun, providing cover at fly-half with Finn Russell busy with Scotland and Peter Horne sidelined with an ankle injury. 

Thomson has scored 26 points in six Super Rugby matches for his parent club and is a South Africa Under-20 international. 

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“I was over in Zimbabwe playing a warm-up game for the Stormers when I got the call to say I could fly over here and it all happened pretty quickly," he told glasgowwarriors.org.

“I came over with the main goal of getting some experience and it’s good to play in a different environment and for a great club.

“I’m structured, physical and I like to run the ball out wide and keep the game loose.

“My father is from Scotland, so it’s nice to be able to come over here to play.”

Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend added: “It’s a bonus for us to be able to bring in someone of Brandon’s quality and potential during a period when we have a number of players away on Test duty.

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“He has fitted in really well so far and even training in the snow yesterday didn’t seem to phase him!

“We look forward to seeing how he performs over the next few weeks and we'd like to thank Western Province for their support.”

Glasgow welcome the Scarlets to Scotstoun on Friday night as Pro12 action returns following a month-long break.