FINN RUSSELL is drawing on Glasgow's bounce-backability to spring them to victory against Scarlets.

Warriors welcome the Welsh side to Scotstoun this Friday night exactly one week on from their 1872 Cup let down at BT Murrayfield.

Carrying a first leg win into the return, Gregor Townsend's side failed to find a rhythm and eventually went down 20-8 on the night.

While it was a painful blow for Glasgow, they are a side who don't do double dunts.

After each of the previous games they have lost in the Guinness Pro12 this season against Ulster and Scarlets, they have come back with a bang by beating Bath 37-10 and Newport Gwent Dragons 19-15, respectively.

They also revived themselves after losing their back-to-back games against Ulster in the European Rugby Champions Cup in a stirring 21-18 triumph over Munster.

It is this spirit which Russell is hoping to see once again this Friday night.

"At times you maybe think 'this could be a dip in the season' but we bounce back," said the Scotland international.

"After being beaten by Toulouse we came back and beat Munster, and to be honest after each loss we've had a high after it which has kept us on the front foot. That's what we need this weekend.

"Scarlets have struggled a little bit on the road but last weekend they showed how good they can be by beating the top team in the league [Ospreys 22-10].

"I don't think it will matter if it is home or away for them, they will be confident going into this game and we'll have to be at our best to beat them.

"It's a massive game for us, especially after losing last Friday. Obviously Scarlets are on form just now, but a good win on Friday would put us in a good position ahead of the European Cup."

The focus for Russell and his Glasgow team-mates is now on looking forward, a cursory glance into the not-so-distant past offers a reminder of what happens when their high standards drop.

Townsend had described the showing at the national stadium last Friday as his team's worst of the season.

And while Russell didn't go that far, he admitted it took a few days for the frustration from the loss to lift.

He said: "We had the whole weekend off, so there was Saturday and Sunday to think about it. After being beaten we were on a bit of a downer.

"It was good to get a couple of days off, and we came in fresh on Monday and have been able to put the loss behind us. It should be another challenge this Friday."

The 22-year-old added: "I thought it went okay, although there's bits that could have gone better. Overall I thought Edinburgh played really well, it was clear they had done their homework on us.

"They shut us down and stopped us attacking.

"There were a couple of breaks, a bit of this and that, but there's only so much you can do in a game. Like I said Edinburgh shut us down well and didn't give us many opportunities.

"I think the second half was a lot better than the first. When we got Niko [Matawalu's] try we had a lot of possession, but we struggled to build phases. Edinburgh's defence was really good in the ruck and slowed things down. It was hard to attack against them.

"They didn't allow us to get a quick ball and slowed us down."