A Glasgow rugby team has foregone its rigorous training regime to help out a local community garden.

The Glasgow Warriors stepped in to help volunteers from Heart of Scotstoun overcome the last hurdle of their community garden project.

Volunteers were struggling to meet the costs associated with clearing the land for their 'active lawn', which will give children and young groups the chance to take part in outdoor activities.

But when they enlisted in the help of a warrior, they did not quite expect the full force of the city's rugby team to step up to the challenge.

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Video footage shot by volunteers shows the lads in their sporting uniform pick up spades and wheelbarrows in their efforts to clear the space.

The site on Scotstoun's Balmoral Street has been tackled by a group of dedicated volunteers for the last few years, to transform the space into a thriving community garden. 

Local councilor Michael Cullen commended the team's actions and said: "Our community is diverse and dynamic and over the last year I have had the privilege to help and support the local community and volunteers from Heart of Scotstoun to turn this piece of land from unusable rubble to a vibrant community space.

"This is an example of amazing community participation, various community partners and local residents, companies have all help turn this space around.

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"The last obstacle was the active lawn as it’s become known so the children and other groups can do activities outdoors, and the costs associated with this was very large.

"I was pleased to see they had decided to use one of their training days and get the land cleared.

"I would like to personally thank Nathan Bombrys and the rest of the Warriors Family for making this happen."