Thriving month for Young Warriors Camps

The children were given the chance to train under the guidance of the Glasgow Warriors community coaching team who focused on skills such as the breakdown, handling and decision-making.

Each player was also provided with a Young Warriors kit pack and an individual action plan at the end of each camp, which highlighted their strengths and key areas for improvement, with the aim of enabling them to continue their rugby development at their clubs.

But that wasn't all, as participants at the Lochinch Camp in Glasgow rubbed shoulders with Jon Welsh, Kevin Bryce, Rory Hughes, Lee Jones and Tom Ryder.

Meanwhile, Tyrone Holmes and Andrew Redmayne made the journey up to Highland RFC in Inverness where ex-Warrior Stuart Corsar was involved as part of the coaching team.

The camps also provided an opportunity for Glasgow Warriors new Community Coach Robert McKinstray to dive headfirst into his role.

He said: "The Glasgow Warriors camps have been brilliant and are always popular with the children as they provide a great mix of education and enjoyment.

"We've received some great feedback from both camps and we've already got some exciting ideas to expand our rugby camps programme for 2015 which I'm really looking forward to."

And aspiring teenage Warriors had the opportunity to train like a professional in the 'Train like a Warrior Camp' which returned in October in a new two-day format at Scotstoun Stadium.

As well as being put through their paces, the boys also enjoyed a Q&A with Ireland international James Downey and chatted with Gregor Townsend over lunch.

Peter Jericevich, Glasgow Warriors Game On Project Development Officer, who ran the camp said: "The Train like a Warrior camp is a great opportunity for young players to experience how a professional rugby player operates on a day to day basis.

"All players put in a fantastic effort over the two days, in particular some of the results in the fitness testing were of a very high standard."

Keep an eye on www.glasgowwarriors.org/community/warrior-camps for details of upcoming camps.