Dan Parks, Max Evans and Thom Evans went to Hillhead High School to drum up support for their action packed month of rugby – which includes a double-header against Gloucester in the Heineken Cup before back-to-back Glasgow v Edinburgh 1872 Cup derbies at Firhill and Murrayfield – to settle a score with school pupil Sean Doherty, the current Scottish U17 table tennis champion, after they lost out to the youngster at a training game earlier this year in his build-up for Commonwealth selection.

Sean is one of the school’s young ambassadors working with the Youthsport Trust alongside fellow pupil Erin McQuarrie – Commonwealth netball hopeful – to promote sport to youngsters in Glasgow.

Willie Wight, Hillhead High School’s head teacher welcomed the rematch and knew the whole school would be behind their star player.

He said today: “There was great excitement about the match and, not that I’m biased, but my money was always on Sean. This is a wonderful way to promote sport – we are extremely proud of Sean and all his achievements.

“We really are very grateful to Glasgow Warriors and to Dan, Max and Thom for taking time out of their busy training schedules to visit the school.”

Having lost out to Doherty in a previous match, Scotland and Glasgow Warriors’ wing, Thom Evans, said: “It’s great to meet someone so young and yet so focussed on their dream to play for their country and so keen to encourage others at his school to get into sport and be active.

“We know how much difference a home support can make to a player’s performance on the rugby pitch, which is why we hope the school and the city will come and cheer us in our home matches against Gloucester and in the Edinburgh derby on the 27th of December, however, with the whole school behind him, Sean again offered a pretty formidable challenge and convincingly won the table tennis match.”

Ticket information
Tickets to Magners League and Heineken Cup games are priced at £15 for adults in advance with a new AnyGame voucher (£20 on match days), £10 for concessions (students and senior citizens) and £5 for under 18s – can be purchased now by calling the Ticket Hotline on 0844 800 3490 or by visiting www.glasgowwarriors.org.
Glasgow Warriors’ new AnyGame Vouchers have been introduced to encourage supporters to buy early and, to avoid queues, are not for sale or collection on match days.

1872 Cup ticket details
Tickets for both 1872 Cup derby matches cost £15 for adult tickets bought in advance (£20 on match days), £10 for concessions (students and senior citizens) and £5 for juniors (under-18s). Tickets can be bought in advance via the hotline on 0844 800 3490 (for the Glasgow leg) or on 0131 346 5180 (for the Edinburgh leg); or in person from the Scottish Rugby Ticket Centre (situated off Roseburn Street, open Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm). Please note that the AnyGame vouchers do not apply for the 1872 Cup derby matches but the advance purchase saving of £5 still applies to derby match tickets.

Autumn test ticket redemption offer
All holders of Scotland match tickets (from any of the three Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests) at £20 and above (and concession tickets valued at £10 and above) are entitled to receive a FREE ticket to the Murrayfield leg of the 1872 Cup on Saturday 2 January 2010. For more information please visit www.glasgowwarriors.org
The closing date for applications is midnight, Saturday 5 December 2009.

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