McDonald voted October Warrior of the Month

Glasgow Warriors second-row Kiran McDonald has claimed the McCrea Financial Services Warrior of the Month for October, after emerging victorious from a supporters’ vote on the club’s official Twitter account.

The former
Glasgow Accie and Glasgow Hawk was presented with the award following the
Warriors’ 50-0 victory against the Southern Kings on Friday night, which also
coincided with the second-rower’s 25^th birthday.

McDonald
claimed 64% of the public vote for his performances over the month, getting the
better of Jamie Dobie, Callum Gibbins and Chris Fusaro to claim the club’s
monthly award for the first time in his career.

Standing at
6’8”, he impressed in each of his outings during October, most notably in an all-action
display against Cardiff Blues in round two of the Guinness PRO14.

As if a 50-0 victory and the club’s monthly award wasn’t enough, McDonald also celebrated his birthday by claiming the Guinness PRO14 Man of the Match award in front of the Scotstoun faithful.

The second-rower was presented with his award by Brodie Baird following Friday’s win, for what was his first Warrior of the Month award.

“It feels fantastic,” said McDonald.

“It couldn’t have been a better weekend to be honest! A massive win to get our season going, man-of-the-match and this award – you can’t beat it.

“It’s really cool to get the backing of the fans for this award. It’s always a great feeling when you get clapped off the pitch, so I’m pretty stoked with that.

“I’m just going to continue working hard now – I can’t take my foot off the gas, I’ve got to keep going and keep building on each performance.”