That was a frustrating setback for the former Wallaby but he has returned to full training with a view to featuring at some point at Scotstoun this weekend.<\/p>\n
Warriors defence coach Scott Forrest<\/strong> said: \u201cHe\u2019s looking good. He trained fully last week. So, I would expect he\u2019ll be back in the mix this weekend. It\u2019s probably important for him, I think, to get himself back on the pitch ahead of the Autumn Internationals. But [it\u2019s also good] for us to have somebody of his quality coming back into the mix.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019ve seen over the season how well we\u2019ve been able to rotate the squad and give players an opportunity. And this is just another opportunity for someone to come in and show what they can do.<\/p>\n \u201cTo get down to, whatever it was, 20 minutes before kick-off [ahead of the Sharks game] I know that was tough for him. \u00a0And I think it shows that it was the right thing not to push him through at that point. Ultimately, when you come back from a long lay-off like you had with his hamstring, you want to make sure when you\u2019re back, you\u2019re 100%. And I would say he\u2019s looking like that right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Gregor Townsend<\/strong> names his Scotland squad tomorrow (Tuesday) morning for the forthcoming Autumn International series and Forrest believes that Dempsey is ready to play his part, assuming he comes through Friday night unscathed.<\/p>\n He added: \u201cTo be honest, I think it would benefit Scotland if Jack\u2019s 100%. I think he\u2019ll be involved in that because everyone knows what he can do. If he\u2019s going to be back on the pitch for us and be available this weekend, that\u2019s him. He\u2019s 100% ready to go. So we want our guys playing as regularly at the highest level possible, whether that\u2019s with us or whether that\u2019s with Scotland.\u201d<\/p>\n The picture isn\u2019t looking quite so positive for team-mates Zander Fagerson <\/strong>and Rory Darge<\/strong> who continue to track along with their own injuries but who remain some way shy of playing again.<\/p>\n \u201cZander\u2019s been walking about on the pitch down there,\u201d added Forrest, who also confirmed Glasgow had picked up no fresh injuries in the weekend\u2019s bruising win away to Ospreys.\u201cSo again, it\u2019s a good sign when someone\u2019s actually got their boots back on and they\u2019re moving about.. But he\u2019s not back \u2018in rugby\u2019 yet, as in with us. He\u2019s still being led by the physio and the S&C team. But that\u2019s an encouraging sign. Rory\u2019s not quite back on pitch yet, but as far as I know, everything\u2019s on track with him. But neither will be involved this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n On either man\u2019s chances of featuring for Scotland next month, Forrest was more circumspect. \u201cTo be honest, I\u2019m not really sure around that, exactly what their timelines are. I think that\u2019ll be a wider conversation between the medical team here and the medical team at Scotland around where their timelines sit in terms of their return and what is the best thing. I know Scotland want them to play and Glasgow want them to play, but ultimately it\u2019s doing what\u2019s best for the individual.\u201d<\/p>\n Will the Bulls have more beef?<\/strong><\/p>\n Glasgow, of course, have two final commitments to fulfil before their thoughts can start to drift towards either international action or an extended break. The most pressing one is Friday\u2019s match with the Bulls who brought some well-marinated beef with them on their visit to Scotstoun towards the end of last season.<\/p>\n Fuelled by their desire to avenge their defeat in the 2024 URC grand final, the South Africans proved too strong on the night as they ran out 26-19 winners, a win that put a serious dent in Glasgow\u2019s chances of finishing second. But with Jake White<\/strong> having moved on as head coach to be replaced by Johan Ackermann<\/strong>, Forrest doesn\u2019t expect there will be any lingering bad blood in this latest run-in with the Bulls.<\/p>\n \u201cI think there was a lot said in the build-up to [the last game] from both sides,\u201d added Forrest who was in the building last season but not directly involved with the first team. \u201cWe know the Bulls, after losing the final at home, definitely had that marked as a game they were targeting. I suppose it was spoken about in here last year, but I can be honest and say that we\u2019ve not really spoken about that this time.<\/p>\n \u201cFor us, this is our next opportunity to go out and show what we can do. Our attack\u2019s been excellent the last couple of weeks with the number of points we\u2019ve scored but we\u2019ve also left a lot of tries out there that we could have scored. Then defensively, I\u2019m looking forward to the test for us in terms of the level of physicality that the Bulls are going to bring, which is probably on another level to what we\u2019ll face this season.\u201d<\/p>\n Those who aren\u2019t selected for the Friday Night Lights will instead be pressed into Saturday\u2019s A team derby against Edinburgh.<\/p>\n \u201cThe core group will be the younger boys, the academy boys,\u201d confirmed Forrest. \u201cYou see how good that group is going right now, obviously Kerr Yule<\/strong> he got his first start at the start of the season, Ferg Watson<\/strong> went really well in pre-season. It\u2019s going to be mainly those senior academy boys, but there\u2019ll be a few pros in there too. 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