Lock Alex Samuel believes Glasgow’s fitness was crucial as they ground out a narrow victory over Bulls to reach the last eight of the Champions Cup.
Warriors trailed 14-12 at half-time as rain and wind battered Scotstoun, but Franco Smith’s side wrestled the advantage in the second half to secure a 25-21 victory.
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Samuel and his teammates will welcome French side Toulon to Scotstoun next weekend for their quarter-final.
“Bulls certainly brought it, I’m just glad we dug it out in tough conditions,” Samuel said.
“There’s a bit of rivalry ever since we went over there and won the URC. I think that’s good for the sport.
“We’re aiming high in both competitions, but we’re just taking it match by match. Franco doesn’t let us get too far ahead of ourselves. It’s about Toulon next week, we’re focused on that.
“We back our fitness all the time. We don’t work so hard in pre-season to not dig out victories. We’re one of the fittest teams in the competition and our second half performance shows that.”
