And will Gregor Townsend have a particular interest in anyone in that Glasgow squad.

Glasgow romped to a five-try 29-19 victory over Racing 92 on Friday to reach the Champions Cup last 16, condemning the French strugglers to a fifth successive match without a victory.

Following a 29-19 victory for Glasgow Warriors against Racing 92 in the Investec Champions Cup, here’s our five takeaways from the fixture at Scotstoun on Friday. The top line Emphatic. Glasgow were ruthless early on in this five-try bonus-point victory that sent a message to their tournament rivals that they mean business once again this season.

Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith: "We obviously want to improve, it's early in the year. "It's the Christmas period, and sometimes when you're not in the building for a week, some things will give. "The first hour, I was happy with. The boys stuck to script. There was good positive steps. Some frustration from the Edinburgh loss helped.