Glasgow aim 'to prove people wrong' - Matthews

Johnny Matthews says Glasgow Warriors are motivated "to beryllium rather a fewer group wrong" arsenic they hole to look nan Stormers successful nan United Rugby Championship quarter-final.

Franco Smith’s broadside person enjoyed an fantabulous run and led nan array successful nan penultimate information of nan regular season.

Warriors person faltered successful caller weeks, though, and dropped to 4th successful nan standings, but Matthews believes nan squad tin rediscover their champion shape astatine nan business extremity of nan season.

"Knockout rugby is simply a different beast," nan hooker, 30, said connected nan BBC Scotland Rugby Podcast.

"We said astir this week that unit is simply a privilege and a batch of group possibly from nan extracurricular are talking america down and that's fine.

“Glasgow, historically arsenic a nine and arsenic a city, person had backs against nan wall and fought retired of it. So, we're relishing nan challenge.

"We cognize erstwhile nan Scotstoun crowd is down america we're a beautiful reliable broadside to hit present and we conscionable can't hold to beryllium rather a fewer group wrong."

Back-to-back defeats by nan Bulls and nan Lions successful South Africa and a below-par capacity successful triumph complete Zebre person added to nan consciousness Glasgow whitethorn person mislaid shape astatine conscionable nan incorrect time.

However, Matthews believes nan regular play counts for small successful nan play-offs and says nan squad are wished to study lessons from past season’s quarter-final conclusion successful nan URC.

"We came up against Munster, who were astir apt perceived to beryllium astatine nan different extremity - we were connected nan emergence and they were dropping," Matthews, nan league’s apical scorer this play pinch 14 tries, said.

"They turned america complete and went connected to triumph nan competition. So, they proved that it doesn't matter.

"They were connected nan roadworthy 3 times and won each 3 and ended up winning nan competition, which is thing to beryllium admired and thing that we're going to effort and replicate this play if we person to do that later on.

"We're each conscionable chomping astatine nan spot to correct nan wrongs of past year."