**A new season brings new opportunity for Connacht and Glasgow Warriors, who were among last year’s ‘nearly men’ – qualifying for top-tier European rugby but failing to reach the Guinness PRO14 Semi-Finals.** A sluggish start to the 2019/20 season ultimately proved costly for Glasgow as the Scottish outfit missed out on a place in the last four by finishing third in Conference A. Danny Wilson now has the task of improving on that result in his first full season in charge, starting with a visit to Galway at Saturday teatime and a clash against a Connacht side who also have a point to prove. A fourth-place finish in Conference B was below expectations for Andy Friend’s men but a 26-20 victory over Ulster in their first match after lockdown showed the full force of their potential.
