
![]() From the jaws of possible disaster, the Committee managed to record a Lunch saving win when, after Covid and other emergencies had interfered with the planned programme, Rob Harley, Glasgow Warriors and Scotland, came to the rescue at very short notice. In spite of his inexperience in this role, Rob was a great success! With the lack of preparation time, he agreed to participate in a Question and Answer session with Hugh Dan MacLennan, Committee member and professional broadcaster, agreeing, at equally short notice, to act as question master. Such was the slickness of their dialogue together, no-one would have been surprised to learn that the “Hugh Dan ‘n’ Rob” team had performed together multiple times. That was not the case. Although Hugh Dan is a consummate interviewer, neither of them had any opportunity to plan or rehearse what turned out to be a sparkling insight into the life of the most capped Warriors player who also had 23 full Scotland caps and 15 U20 caps to his credit. The questions were wide ranging, insightful and entertaining and the answers were interesting, informative and equally entertaining. Pleasing news, for Warriors fans especially, was that Rob felt he was coming to the end of his injury lay-off period and expected to be back in action in a couple of weeks. He was asked about his rugby history. Other than school, he had only ever played for 2 clubs - West of Scotland and Glasgow Warriors and had played in a number of positions before settling down as a flanker. Having entered the Warriors Academy at the age of 17, he has now spent almost 15 years at the club, an achievement his wildest dreams had not thought possible. Rob was modest in saying that he felt luck had a part to play in this longevity. Having been a pupil, learning from such big names as Al Kellock, John Barclay and Dan Parks he now finds himself in the role of teacher, a role he particularly relishes. After describing his winning Scotland debut against Samoa, Rob admitted to Hugh Dan that the best player he had played with was the Fijian Leone Nakawara, a choice approved by the knowledgeable GROGS audience. There were more questions from the floor than there was time to answer, proof, if such was needed, of the popularity of this rugby role model and Honours Graduate in Classics.
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