Glasgow Warriors ace DTH van der Merwe agrees new deal at Firhill

Mar 24 2011

DTH van der Merwe

SEAN LINEEN insists securing GlasgowWarriors flying machine DTH van der Merwe on a new two-year-deal willbring the X Factor to his side.

The Canadian international and joint-secondtop try scorer in the Magners League had been linked with a moveelsewhere but has committed his future to the Warriors.

Since arriving in 2009 the 24-year-old hasbecome a firm fans' favourite with scorching displays on both thedomestic and European stage and Lineen is delighted to retain hisservices on the flank.

The manager said: "It's great news for the team and for the supporters.

"He wants to stay which is important and to have an X Factor player like that makes all the difference.

"He's a great weapon to have out on the wing and has a good attitude and is a quality athlete."

After retaining centre Graeme Morrison andbringing Ulster winger Tommy Seymour and Saracens lock Tom Ryder toFirhill, vanderMerwe's deal is subject to his work permit and visabeing extended.

The Canadian star insists loyalty played apart in his decision to stay and said: "It was quite an easy move tomake. Sean Lineen gave me a shot two years ago and now it's time torepay that faith.

"I've enjoyed my time with Glasgow and nowwant to build on what we have here. We've had a bit of a slow seasonthis year but we can only build from here and hopefully over the nextfive games we can start that process for next season.

"A lot of the players here have over 100 appearances for the club and are still only 24 or 25.

"There is a lot of experience despite them being young guys. They will be a key factor for Glasgow in the years to come."

Warriors will be looking to follow up lastweekend's win over Benetton Treviso when they return to action againstUlster at Firhill on Friday night.

Meanwhile, Warriors have once again frozen the cost of their season tickets.

And under-18s can enjoy all the thrills of the Magners League and Heineken Cup from just s35.

Anyone who sign up to any of the club'sover-18 season-ticket options will be entered into an exclusive prizedraw to win an allexpenses paid trip to travel with the squad to theWarriors' premier European fixture next season.

Season tickets go on sale on Friday and for more details go to www.glasgowwarriors.org