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Scotland hopeful Josh McKay has signed an extension to his present contract with Glasgow, which can preserve the full-back at Scotstoun till not less than 2028.
Having initially arrived on the membership in November 2021, the 27-year-old has turn out to be a key member of the Warriors’ attacking model together with his raids from the again and was named Glasgow’s Participant of the Season within the 2023/24 URC title-winning marketing campaign
The New Zealand-born participant has scored 17 tries in 62 appearances so far, the latest of which noticed him mark his return from harm in model with a Participant of the Match-winning efficiency in Saturday night time’s 14-6 victory away to Zebre Parma.
McKay, who gained the Junior World Cup with New Zealand in 2017, turns into Scotland-qualified within the Autumn of 2026, resulting in the opportunity of him following within the footsteps of his Kiwi Glasgow team-mate, Tom Jordan, and pulling on the darkish blue jersey within the Check area.
“It was a very easy choice to resume in the long run,” McKay advised the membership’s official web site.
“It’s nice to have a great little bit of certainty on the place I’ll be for the subsequent few years – I like it right here, each taking part in for Glasgow but additionally dwelling within the metropolis and having the ability to get out and discover Scotland. To have the ability to do all of that for the subsequent three years is large, and I can’t wait to make extra reminiscences with the boys.
“I don’t want to look too far ahead, but at the end of the day, you want to play as much rugby as you can and you want to win titles. I’d love to play 100 games for this club and I’d love to win more silverware with the boys. We’ve got a really good group here, and we know that we’ve got a great chance to do just that over the next few years.
“There’s a massive family feel amongst the club, and the supporters get behind us every chance they get. We don’t have the biggest stadium, but everyone that turns up makes a real difference and we love their support. I love being part of this city, and it really feels like home.
“It’s an awesome spot to be, and we’re all sailing in the same direction to try push us forwards and put us in the best position possible.”
Head Coach Franco Smith added: “Josh has absolutely purchased into what we wish to construct right here at Scotstoun, and we’re extraordinarily happy to have the ability to retain his providers for the subsequent couple of seasons.
“His performances are persistently of the very best degree, in addition to creating into a frontrunner inside the environment, each on and off the sector.
“He’s somebody whose delight in being a Warrior is obvious anytime he runs onto the sector, and we sit up for seeing extra from him in a Glasgow jersey.”
