Trophy hunter Henry Pyrgos happy to extend stay with Glasgow

Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Henry Pyrgos has extended his stay at the club until 2019. Picture: SNS Group/SRU

Glasgow Warriors co-captain Henry Pyrgos revealed yesterday that it was a fairly easy decision to extend his contract by two years and commit himself to Scotstoun until 2019.

The scrum-half said that, now his future was settled, re-asserting himself as the Warriors first-choice No 9 and getting back in the Scotland mix were among his priorities – though winning more trophies with Glasgow was his driving motivation.

“Not really,” said Pyrgos when asked if there was any difficulty involved in signing the contract extension. “Winning the [Guinness Pro12] championship two years ago was up there with the highlights of my career and I feel we can do that again.

“For me it is all about winning trophies at this stage. It is a cliché but once you have tasted success you really do want it again. I feel we have a group of players who can really do that so yeah, I want to be part of that.”

The decision of the 18-times capped player, who has captained Scotland on occasion, to remain added to the warm glow around Scotstoun following the weekend’s stunning win over Racing 92 in Paris, with the buzz now cranking up around Friday night’s return encounter.

Pyrgos confessed that there were fleeting thoughts of trying new pastures but the lure of the place he now considers home was far too strong for the Dorset-born 27-year-old.

“There always is [the temptation of moving] I suppose but I am desperate to play for Scotland,” he said. “I really love playing for Glasgow. Obviously I didn’t grow up here but this is my seventh season and I have seen the club develop and get better and better.

“I love being here and now I know how much it means to the guys to play each week. It is nice to play somewhere where the guys are so committed to playing and getting better and trying to go out there and win trophies.