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Hanks - No time for sulking

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Wasps coach Tony Hanks called on his side to "front up" next week after they slipped to defeat at Glasgow.

Wasps coach laments poor showing in Glasgow

Wasps coach Tony Hanks departed Glasgow a "supremely disappointed" man after watching his side lose 20-10, a result that leaves their Heineken Cup fate out of their hands heading into next week's final round of pool matches. The London team produced an abject showing against their already-eliminated hosts at Firhill and can now only advance from Pool Six as one of the two best second-place teams. That means they need a victory over defending champions Toulouse - who have already clinched top spot - at home next Sunday to have any chance. "We've made it very difficult to get through; we're most likely going to have to rely on other results," said Hanks. "We've let down the fans that came up to Glasgow. There's a good crowd coming to next week's match, at the minimum we have to respond for them. "I've said to the players that we can't sit around sulking, we have to front up next week." He continued: "We came to win, full of ambition. Bad days come along and today we timed a poor day really badly. But I don't want to take anything away from Glasgow who are a good, well coached side."

Testing

Glasgow's success came at the end of a testing period where they had an extended visit to Toulouse because of travel difficulties caused by bad weather followed by an away Magners League game at Munster. They lost narrowly to Munster in a game much influenced by the referee and coach Sean Lineen chose to link those events to his side's win. "It's been a challenging month and a bit. You can feel sorry for yourself or make something happen - the Glasgow players chose the latter," he said. "The players kept the faith and got their reward today." Lineen also had words of praise for his pack, who gave Wasps a difficult time throughout. "That platform allowed scrum half Colin Gregor (Glasgow's try-scorer) to get better and better," he added.