Rugby Park will host Glasgow's Pro12 match with Munster on 19 February

Glasgow Warriors have had to move their Pro12 clash with Munster to Kilmarnock's Rugby Park ground and the game will be now be played on Friday 19 February.

The match has been moved because Glasgow's Scotstoun pitch may still be unplayable but the fixture will still be shown live on Sky Sports.

Glasgow has been hit by heavy rainfall over the last few months and the Warriors have been unable to play or train at Scotstoun since they hosted Scarlets on 12 December.

Rugby Park has a 3G pitch and a capacity of 18,128. The all-seater stadium hosted a European Rugby Champions Cup clash between the Warriors and Racing 92 last month.

Glasgow's managing director Nathan Bombrys said: "It's really disappointing that we have to move another fixture away from our home at Scotstoun.

"We apologise for the inconvenience and disruption that this change will cause our supporters.

"Despite ongoing work being carried out on the pitch, the heavy storms continue to flood the pitch, and there is a high risk that it will be unplayable for this fixture.

"As Kilmarnock have a home game on the Saturday and we play the Dragons the following Thursday, our only option was to play the game on the Friday night.

"However, making an early decision to play this fixture at Rugby Park will hopefully help our supporters with their travel plans.

"We are working with Glasgow Life and Scottish Rugby to get the pitch at Scotstoun playable as soon as possible and we're also in discussions with Glasgow Life, Scottish Athletics and SportScotland about a long-term solution at Scotstoun, which could involve a 3G pitch."
 
Head coach Gregor Townsend added: "Unfortunately with the wet weather we've had recently our pitch isn't capable of hosting a game yet, but this is a great opportunity for us to play on an excellent surface.

"Our last experience at Rugby Park was a good one and our supporters travelled in large numbers and created a lot of noise, which we really appreciated."