to take on board as much as I
can but also do my job.”
While Iscaro is finding his feet
at training, he’s being helped
by a former Warrior off the field,
sharing a flat with ex-Scotland
back-row Tyrone Holmes a
stone’s throw from Scotstoun.
“He’s another guy that’s been
pretty massive in terms of
helping me with little things like
taking me food shopping but
also giving me some advice
in terms of how to handle
everything that’s getting thrown
at me.”
Despite losing Fraser Brown,
George Turner and Grant
Stewart to Scotland’s Rugby
World Cup training squad
and fellow new recruit Mesu
Dolokoto to the Fijian squad,
Iscaro is fighting with Johnny
Matthew and Ross Graham for a
place in Dave Rennie’s squad.
He isn’t worried about how much
he plays, though, and feels
training alone will allow
him to return home in the New
Year a much-improved player.
“I’m so lucky and grateful to be
here because it’s really a win-win
for me in any sense, whatever
the result is of my time here.
“It’s not a question of whether
or not I’ve got better because
in just the time I’ve been here
already I’ve learned a lifetime
worth of rugby from the coaches
and the players.
“I can’t even explain how much
I’ve learned in essentially in the
time I’ve been here, on and off
the field; how to handle myself in
a professional environment and
learning a lot from the staff and
players.”
And turning his attentions to the
MLR, he’s looking forward to
getting stuck in with Old Glory
DC when he does return home.
“I’m excited to get my first taste
of that league. It’s been great to
see the exposure that the MLR
is getting and the growth that it’s
having. It’s something that I’m
definitely excited to get back in
and stuck into.
“There’s some massive names
and the league as a whole has
done really well, so to be able
to go [and] be a part of that is
something I’m really excited for.”ISSUE 116 2019 • WWW.SCRUMMAGAZINE.COM • 113PRO RUGBY