The numbers behind McKay & Glasgow's impressive season so far

The URC is heading into the home straight, with only four games to go before the crunch play-off matches.

Glasgow are flying high, sitting a point behind Leinster at the top of the table - and 11 points clear of fifth-placed Benetton.

That means a top-four finish is more than likely but there's still some work to do to secure it, with home and away fixtures against Zebre to come, as well as a trip to South Africa for a Bulls and Lions double-header.

Franco Smith's side should go into those games confident. In the URC this season, no team has made more metres (5853), beaten more defenders (327) or made more entries into the opposition's 22m (131) than the Warriors.

The player who leads the charge is Josh McKay. Individually, the Kiwi has beaten more defenders (37) and made more metres (805) than any other player.

Johnny Matthews sits pretty at the top of the URC try-scoring charts (12), with Kyle Rowe (7) close behind in third.

It's not just McKay, though. Stafford McDowall has beaten 36 defenders, while Tom Jordan's impressive season is highlighted by his 14 clean breaks, putting him in the URC's top five.

However, it's McKay who also has more offloads and carries than any other Glasgow player. The Warriors are by no means a one-man show, but the Kiwi full-back has certainly taken centre stage this season.

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