Rabo, Round 13: Glasgow Warriors v Benetton Treviso

4 January 2013,
Scotstoun Stadium, KO: 7.30pm.
Referee: Leo Colgan (IRFU, 10th competition game)
Assistant Referees: David Changleng, Graeme Marshall (both SRU)
Citing Commissioner: Peter Brown (SRU)

Teams:

Treviso
15 Luke McLean
14 Ludovico Nitoglia
13 Christian Loamanu
12 Alberto Sgarbi
11 Andrea Pratichetti
10 Kristopher Burton
9 Edoardo Gori

8 Robert Barbieri
7 Alessandro Zanni
6 Manoa Vosawai
5 Corniel Van Zyl
4 Francesco Minto
3 Lorenzo Cittadini
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (captain)
1 Michele Rizzo

Replacements:
16 Franco Sbaraglini
17 Matteo Muccignat
18 Alberto De Marchi
19 Antonio Pavanello
20 Dean Budd
21 Simone Favaro
22 Tobias Botes
23 Alberto Di Bernardo

Glasgow
15. S. Hogg
14. T. Seymour
13. A. Dunbar
12. G. Morrison
11. DTH Van der Merwe
10. R. Jackson
9. H. Pyrgos

8. R. Wilson
7. R. Harley
6. J. Strauss
5. A. Kellock (c)
4. T. Swinson
3. M. Low
2. D. Hall
1. R. Grant

Substitutes:

16. P. MacArthur
17. G. Reid
18. G. Araoz
19. T. Ryder
20. J. Eddie
21. N. Matawalu
22. D. Weir
23. P. Murchie

Form Guide:

Treviso
29/12/12 Treviso 26 - 18 Zebre
22/12/12 Zebre 3 - 10 Treviso
15/12/12 Treviso 13 - 14 Tigers

Glasgow
29/12/12 Edinburgh 17 - 21 Glasgow
21/12/12 Glasgow 23 - 14 Edinburgh
16/12/12 Castres 10 - 8 Glasgow

Waffle:

Irritatingly, the revolution game will not be televised.

Glasgow Warriors have won eight of their last ten matches in the RaboDirect PRO12, whilst their solo defeat at Scotstoun in their last five matches in the PRO12 was to Leinster in round nine.

The Warriors have won their last five fixtures against Italian opponents.

Benetton Treviso have won their last three RaboDirect PRO12 games - their best run for twelve months. Treviso have already won in Scotland this season, beating Edinburgh 27-22 at Murrayfield on 5 October.

Interestingly, the last three meetings between the two sides have all been won by the away side on the day. Warriors have won their last two games against Treviso,

Think this will be a tough one after the efforts v the MFL. We may see Mark Bennett according to the Warriors blog. Better let ASBO know !

Better not let FES know.

It will certainly be a tough one for Toonie. Treviso are a very tough nut to crack and could easily mug us. However there will be battered and bruised bodies that need to be rested. Possibly Kellock, Jackson, Pyrgos, Wilson, Grant all with an eye to the 6N.
1. OFA
2. HALL
3.AROAZ (apologies but you know who I mean, even if I don't)
4.SWINSON
5.RYDER
6.STRAUSS
7.FOZZIE
8. JEDI
9.NIKO
10. WEE DUNKY
11.SEYMOUR
12 HORNE
13.DTH/ BENNETT
14. PARIS
15. MAITLAND
Maitland needs game time, ditto Wee Dunky. Seymour can feel unlucky not to have played and should be in. Fozzie also needs a chance to play himself into contention for 6N. Bennett and Paris well we need to play them otherwise what was the point of signing them? I think the bench will totally depend on whose sick note has run out. Hopefuly Barclay, Cooseater and Cusack wil be nearing fitness. Ditto Welsh.

John Welsh is fir again - brilliant ! We have a mighty front row - that may be required against some pretty street wise customers from Treviso - apologies to the late great Bill MacLaren there

My understanding was that Sick Note Lamont is due a game or two now that he can walk the length of himself without impersonating Samuel L Jackson in 'Unbreakable'. Hope to hell he's on the wing instead of Paris Hilton.

Hope The Jedi can keep up the ferocious form he showed v The MFLs if he plays.

GC,

how the hell do you hear these things from th UAE when I am a mile away from GW HQ and not a thing. Has Clyde (UIG) been pm ing you ? C'mon out with it man has he ????

UIG is doing a good case of the dog who didn't bark in the night. Is he letting us all speculate and then at the last minute trumping us with an uncannily accurate prediction?

Ramont was due to play for Dundee before Christmas but the match was rescheduled. I'd expect him to get a few games in the permiership before getting back into the team. Dunbar is back fit so I'd like to see him get some game time.

Toonie can't play a softc*ck 23 this week. It'll be a hard game.

1 Grant
2 MacArthur
3 Low
4 Swinson
5 Kellock
6 Harley
7 Fusaro
8 Wilson
9 Pyrgos
10 Jackson
11 DTHero
12 Horne
13 SLamont
14 Maitland
15 Hogg
16 Hall
17 Reid
18 Ofa
19 Ryder
20 Strauss
21 Niko
22 Weir
23 Dunbar/Seymour/Morrison/Murchie

I tend to agree with young Scot Abroad, this is no time to be resting players - I'd particularly like to see prospective international players properly battle hardened and I think Treviso will offer a stern test. Am however expecting the Messiah to start at 13 - Mr fES will soon be eating his scornful pite!!

Haha I'm afraid I've been slightly out of the loop over Christmas due to not being in Glasgow so I'm sorry to say that I'm not GC's source. Although I can reveal that Pat MacArthur has had a new contract, another young warrior signed up for the long term.

Treviso are a tough prospect this year and I don't expect Toonie to take them too lightly. However the team does need some rotation to keep the boys fresh so expect at the very least to see Seymour, Weir, Dunbar/Bennett and probably Reid and Hall come into contention for starting berths. So ASBO might just get his wish after all!

Glasgow team 4 tomorrow,

15 Hogg 14 Seymour 13 Dunbar 12 Morrison 11 DTH 10 Jackson 9 Pyrgos

1 Grant 2 Hall 3 Low 4 Swinson 5 Kellock (Captain) 6 Strauss 7 Harley 8 Wilson

Subs: 16 MacArthur 17 Reid 18 Araoz 19 Ryder 20 Eddie 21 Matawalu 22 Weir 23 Murchie .

Glad to see Hoggy back at 15, sorry ASBO no Messiah - Dunbar's back tho'.

Nevermind, caz, must have an injured halo or something

Useful looking side which will need to be on form against a tough-2-beat Treviso

OP update - strong team and a good bench.

Lots of respect to Treviso.

Bennett presumably helping with a natural disaster somewhere in South America or on Krypton.
Shame that they went with Murchie instead of him or Whoops Ramont.

Treviso team:

15 Luke McLean
14 Ludovico Nitoglia
13 Christian Loamanu
12 Alberto Sgarbi
11 Andrea Pratichetti
10 Kristopher Burton
9 Edoardo Gori

8 Robert Barbieri
7 Alessandro Zanni
6 Manoa Vosawai
5 Corniel Van Zyl
4 Francesco Minto
3 Lorenzo Cittadini
2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (captain)
1 Michele Rizzo

Replacements:
16 Franco Sbaraglini
17 Matteo Muccignat
18 Alberto De Marchi
19 Antonio Pavanello
20 Dean Budd
21 Simone Favaro
22 Tobias Botes
23 Alberto Di Bernardo

That's a very strong lineup they are sending over, very big pack (6-2 split bench too), Strauss and Harley will have their hands full dealing with the physicality of the Treviso's backrow.

Thought Harley was a machine against MFL tho, and coped pretty well at 7

Also let's see just how good the same front row that demolished The MCLs actually is

Zanni isn't a fetcher so I don't see an issue with Harley at 7. He could well end up starting at 7 in Twickenham given injuries to Rennie, Barclay and Fusaro.

Bennett must really be awesome in training. Still not even so much as a sniff of the bench. Legend.

Glasgow will win this one by 10 points I reckon, although it'll be interesting to see how Jackson goes with the kicking duties. I can't see him starting for Scotland at 10 without proving himself as a kicker.

funnyExiledScot wrote:Zanni isn't a fetcher so I don't see an issue with Harley at 7. He could well end up starting at 7 in Twickenham given injuries to Rennie, Barclay and Fusaro.

Bennett must really be awesome in training. Still not even so much as a sniff of the bench. Legend.

Glasgow will win this one by 10 points I reckon, although it'll be interesting to see how Jackson goes with the kicking duties. I can't see him starting for Scotland at 10 without proving himself as a kicker.

He's got a skelf in his nose, the poor lamb, from trying to sniff out the bench!

I'd heard that this was the Christmas he discovered that Santa didn't exist, that he ran away from home as a result and still hasn't been found.

Someone ought to check the tent in the Bennett family back yard.

Or in the Gryffindor common room. Accio first cap!

Glad Dunbar is back in the mix although he'll be lucky to touch the ball with the donkey on his inside, he has hands like feet.

Jackson can't be any worse with the boot than Horne has been in recent games. Might be good to build some confidence.

WTF is Sean Maitland ?

Helping the Messiah tie his plimsoles

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:WTF is Sean Maitland ?

Rotated for Heiniken Cup I'd presume. Not sure he was fully fit going into the 1872 so it'll give him a bit of a rest. Can't really complain that Seymour is back in the team, deserves his gametime given his performances this season.

But ASBO can a deity help a messiah ?

Just rewatching the second 1872 Cup game and I really hope that the Warriors can hold on to DTH - he really is a fantastic player, the way he made the nearly try for Hogg was simply outstanding

Yes DTH is our best back by a long way. He would walk into the Scotland team way ahead of Visser, Hogg, Slamont, Evans the lot !

He's out of contract in the summer tho, right?

Agreed on DTH. He's deceptively strong and a very balanced runner. He destroyed Lee Jones in the first 1872 match and made a bit of a mess of Fife in the second. He's a far more complete player than Visser. Both excellent attacking players with great try scoring instincts, but DTH can tackle, pass and kick the ball sufficiently well to be an international centre, and that's why I think he's the better player.

I can only assume that DTH has been taking lessons from Mark Bennett.

Correct. I am glad that you recognise this

FES, can you hush on the DTHero front? We don't want other, less worthy, clubs getting ideas now do we?

Ulster to beat the Scarlets tonight. Glasgow to get a hard fought 4 pointer.

Rob Kearney to touch down the 4th try on 62 minutes before being hauled off, pushing Leinster past Glasgow into 4th on points diff.

You heard it here 1st.

(Probably won't fecken happen now that I've said it)

As an Edinburgh fan I could live with it come 1872 time!! It would also give a Scots qualified player the position, like Seymour.

Still, Glasgow are my second team, so I hope you can keep him.

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:Ulster to beat the Scarlets tonight. Glasgow to get a hard fought 4 pointer.

Rob Kearney to touch down the 4th try on 62 minutes before being hauled off, pushing Leinster past Glasgow into 4th on points diff.

You heard it here 1st.

(Probably won't fecken happen now that I've said it)

Hey get out of our thread you

Well if DTH is out of contact lets hope the numpties at the SRU come up with something appropriate - we need him and a huge fan's favourite at Warriors. Or else !

The "pen" as it is called on Twitter has been hard at work and I'm sure Nathan Bombrys has been hard at work trying to keep DTH. Biggest problem is the sharks circling from France... Biiiiig money.

I can imagine, UiG, and who could blame DTH if he accepted that type of offer - interesting piece about Jim Hamilton talking about his impending move to France that I read recently - basically he has no formal education, so a final couple of years of large lay cheque in France could give him and his family financial security for a long time to come. Not saying this willbe the same, but it is understandable

Guys can we see the game anywher, other than Scotstoun of course?

jimbopip wrote:Guys can we see the game anywher, other than Scotstoun of course?

Not on TV I'm afraid, updates on twitter though

Glasgow 20-0 up (2 tries) about3 minutes till half time.
Treviso playing with 14 men, early red card

Thanks Glove, Mrs Pip is on a CorrieNeastenders binge so I don't even have the consolation of seeing the MFL's highly choreographed routines.

27-0 the half time score, 90m intercept try from Seymour

Get on, you Weegies, now keep up the pressure - TBP needed

jimbopip wrote:Thanks Glove, Mrs Pip is on a CorrieNeastenders binge so I don't even have the consolation of seeing the MFL's highly choreographed routines.

You're not missing much trust me!

3rd game in a row that Glasgow have scored 3 tries. If they don't get a bonus point this time I will followed by

Is Jackson actually kicking well tonight?

Looks like it. He's kicked 2 pens and 3 conversions so far

Bonus point try for Glasgow 5 minutes from time