Glasgow Warriors vs Benetton Treviso

Glasgow vs Treviso

Warriors solitary defeat at Scotstoun in the Championship since September 2015 being when Ulster were the visitors in round 4 of this campaign.

The Scotsmen have won their last twenty matches against Italian opponents since their reversal to Treviso at Firhill in September 2011.

Benetton Rugby Treviso’s only win so far this season was 27-11 at home to Newport Gwent Dragons on 23 September.

Treviso are without a victory outside of Italy since round 22 of the 2012/13 season when they were successful at Scarlets.

The Warriors have won their last nine matches against Treviso, whilst the Italian’s most recent success in Scotland was when they beat Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield in October 2012.

Glasgow are leading the head to head 10 wins to 2

At Scotstoun Stadium, 7.35pm. Live on BBC Alba
Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU, 46th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Sean Gallagher (IRFU), Kevin White (SRU)
Citing Commissioner: John Montgomery (SRU)
TMO: Kevin Beggs (IRFU)

Glasgow Team


1) Alex Allan
2) MacArthur
3) Puafisi
4) Swinson
5) Gray
6) Strauss
7) Favaro
8) Wilson
9) Pyrgos
10) Russell
11) Hughes
12) Dunbar
13) Bennett
14) Seymour
15) Hogg

16) Flynn
17) Djustice
18) Rae
19) New Zealander
20) LangiLangi (American with neck tattoos)
21) Price
22) Horne
23) Jones

Also Glasgow are now trying a video approach like Edinburgh. The music is terrible and some of the players do not look normal (looking at you Ryan Wilson).

Treviso Team


1) Quaglio
2) Bigi
3) Ferrari
4) Gerosa
5) Fuser
6) Budd
7) Zanni
8) Steyn
9) Tebaldi
10) McKinley
11) Pratichetti
12) Sgarbi
13) Iannone
14) Odiete
15) Hayward

16) Giazzon
17) Zani
18) Pasquali
19) Minto
20) Barbini
21) Gori
22) Allan
23) Esposito

What bam said Treviso?

I had to cancel my vote and re-do it in case it was me. It wasn't

In fact 2 people voted for Treviso! Ambitious...really should have done the vote on which team mascot is preferred; Laura Fraser or the opera singer Diletta Rizzo Marin

4 votes for the Italians now! Such are the joys of polls, folk just say anything or pick the underdog for giggles

tigertattie wrote:4 votes for the Italians now! Such are the joys of polls, folk just say anything or pick the underdog for giggles

It's like Brexit all over again.....

15. Hogg
14. Seymour
13. Bennett
12. Dunbar
11. Hughes
10. Russell
9. Pyrgos

1. Allan
2. MacArthur
3. Puafisi
4. Swinson
5. Gray
6. Strauss
7. Favaro
8. Wilson

16. Flynn
17. Sears-Deru
18. Rae
19. Alainu'uese
20. Haupeakui
21. Price
22. Horne
23. Jones

Very similar starting XV to the Munster game - interesting tactic by Toonie, giving the players a chance to show they don't have to play like utter w**kers.

Fecking hell thats some team he's named. Smells of exercising demons and putting the Munster result firmly in the past.

Strong first team out and several of the new international signings coming off the bench. Good to see Horne coming back in time to get some kind of build into the Aussie game. Think Glasgow will be massive favourites for 5 points on a dry, cold night tomorrow.

funnyExiledScot wrote:

tigertattie wrote:4 votes for the Italians now! Such are the joys of polls, folk just say anything or pick the underdog for giggles

It's like Brexit all over again.....

You saying it's the Welsh boys?

des wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:

tigertattie wrote:4 votes for the Italians now! Such are the joys of polls, folk just say anything or pick the underdog for giggles

It's like Brexit all over again.....

You saying it's the Welsh boys?

Well for sure it wasn't the Scots...

mikey_dragon wrote:

des wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:

tigertattie wrote:4 votes for the Italians now! Such are the joys of polls, folk just say anything or pick the underdog for giggles

It's like Brexit all over again.....

You saying it's the Welsh boys?

Didn't Wales vote for Brexit?
Not intended to be malicious so apologies for any offence caused.

des wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

des wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:

tigertattie wrote:4 votes for the Italians now! Such are the joys of polls, folk just say anything or pick the underdog for giggles

It's like Brexit all over again.....

You saying it's the Welsh boys?

Didn't Wales vote for Brexit?
Not intended to be malicious so apologies for any offence caused.

I just don't think it was necessary to comment it here, as I read enough of it elsewhere - people literally moan about it everyday.

To answer your question, no. Some in Wales did, some didn't. I believe they released a graph on the day of the vote to show which areas had mostly voted for what and put it this way; on the day of the great result I witnessed plenty of liberal fools local to my area crying about it like little baby's.

OK, so relative perspective is important here but I'm slightly perplexed by your derogatory use of "liberal".  Do you genuinely think liberalism is a bad thing?  You're not just confusing it with neo-liberalism?

Back on topic (sort of), do you think Treviso will win?

Yes des, I've got Trump, Treviso and Tamburlaine The Great (UKIP leadership contest, since you ask) as a treble at Ladbrokes. I've already picked out my villa in Orlando.

Back on topic; it really is a question of when Toonie empties the bench. I'm predicting as soon as we're three scores ahead both second rows and Hoggie are off. Harley will go to lock with Naughty Boy (He's not the Messiah) and TwoLangi will go to 6. Selkirk Pixie to 15.

des wrote:OK, so relative perspective is important here but I'm slightly perplexed by your derogatory use of "liberal".  Do you genuinely think liberalism is a bad thing?  You're not just confusing it with neo-liberalism?

Back on topic (sort of), do you think Treviso will win?

That's okay. I don't consider myself either of them but I've noticed that on the one side of the coin it's people who claim to be left-wing/liberal constantly acting very bigoted towards others who don't share all of their views - especially before, during and after the Brexit saga. I don't like those people but I accept that there are liberal people who don't conform to this behavior, nor harbor the view "I'm right and I'm tolerant and if you disagree then you're wrong, racist, etc." They make me feel like I can't express my views without being judged and vilified. In the past liberalism did a lot of good. Neo-liberalism is good in parts too - not going to be that specific as this isn't the Business and Economics forum. Also using the term 'liberal' isn't meant to be derogatory it's just how I, rightly or wrongly, refer to these folk. There is nothing malicious meant by it. It did seem that in the first instance you were having a pop at Wales because most of its voters voted a different way to most of Scotland's voters - which isn't an issue for me but maybe it is for you? I had a feeling someone mentioning Brexit might cause a stir and didn't really want to talk about it.

Back on topic - I voted for Treviso in the poll a few hours ago because I didn't think they would have many votes. I honestly believe that Glasgow will come away with a bonus point win.

jimbopip wrote:Yes des, I've got Trump, Treviso and Tamburlaine The Great (UKIP leadership contest, since you ask) as a treble at Ladbrokes. I've already picked out my villa in Orlando.

Back on topic; it really is a question of when Toonie empties the bench. I'm predicting as soon as we're three scores ahead both second rows and Hoggie are off. Harley will go to lock with Naughty Boy (He's not the Messiah) and TwoLangi will go to 6. Selkirk Pixie to 15.

If that came off, I expect rounds on you Jimbo.

Harley is unlikely to go to lock as he is not in the 23 at the moment. We will see the monstrous NZer come on for Gray and Swinson left on is my guess. Twolangi will get his first go and if he can be a big ball carrier for the last 20, that is all we need at the moment.

mikey_dragon wrote:

des wrote:OK, so relative perspective is important here but I'm slightly perplexed by your derogatory use of "liberal".  Do you genuinely think liberalism is a bad thing?  You're not just confusing it with neo-liberalism?

Back on topic (sort of), do you think Treviso will win?

That's okay. I don't consider myself either of them but I've noticed that on the one side of the coin it's people who claim to be left-wing/liberal constantly acting very bigoted towards others who don't share all of their views - especially before, during and after the Brexit saga. I don't like those people but I accept that there are liberal people who don't conform to this behavior, nor harbor the view "I'm right and I'm tolerant and if you disagree then you're wrong, racist, etc." They make me feel like I can't express my views without being judged and vilified. In the past liberalism did a lot of good. Neo-liberalism is good in parts too - not going to be that specific as this isn't the Business and Economics forum. Also using the term 'liberal' isn't meant to be derogatory it's just how I, rightly or wrongly, refer to these folk. There is nothing malicious meant by it. It did seem that in the first instance you were having a pop at Wales because most of its voters voted a different way to most of Scotland's voters - which isn't an issue for me but maybe it is for you? I had a feeling someone mentioning Brexit might cause a stir and didn't really want to talk about it.

Back on topic - I voted for Treviso in the poll a few hours ago because I didn't think they would have many votes. I honestly believe that Glasgow will come away with a bonus point win.

I don't see liberal as being left.  More the opposite of extremism.  So you have left->right & liberalism->extremeism. Just a couple of the multiple dimensions to the political compass.

However, it's interesting that you voted for Treviso for the reasons that tigertattie mentioned.  It's also interesting that you voted for Brexit like fES mentioned.  You fit perfectly into the punchline that has be laid out.  It's only potentially funny from one perspective though and you are not wrong for holding your views.

I'd like to be doubly clear that I am not implying that you're wrong and are not entitled to your views.  Nobody should be made to feel ashamed of their views unless they're completely reprehensible (i.e sexual assault, racism, being a Jambo). Once again apologies for any offence caused.

This would be much easier to explain in person over a pint (or 2/3rds if you like strong IPAs).  If you're up in Edinburgh for a Dragons game PM me and I'll smuggle a can of nice beer in for you.

Glasgow by 29 according to the bookies.

Like I alluded des I don't consider myself to be either as I borrow perspectives from all....well, all of them bar extremism! But thanks for understanding . I would like to kindly take you up on your offer, assuming we could discuss rugby and not politics! I had hoped to come back to Edinburgh in 2017 but that's made difficult through working in a small department and having to have payed off a 5 star holiday to Playa Del Carmen by end of February... I'll keep your very kind offer in mind anyway butty.

Stop being nice to each other.

Looking forward to this game. It will be nice to see our two new signings in action.

Ineffable wrote:Stop being nice to each other.

All niceness will be gone by the time the 6N rolls around .

mikey_dragon wrote:

Ineffable wrote:Stop being nice to each other.

All niceness will be gone by the time the 6N rolls around .

After Scotland win against Wales by 20 points!

tigertattie wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

Ineffable wrote:Stop being nice to each other.

All niceness will be gone by the time the 6N rolls around .

After Scotland win against Wales by 20 points!

We can maybe pop one of Liam Williams' kidneys and break North's neck too.

Is that "not nice" enough?

des wrote:

tigertattie wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

Ineffable wrote:Stop being nice to each other.

All niceness will be gone by the time the 6N rolls around .

After Scotland win against Wales by 20 points!

We can maybe pop one of Liam Williams' kidneys and break North's neck too.

Is that "not nice" enough?

Nah, more like Biggar getting sent off for whinging at the ref even though he is not the captain (or a 9)

Going to say Glasgow will be up by 20 at half and will end up winning by 25 as they take the foot off the pedal. Treviso have improved but a hurt, largely first team Glasgow at home on a dry evening is not ideal.

This just doesn't have the feel of an average 4-5 try 15-20 home win in unspectacular fashion.

I reckon this is either going to be another underwhelming uncomfortably tight affair, or a 50-60-point massacre.

Let's hope it's the latter...

Hazel Sapling wrote:

des wrote:

tigertattie wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

Ineffable wrote:Stop being nice to each other.

All niceness will be gone by the time the 6N rolls around .

After Scotland win against Wales by 20 points!

We can maybe pop one of Liam Williams' kidneys and break North's neck too.

Is that "not nice" enough?

Nah, more like Biggar getting sent off for whinging at the ref even though he is not the captain (or a 9)

Going to say Glasgow will be up by 20 at half and will end up winning by 25 as they take the foot off the pedal. Treviso have improved but a hurt, largely first team Glasgow at home on a dry evening is not ideal.

Hazel, have you seen the bench? Justice, Naughty Boy and TwoLangi all wanting to show they should be starting and price, Furra Linee and the Selkirk Pixie to run at a tiring defence. It could be a cricket score.

I'm going for a cricket score - 60-70 points

Glasgow will not be in a mood to mess around after last week

Great to see that this game is a 7300 sellout - shows how far Glasgow have come as a club.

Edinburgh will be lucky if they get half that!

Oh dear hoggy

Hoggy acts like a w**nker on the line and spills it after a great break
Then does it again (sort of)
Gray says enough of this cr*p and just goes under the posts, 7-0
Treviso pretend to compete for a while
Seymour streaks down the midfield and Bennett delivers a ridiculously fast weaving run on the outside and goosestep 12-0

Glasgow playing like Vern Cotter has threatened to de-select them all if they don't wrap up a BP before 20 mins. Bit manic.

Oh there was also a fantastic Don't Argue by Rory Hughes somewhere in there

Treviso d*ck around for several minutes doing nothing and all of Glasgow is livid
Hughes intercepts and gets all the way to half way
Russell gets bored and kicks it at a Treviso player and they may have scored in the confusion?

Loving Effie's commentary lol

Dunbar tackled the man off the ball, preventing a probably try (in this we're being gracious and assuming Treviso's players are any good) so is a naughty boy, sits on the bench and penalty try. Fair call probably. 12-7 Glasgow.

Scott Cummings co-commentary adds nothing to commentary I don't even understand in the first place

Treviso are garbage

At half time we'll hear from ozzy Sam Johnson presumably about how all the Glasgow players are planning to smash Australia in 2 weeks for beating them last year - oh wait that was Poite

Rory Hughes takes an inside line off Pyrgos with a scrum going forwards. Trying to shake off the "Lamont MK 2" tag by scoring tries from outside of 5 metres it seems and making it to half way from a break

At least Scott Cummings admits that Glasgow aren't even worried about losing at this stage (it's 19-7, 30 minutes gone)

I forgot Glasgow were down to 14. It's like they could be down to 12 and still win. Treviso really do suck.

Zanni claiming that Glasgow tacklers aren't releasing and referee gives him a look of "yeah I don't think that's why you're losing mate"

Ref spending time giving penalties and having a chat, he's probably exhausted from chasing Hughes and Hogg round the park

The gap in quality, feels like it should be 190-7 not 19-7. Glasgow players probably been told by SRU that if there's one week in the next 52 they can act like t*ts this is it.

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Treviso are garbage

After their defending for that try I feel this needs to be repeated

Dunbar fends off half of Italy on his way to the line ... ref and TMO have had enough of the pretending-Treviso-may-be-in-this-game so give a 50/50 "offload" decision to Glasgow

Ref doesn't even bother restarting the game even though there were 5 seconds left - and I doubt Treviso are complaining.

Well glad they wrapped it up before half time, gotta dash

When you actually sit and watch Jonny Gray playing, watching him off the ball, his ruck work, tackling, support lines, etc, you realise just how phenomenal a player he is!

RDW_Scotland wrote:Great to see that this game is a 7300 sellout - shows how far Glasgow have come as a club.

Edinburgh will be lucky if they get half that!

3,304 in fact!

Warning. Watching. Selkirk Pixie alert!

Bullocking run from the American back rower!