Glasgow vs Edinburgh 1872 part 1

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Glasgow Warriors vs Edinburgh
Saturday 21st December
KO 17:45
Scotstoun
Prem Sports


Well after being peer pressured into this, over on the general chat thread, here we go. The game of the season so far, Glasgow fresh from a terrible start to the campaign (from their point of view) up against an Edinburgh team, who flirted briefly with some attacking nous and have of late gone back to the prudish style they utilised for most of last season.

I'd say I have no idea how this game will go, but the most recent of these fixtures does suggest a clear winner, and that won't be rugby. Prepare for the most turgid game of rugby known to man, culminating in a win for the true heros of Scottish rugby...Edinburgh.

Kinghorn
Graham
Bennett
Taylor
VDM

Hickey
Groom

Mata
Watson
Ritchie
Gilchrist
Toolis
Nel
McInally
Schoe

With a bench of:
Willemse
Bhatti
Bergs
Carmichael
Bradbury
Pyrgos
VdW
Scott

Dont say I dont treat you!

1872 champions elect


​Edinburgh Rugby make three changes for tomorrow afternoon’s 1872 Cup second leg against Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield (Saturday 28 December, kick-off 3pm) – live on Premier Sports.

Scotland stars Jamie Ritchie and W.P Nel both return to the starting line-up at blindside flanker and tighthead prop respectively, while Nic Groom gets the nod at scrum-half in the only change to the backline.

Over 23,000 fans have already booked their place at BT Murrayfield for the second leg of the historic inter-city derby and tickets are still available here.


Ahead of the match, Head Coach Richard Cockerill, said: “We’ve had a good review this week and the players have been able to get a bit of down time with their friends and families over the Christmas break.

“We’ll have no problems with desire on Saturday. It’s important for us. We’ve got to understand that it’s not just a game of rugby. We’re representing our city. We’re representing the people we play for, our families, and all the supporters.

“We’re going to go full on and I’m sure Glasgow will come full on. These are no trials for the national team. These are full, we want the points, we want the bragging rights and we want to keep the 1872 Cup that we’ve won the last two years.

“It’s important for everybody that we represent our city properly.”

An unchanged back-three sees Blair Kinghorn – a try-scorer in last weekend’s opening leg at Scotstoun – named at fullback, as Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe continue on the wings.

Scotland star Mark Bennett – who yesterday penned a new deal with the club – once again links-up with George Taylor in midfield, while Groom starts at scrum-half alongside stand-off Simon Hickey.

The inclusion of 35-times capped tighthead Nel is the only alteration to an otherwise unchanged front-row as Stuart McInally and Pierre Schoeman continue up-front.

Experienced locks Grant Gilchrist and Ben Toolis are once again named in the second-row as Ritchie returns to the back-row alongside openside flanker Hamish Watson and No.8 Viliame Mata.

Elsewhere, Scotland international centre Matt Scott is once again fit and is named among the replacements.



Edinburgh Rugby team to face Glasgow Warriors at BT Murrayfield in the Guinness PRO14
Saturday 28 December (kick-off 3pm) – live on Premier Sports


15. Blair Kinghorn (84)



14. Darcy Graham (27)

13. Mark Bennett (30)

12. George Taylor (15)

11. Duhan van der Merwe (50)



10. Simon Hickey (28)

9. Nic Groom (7)



1. Pierre Schoeman (33)

2. Stuart McInally (141) CAPTAIN

3. W.P Nel (135)

4. Ben Toolis (116)

5. Grant Gilchrist (143)

6. Jamie Ritchie (67)

7. Hamish Watson (104)

8. Viliame Mata (66)



Replacements: 16. Mike Willemse (11) 17. Jamie Bhatti (8) 18. Simon Berghan (73) 19. Lewis Carmichael (40) 20. Magnus Bradbury (72) 21. Henry Pyrgos (31) 22. Jaco van der Walt (48) 23. Matt Scott (89)

Unavailable: Chris Dean, Luke Crosbie, Fraser McKenzie, Jack Stanley, John Barclay

Nothing much wrong with the Glasgow side, probably the strongest we could get out to be honest.

Edinburgh not holding back either!

Hopefully Edinburgh get a better run without piecrust standing and looking at a ball at the bottom of the ruck.

That does not sound like a man talking whilst full of confidence Tattie?

BigGee wrote:That does not sound like a man talking whilst full of confidence Tattie?

Oh Edinburgh will hump the unwashed. I’d just like to see it done in some style instead of purist forward grind

What have you been drinking this xmas Tattie?

BigGee wrote:What have you been drinking this xmas Tattie?

I think Edinburgh will win at Murrayfield as well, although I have also been drinking....

I think the Glasgow psych-ops team have been hard at work this week. I was concerned that all the warriors' players who did media duties stayed "on message" and trotted out the "our pack won their battles...brutality.. we wanted it more", this of course could easily backfire by winding up the Perfumed Ones' pack. Then I realised that is exactly what they are trying to do. Cockers will be so enraged that his manliness has been questioned that his gameplan will be, "Go out there and do exactly the same....just try harder."

Expect your back three to be spectators for 79 minutes today.

That was some long phase of play, ends with a Glasgow penalty

Which Hastings misses

Great defensive set from Edinburgh but a couple of flashes of brilliance from Shuggy in the build up

Just popping in to to say, Glasgow Smells

You don't need to be a lip reader to work out what Bennett said their after skewing that kick!

Sticks in my throat to say it, but that was some try

7-0 Edinburgh

Our line out mistakes are killing us

What a try!!!

tigertattie wrote:

BigGee wrote:That does not sound like a man talking whilst full of confidence Tattie?

Oh Edinburgh will hump the unwashed. I’d just like to see it done in some style instead of purist forward grind

See. Style.

The real Huw Jones is standing up today!

Are we seeing the reemergence of Huw Jones?

tigertattie wrote:

tigertattie wrote:

BigGee wrote:That does not sound like a man talking whilst full of confidence Tattie?

Oh Edinburgh will hump the unwashed. I’d just like to see it done in some style instead of purist forward grind

See. Style.

You were saying?

BigGee wrote:

tigertattie wrote:

tigertattie wrote:

BigGee wrote:That does not sound like a man talking whilst full of confidence Tattie?

Oh Edinburgh will hump the unwashed. I’d just like to see it done in some style instead of purist forward grind

See. Style.

You were saying?

We’re doing it in style, Glasgow are doing theirs through underhanded shenanigans

Great turnover

Even if we can't catch a lineout, we can spoil yours!

Peter Wright is hilarious.

Doesn’t know the laws of the game, especially laws involving the forwards like the maul law, but he’s hilarious

McInally off and Watson being patched up, its been a hard old game, Toonie will have his hand in his mouth

Nip and tuck, nothing in the game at all

7 all at HT

Penalty Edinburgh, which Hickey kicks

10-7 Edinburgh

Potential penalty and card here

Penalty for a no arms tackle, lucky no card, he would have got one last week!

Glasgow go for the try

Pffftt Weegie players telling tales to the ref, typically underhand behaviour

Great call, Cummings runs over the powderpuff Edinburgh pack!

14-10 Glasgow just as HP comes on for Edinburgh, that should speed up their game!

Matt Scott - should still be our starting 12

Great save from Jacko

It was a great run though, if it was anyone other than Glasgow it would have deserved a try!

I knew we should never have given Henry P to Edinburgh!

Piecrust scoring a try?

It’s a Christmas miracle people

BigGee wrote:I knew we should never have given Henry P to Edinburgh!

On balance he’s still a massive hindrance. Have him back if you want?

Hastings off as well, presumably Jacko goes to FH

17-14 Edinburgh

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:

BigGee wrote:I knew we should never have given Henry P to Edinburgh!

On balance he’s still a massive hindrance. Have him back if you want?

Would swap him for Frisbee

See all these injuries.

Edinburgh vs Glasgow should just be decided by playing G Horne and D Graham 1 vs 1. Both players stand on their 22. When the ref says go, they run to the ball which is placed on the halfway line then they need to pick it up and score.

First to 10 tries wins

Hornito stings Edinburgh from close range

Smallest guy on the pitch goes through the Edinburgh pack!

FFS our defence is rubbish at the moment

19-17 Glasgow

BigGee wrote:19-17 Glasgow

Yup it’s still 1917 in many parts of Glasgow

Both teams seem to be switching off after they score to let the other team in again

Penalty try and a card to JG

24-19 Edinburgh

That might be it

There we go, powderpuffs put back in their place. Lovely try

Matt Scott has had some impact, he has made the difference, the only Edinburgh back who has broken the line

That was not smart from Bhatti

Forwards. Can’t live with them.

That’s it, just can’t live with them