A third disappointing loss in a row for Glasgow which will lead to head coach Dave Rennie once again thinking: “How the hell did that happen?”
15. Ruaridh Jackson: with all due respect to the regally-moustached Monsieur Jackson, you wonder why he bothered playing at stand-off for so long, as he’s so much better at full-back. Ran well from deep, some nice link play and was never to blame when Glasgow failed in attack or defence. 7/10
14. Tommy Seymour: after some recent disappointing displays, looked a bit more like himself in the 50mins he played. Patented weaving run off the back of a set-piece to create the first try, showed some nice dancing feet, but can still be better. 6.5/10
13. Huw Jones: electric start with an early try, but from then on failed to spark. Didn’t get the chance to impose himself on game, and threw a couple of loose passes. Only gets over 5 for the try. 5.5/10
12. Alex Dunbar: surprisingly withdrawn after 50mins. Typically solid in defence, bar one slipped tackle, and at the breakdown, also made a couple of searing breaks. 7/10
11. Lee Jones: shouldn’t have tried to keep up with the other Jones. Usually reliable, but had hee-haw to get involved in attack wise, then gave away silly penalty at the end that proved so costly. 5/10
10. Peter Horne: another that started brightly, then blew a fuse. Kicked too quickly, and poorly, from hand after Edinburgh were reduced to 14, giving possession away or not finding touch, rather than show patience and wait for space to create itself. 4/10
9. Ali Price: indifferent display from the scrum-half. Lovely delay on pass to Seymour for the first try, but was a bit indisciplined thereafter. 5/10
1. Jamie Bhatti: performed reasonably at scrum-time, I reckon he was 1-1 individually on the few penalties awarded, decent defensive work-rate, but none of the wrecking-ball bustle in attack we saw during the Autumn internationals. 5/10
2. Fraser Brown: one missed arrow, but otherwise was very good for Glasgow. In the early stages him and Dunbar seemed to simultaneously assault every break-down, Brown carried well, and produced one sumptuous off-load in the first-hand. 7/10
3. Zander Fagerson: quiet evening really. Similar to Bhatti. Did manage to avoid handbags, bar a verbal joust with MacInally. 5/10
4. Scott Cummings: the youngster continues to impress. Good game awareness for his try, solid at set-piece and didn’t seem to do much wrong otherwise. 7/10
5. Jonny Gray (c): new contract, vintage Jonny performance. Tackled everything, hit every breakdown, close-quarter gains, and he even played scrum-half at one point. Didn’t deserve to be on losing side. 8/10
6. Rob Harley: the almost forgotten man of the back-row, the lack of game time seems to have affected the big fella’s destructive prowess. Missing the obscene line-speed and breakdown smashing that previously made him indispensable. 5/10
7. Matt Smith: buzzed around with menace and intent at the breakdown early on, but faded just as Glasgow did. Took an early knock in the second half, and was replaced just after an hour. 5/10
8. Samuela Vunisa: powerful performance from the Fij-italian, provided some real oomph that the Warriors miss when the fancy stuff isn’t clicking. 7/10
Replacements
16. Pat MacArthur: unused (suprising considering Brown took a kick to the head in the 5th minute! – Ed.)
17. Oli Kebble: his arrival in close proximity with Halanukonuka led to Glasgow starting to exert scrum dominance, but showed little else. 5/10
18. Siua Halanukonuka: see above, but he did get involved in one very nice move involving Finn and Jackson. 5.5/10
19. Kiran McDonald: played about 40 secs. No score
20. Chris Fusaro: replaced Smith, forced turnover pen but little else to impact. 5/10
21. Henry Pyrgos: the “closer” was sharp enough to the breakdown and getting the passes out, but nothing spectacular. 6/10
22. Finn Russell: in a game that was screaming “this needs some Finn magic”, there were flashes of the majestic, one particularly sublime chip-kick and swap of passes with Jackson deserved better, but he was unable to spur on his under-performing teammates. 7/10
23. Niko Matawalu: in a game that was also screaming “this needs some Niko magic”, he hardly made a dent. 5/10