Edinburgh took on Glasgow in the first of three 1872 Cup legs this season, and a return to back to back festive derby matches. An early sending off threatened to turn it into a mouldy brussel sprout but Edinburgh fought back to make a cracker of it as Rory Baldwin looked on.
Edinburgh and Glasgow have been signing up their talent as the 1872 Cup once again takes centre stage over the festive period.
The ancient inter-city rugby rivalry between Edinburgh and Glasgow will be given an extra leg to make it a best of three series, it has been announced (includes Edinburgh v Krasny vid).
Having struggled to put Cardiff away earlier in the season, Glasgow hosted the Welsh regioin at Scotstoun looking for a perfect 10 from 10 in the Pro 14 this season. John Anderson reports.
Pete Horne starts at 10 for the visit of Cardiff while Adam Hastings backs him up from the bench. A sign of things to come for post-Finn Glasgow?
Richard Cockerill is able to call on a number of players returning from Scotland duty as reinforcements for the second leg of the tour to South Africa as they take on the Southern Kings.
Richard Cockerill’s Edinburgh had a pretty good weekend with a bonus point win over the Ospreys. Several players have since been called up to the Scotland squad.
Still unbeaten in the league, Glasgow went looking to dish up some revenge to their European conquerors Leinster, and Niko Matawalu was the waiter for the evening, writes Rory Baldwin.
Edinburgh take on the Ospreys this team and despite both squads losing players to international duty, the Edinburgh team is fairly familiar.
Dave Rennie’s Glasgow Warriors will take on Leinster for the second time in as many weeks although both teams are vastly different.
Glasgow Warriors rebounded from European disappointment to inflict a crushing defeat on the Southern Kings, writes John Anderson.
Richard Cockerill will send a strong team over to Italy to face Treviso in their own back yard on Saturday.
As injury and international call-ups start to take their toll on Glasgow’s squad depth, Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray will both face the Southern Kings on Friday.
Recent Comments