1872 Cup Leg 1: Edinburgh 12-25 Glasgow
Festive greetings from Scottish Rugby played out in front of a big Murrayfield crowd – but who would get the bragging rights? John Anderson reports.
1872 Cup Leg 1: Edinburgh vs Glasgow Squads Announced
The teams are out for the first (and only festive) leg of the 1872 Cup. Alan Kerr takes a look at the key matchups ahead of the Boxing Day clash.
1872 Reverse Leg Is, Um, Reversed
Glasgow have been forced to return to BT Murrayfield for their “home” leg of the 1872 Cup, it has been announced.
1872 Cup: Edinburgh 23-11 Glasgow
Edinburgh outclassed and outmuscled a Glasgow team oddly – but familiarly – determined to be its own downfall. John Anderson reports.
Glasgow Warriors 17 – 12 Edinburgh Rugby
The deciding 1872 Cup game. The atmosphere was charged, even if some heads were sore. It was dark, but the fans expected more fire. Of course those expectations were founded on the belief that Glasgow had named a team as strong as they could whilst Edinburgh, with one eye on future fixtures in the Heineken […]
The Hangover: 1872 Part II
Glasgow are trying to cultivate a party atmosphere ahead of the deciding 1872 Cup fixture. On New Year’s Day there will be a George Square party, situated at the Winter Cafe Bar, and good vibes will be pumped out through player appearances (before 4pm), tunes and a wee swally. Glasgow are trying to imbue positivity. […]
The 1872 Stalemate
You’ll have gotten up today and sat down at your breakfast table, poured some juice, spread over some slightly charred toast and opened your paper. Looked at the sports section. You’ll see that Edinburgh drew with Glasgow at home 23-23. You’ll see that the attendance was 13,240. You’ll smile and, like Scott Johnson, you’ll think, […]
Teams Line Up for 1872 Cup
If you want to know what Glasgow’s current top team looks like, it’s a good bet that the team they choose for the back-to-back legs of the 1872 Cup against Edinburgh will be it. Edinburgh, too, will throw everything at these two matches – they are the closest you get to an International trial these […]
Reaching Critical Massimo
On Monday afternoon the peace will be broken and two packs will crumple into each other. At the crush of the scrummage both Edinburgh and Glasgow will be fighting to gain as many inches of ground as possible. One man will be delighted whatever the outcome is. With a burst of glee Scotland’s scrum coach […]
Blood And Thunder May Distract From Points
There will be not billboard featuring Dougie Hall in black and blue, arms unfurled, above the immortal line “Welcome To Glasgow!”. There will be no pigs heads thrown onto the pitch. There will be no flares. There will be no drive-bys. What this coastal rivalry shall have, though, is keenly contested rugby. On Boxing Day […]