1872 Cup Thread 2014: Glasgow vs Edinburgh

[George Carlin]

First topic message reminder :


 
It's that time again. The oldest club fixture in world rugby.
Glasgow looking for an unprecedented fifth successive win.
Bring it.
 

 
It's the the social club versus the golf club, the unwashed versus the exfoliators, the heroin users versus the social drinkers, the chips & cheese versus the salt & sauce, the ramraiders versus the online bank hackers, the knock-off Rolecks versus the original Pateks and the cardiac arrest versus the stress-related work sign-off for a fortnight.
 
A. The Fixtures
 
Round 1
Thursday 26 December 2013, 15:05
Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors
Murrayfield Library
 
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU, 57th competition game)
Assistant Referees: David Changleng, Bob Nevins (both SRU)
Citing Commissioner: John Cole (SRU)
TMO: Jim Yuille (SRU)
 
LIVE on BBC ALBA
 
Round 2
Saturday 26 April 2014, 19:05
Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby
Scotstoun Stadium
 
Referee: Mathieu Raynal (FFR, 2nd competition game)
Assistant Referees: Neil Paterson, Graeme Marshall (both SRU)
Citing Commissioner: Douglas Hunter (SRU)
TMO: Jim Yuille (SRU)
 
LIVE on BBC ALBA
 
B. Form - head to head
 
20 Played 20
11 Wins 8
8 Losses 11
1 Draws 1
37 Tries 34
22 Conversions 22
53 Penalties 55
11 Drop Goals 5
421 Points 394
26 Avg. Age 26
 
C. Form - last year & this
 
Friday 21 December 2012, 19:35
Glasgow Warriors 23 - 14 Edinburgh Rugby
Scotstoun
 
Saturday 29 December 2012, 16:05
Edinburgh Rugby 17 - 21 Glasgow Warriors
Murrayfield
 
Thursday 26 December 2013, 15:05
Edinburgh Rugby 16 - 20 Glasgow Warriors
Murrayfield

D. Teams
 
Round 1:
 
(i) Edinburgh

15 Jack Cuthbert
14 Dougie Fife
13 Nick De Luca
12 Ben Atiga
11 Tom Brown
10 Greig Tonks
09 Greig Laidlaw (c)
 
01 Wicus Blaauw
02 Ross Ford
03 Willem Nel
04 Grant Gilchrist
05 Ollie Atkins
06 Cornell Du Preez
07 Roddy Grant
08 David Denton
 
16 Aleki Lutui
17 Alex Allan
18 Geoff Cross
19 Izak van der Westhuizen
20 Mike Coman
21 Grayson Hart
22 Tony Fenner
23 Sam Beard
 
(ii) Glasgow

15. Sean Maitland
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Stuart Hogg
12. Alex Dunbar
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Duncan Weir
09. Chris Cusiter (c)
 
01. Ryan Grant
02. Pat MacArthur
03. Jon Welsh
04. Tim Swinson
05. Tom Ryder
06. Rob Harley
07. Tyrone Holmes
08. Ryan Wilson
 
16. Dougie Hall
17. Gordon Reid
18. Moray Low
19. Leone Nakarawa
20. Josh Strauss
21. Chris Fusaro
22. Henry Pyrgos
23. Ruaridh Jackson
 
Round 2
 
(i) Glasgow
 
15. Peter Murchie
14. Sean Maitland
13. Mark Bennett
12. Finn Russell
11. Tommy Seymour
10. Ruaridh Jackson
09. Chris Cusiter

01. Ryan Grant
02. Dougie Hall
03. Jon Welsh
04. Jonny Gray
05. Al Kellock (Captain)
06. Rob Harley
07. Chris Fusaro
08. Josh Strauss

16. Pat MacArthur
17. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18. Moray Low
19. Leone Nakarawa
20. Ryan Wilson
21. Niko Matawalu
22. Duncan Weir
23. Richie Vernon
 
(ii) Edinburgh

15 Cuthbert
14 Brown
13 Scott
12 Strauss
11 Visser
10 Bezuidenhout
09 Laidlaw (c)

08 Denton
07 Du Preez
06 Coman
05 van der Westhuizen
04 Gilchrist
03 Nel
02 Ford
01 Dickinson

16 Hilterbrand
17 Blaauw
18 Berghan
19 Toolis
20 Leonardi
21 Hart
22 Francis
23 Beard

[IanBru]

Hey boys, I've still got two seats available - Main stand, Block G, Row A - PM me if you're interested.

Otherwise I'm going to have to start speaking to people in Waxys. I don't want to do that.

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Speaking of age lads, Mrs Pip is trying to convince me that tomorrow's Vet's game should not just be the season's finale but mine too.
Should I pay her any heed?
Any suggestions for swaying her?

easy.

just say "if I continue to play rugby, I will have a body like this" Then show a picture of Sean Maitland in the buff (you can get one of those off Schitz)

then say "if I stop playing rugby, I'll end up looking like this" Then show a picture of ASBO in the buff (you can get one of those off GC)

I defo wouldn't show her a picture of my muff - she's liable to vom   

ASBO has just canoed (sic) to the Grand Canal, Venice and back so doubt he is carrying a lot of excess baggage.   The man is a player alright !  

[21st Century Schizoid Man]

Ok. Time to stoke the fires and have a shandy or 2. The sun is oot . Its a cracking day. Bring it on MFLs !!!!!!

WARRIORS - WHATEVER IT TAKES       

[IanBru]

I've realised that I'm psychologically unprepared for supporting a team that are favorites for anything.

Quite simply, I'm having continuous flashes of the unthinkable happening. Edinburgh running in a bonus point win against us, as our one try conceded in five matches record goes up in smoke.

Oh god, just let the match start - reality is never going to be as bad as my neuroses!

[IanBru]

All that being said, watching Saracens play right now, and can't help thinking, "the Warriors could waste these chumps...".

Crikey, these pills work quickly.

[GLove39]

8,617 tickets sold for tonight's game. Glasgow 235 away from setting a new crowd record.

[George Carlin]

All that being said,  watching Saracens play right now, and can't help thinking, "the Warriors could waste these chumps...".

Crikey, these pills work quickly.

  

[VinceWLB]

All that being said,  watching Saracens play right now, and can't help thinking, "the Warriors could waste these chumps...".

Crikey, these pills work quickly.

This is hard to take really, Glasgow had a very nice pool and the way they are playing right now i wouldn't fear anyone.

[George Carlin]

Any chance that this 1872 thread could get to 1,000 posts by itself?

We'd need a lot more sledging, oblique references to Asbo in the nip, random thoughts unrelated to rugby, jokes about trams, insults about avoiding bathing products and general commentary about Glasgow fans being more Welsh than Tom Jones at a bestiality convention in Pontypridd.

But I know from long experience that we can do it.

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

Couldn't agree more GC. I'll help! I can spraff for Scotland!

I could blether on about how Rob Wainwright bought my dad's tractor soon after retiring and started farming...

Or how Hoggy might be off to play as first choice stand off for the Crusaders...

And Ritchie "V8 Turbo" Vernon obviously giving sprinting tips to Carlin Isles, who was slow as **** before coming to Glasgae.

And I may be seeing the Police soon after I smash in that beemer, thats car alarm has been going off for the last half hour. Never use after market car alarms people...

Less than 2 hours to go before kick off! BRING ON THE GREAT UNWASHED!

Here's hoping for a Glasgow BP win, with Embra getting a 2 BP loss.

[123456789]

Believe it or not my brother, who attended the same Cambridge college as Rob Wainwright having chosen to spend his education learning rather than watching rugby, had to call Rob Wainwright as part of calling campaign to raise money and was turned down as he was out lambing and had been for many hours

[RDW]

All the pressure is on Glasgow - they are expected to win at a canter.

The Scottish psyche isn't made for being favourites - let's see how they cope with it!

Can see it being competitive for the first 50 with Glasgow pulling away. If Edinburgh get a lbp I'll be impressed.

[123456789]

When there are two Scottish teams involved we cannot use the reasoning that Scottish teams don't cope well as favourite otherwise the entire league, grass roots system and rugby structure would be a complete farce, could you imagine that?

[GLove39]

prediction for how tonight's game will go...

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

prediction for how tonight's game will go...

  

Believe it or not my brother, who attended the same Cambridge college as Rob Wainwright having chosen to spend his education learning rather than watching rugby, had to call Rob Wainwright as part of calling campaign to raise money and was turned down as he was out lambing and had been for many hours

If you want to grab the attention of a sheep farmer, make sure to grab said attention before or after lambing time. Never during. The only response you'll get is snoring or the sound of bleating...

And if you meet a lambing farmer face to face you'll see that clean clothes consist of a fleece/waterproof jacket and jeans that smells of dried lambs milk, iodine and colostrum. Faecal matter and afterbirth in there too for good measure. My dear mother has to sometimes hose down my dad before letting him in the house!

[George Carlin]

prediction for how tonight's game will go...

  

Believe it or not my brother, who attended the same Cambridge college as Rob Wainwright having chosen to spend his education learning rather than watching rugby, had to call Rob Wainwright as part of calling campaign to raise money and was turned down as he was out lambing and had been for many hours

If you want to grab the attention of a sheep farmer, make sure to grab said attention before or after lambing time. Never during. The only response you'll get is snoring or the sound of bleating...

And if you meet a lambing farmer face to face you'll see that clean clothes consist of a fleece/waterproof jacket and jeans that smells of dried lambs milk, iodine and colostrum. Faecal matter and afterbirth in there too for good measure. My dear mother has to sometimes hose down my dad before letting him in the house!

That's the sort of quality post that convinces me Scottish posters are the finest on these boards.

My uncle is a farming lawyer (tweeds at all times, crazily long "Colonel Blashford-Snell" eyebrows, smells always of Balken Sobranie pipe tobacco) and the best random piece of legal trivia he ever imparted was that sheep wintering contracts are called 'adjeecement' agreements. Those Xmas parties just flew by.

[123456789]

Thank you very much for your words of wisdom but I'm not sure there are many sheep farmers in South east England, especially not where I live

[RDW]

This ref doesn't fill me with confidence...

[Guest]

Has Jackson not shaved since he last played a good game or something? What gives?

[RDW]

Laidlaw is obviously a bit rusty!

[Guest]

Could anyone DM me a link that doesn't look like the camera's been designed and constructed by Scott Johnson ("Sure-o mate, coaching, DoR, I'll give anything a go!")

[BigGee]

Not looking good for Edinburgh!

[George Carlin]

Could anyone DM me a link that doesn't look like the camera's been designed and constructed by Scott Johnson ("Sure-o mate, coaching, DoR, I'll give anything a go!")

PMd you Effie

[RDW]

This is going to be a long game for an Edinburgh fan.   

[123456789]

I hate to say it (kind of) but this game is all but done already

[BigGee]

Finn Russell really is some kicker, he is so composed on the tee

[George Carlin]

1. 11-0 Dodgers of the Soap
2. God, Finn looks about 9 without that beard.
3. When trying to find out who scored, I accidentally Googled "Rabi Pro 12'. Some of the hits you get from that looked wonderful.  

[RDW]

FFS bezzy - kick the bloody ball out!   

[tigertattie]

Ha. Glasgow are so poor they are letting Edinburgh score.

[George Carlin]

Try Edinburgh.

Very, very dubious that the TMO wasn't used there. Ref seemed to take his linesman's word for it entirely.

Game on

[GLove39]

Why has Laidlaw decided now is the time to start making line breaks.

[BigGee]

Edinburgh trying to make a game of it

[RDW]

Well we have a game on our hands....until Glasgow break up the pitch and score soon!

[RDW]

Try Edinburgh.

Very, very dubious that the TMO wasn't used there. Ref seemed to take his linesman's word for it entirely.  

Game on

Clear try in the replay - well done touch judge!

[BigGee]

Yellow card is coming!

[George Carlin]

Looks to be a lovely evening in Glasgow.

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

I'm tempted to go out to the car and tune in to 810MW in order to listen to some commentary. Sean Lineen is having a go at being a pundit

Woah! Another try Embra?!

[GLove39]

Nooooo. FFS Edinburgh, what are you doing. Stop playing well

[tigertattie]

Unlucky for Edinburgh there

[123456789]

He is the Messiah

[RDW]

Glasgow's defence being very generous tonight - very unlike them!

[tigertattie]

Peter wright ain't on 810 so no point listening

[Guest]

Personally I think Glasgow need to start running their penalties in their own half. They need to back their ability to put games away ASAP, especially the next two

[RDW]

Edinburgh really are the worlds worst at restarts, both taking and receiving. Glasgow kick them short and high and compete well, Edinburgh kick them long and low....

[CraigS1874]

as much as i want a home semi for glasgow, it is impossible to cheer that lot on without feeling dirty.

[VinceWLB]

Can't believe Strauss didn't score here, he is too slow..

[Guest]

Then again they are effectively in the SFs so there's nothing wrong with preparing for SF play.

Try jackson great.

[A Simply Mesmeric Try]

Rhubarb for the Lineeeeeeee!

[Guest]

AND a yellow card? ok then..

[George Carlin]

Try for Worzel Gummidge.

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