Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Blues, 10 April

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Glasgow Warriors v Cardiff Blues
Friday 10 April
KO: 19:35
Scotstoun Stadium

Live on BBC Alba / BBC Wales

Referee: George Clancy (IRFU, 69th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Lloyd Linton, Mike Adamson (both SRU)
Citing Commissioner: John Montgomery (SRU)
TMO: Jim Yuille (SRU)

Glasgow Warriors
Peter Murchie, Tommy Seymour, Richie Vernon, Peter Horne, DTH van der Merwe, Finn Russell, Henry Pyrgos, Jerry Yanuyanutawa, Dougie Hall, Mike Cusack, Tim Swinson, Al Kellock (captain), Rob Harley, Chris Fusaro, Adam Ashe

Replacements: Pat MacArthur, Gordon Reid, Jon Welsh, Leone Nakarawa, Josh Strauss, Ali Price, Duncan Weir, Lee Jones.

Cardiff Blues
Gareth Anscombe; Alex Cuthbert, Tom Isaacs, Garyn Smith, Dan Fish; Gareth Davies, Tavis Knoyle; Sam Hobbs, Kristian Dacey, Adam Jones, Jarrad Hoeata, Lou Reed, Macauley Cook, Sam Warburton (c), Josh Navidi

Replacements: Matthew Rees, Thomas Davies, Taufa'ao Filise, Josh Turnbull, Ellis Jenkins, Lewis Jones, Simon Humberstone, Richard Smith.

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:02

Ohhh, we're going to miss DTH

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:03

Also nice try for Hall & even nicer conversion from Furra Lineee

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:04

A cliche about buses.

by **RDW** Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:05

Lovely try!

by clivemcl Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:06

As an Ulster fan it's somewhat bittersweet to see that from Seymour on the wing! Great try!

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:08

Russell got greedy there

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:09

Wow what a try! Amazing line from Scoremore!

by **RDW** Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:09

Surely a try - I've got 40 quid resting on it!

by Scottish White Line Fever Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:09

RDW_Scotland wrote:I've got money on Russell or Horne to score two tries tonight - good odds!

If that try's allowed, I bet you're feeling smug right now!

by cakeordeath Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:10

Well that escalated quickly

by **RDW** Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:11

Although I've made the mistake of telling my other half I had a bet on...

by **RDW** Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:12

I now have to buy lunch tomorrow Rolling Eyes

by Scottish White Line Fever Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:13

RDW_Scotland wrote:

Although I've made the mistake of telling my other half I had a bet on...

That's never wise, for some reason my girlfriend thinks that half of any of my winnings are for her...

by nickj Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:14

It's like watching Barcalona! Hornee has to make the RWC squad?

by justified sinner Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:14

Had a fiver on Hall as first try scorer. Second week in a row I've managed to pick an unlikely fat bloke. But at 25 to 1 long may it continues.

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:20

That should be a red card

by **RDW** Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:21

That was awful - maybe worthy of a red?

by clivemcl Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:21

I can't believe what I just saw. A player cannot make assumptions about whether a player is truely injured or not. Has to be red!!

by clivemcl Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:22

Ref is wrong. Yellow for tackle. Red for dragging the player up to his feet! Shocking!

by A Simply Mesmeric Try Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:23

Good job George. Definitely a card. Probably should've been red though.

Jeezoh! Jones ran into Warbaton.
And then...
Furra Linee Hatrick!

by Artful_Dodger Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:23

Hoeata is such a card and penalty machine for the Blues. Its constant, the guy has the intellect of a plankton.

by VinceWLB Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:25

clivemcl wrote:Ref is wrong. Yellow for tackle. Red for dragging the player up to his feet! Shocking!

That was strange, Hoeata probably felt it wasn't as big a hit as it looked like and felt Murchie milked it a bit.

by IanBru Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:27

Horne-Dog is playing like a wee genius!

by jimbopip Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:29

So;
Dougie scores a try,
Hornee scores a hat-trick,
Hornee scores a contender for try of the season'Clownshoes is favouring Glasgow.

What might the second half bring?

by demosthenes Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:35

clivemcl wrote:Ref is wrong. Yellow for tackle. Red for dragging the player up to his feet! Shocking!

That should be a citing. If only to tell players that acting like that is not acceptable under any circumstances.

by **RDW** Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:37

Right Glasgow, let's not have the same 2nd half as last time eh?

by Luckless Pedestrian Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:40

RDW_Scotland wrote:That was awful - maybe worthy of a red?

He was shown a red for a similar clothesline 'tackle' on Rob Kearney earlier in the season.

by Cardiff Dave Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:41

Love old rugby grounds and this place looks medieval with its tented roof and flags.

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:42

Starting from where they left off!

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:43

Taking the greedy boy off

by Cardiff Dave Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:44

FFS!
Back to my online grocery shopping I think.

by cakeordeath Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:46

Hopefully the Cardiff 4 will get citied.

by The Saint Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:55

cakeordeath wrote:Hopefully the Cardiff 4 will get citied.

If so then it's another signing from hell for the Blues (like most of their others). All he's done is give away penalties and get banned this season. There's no way Roberts will consider coming back to this team surely.

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:58

Soft & dissaponting try to concede. Mass subs have taken their toll

by Pot Hale Fri Apr 10 2015, 20:59

The Blues really are pathetic. Nothing to play for - their European spot guaranteed - no backbone whatsoever.

by The Saint Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:01

Pot Hale wrote:The Blues really are pathetic. Nothing to play for - their European spot guaranteed - no backbone whatsoever.

What spot in Europe? They're outside the top 6. The worst thing they did was show Hammett the door. They would have got better had they kept him, but the fact of the matter is they've been run by amateurs since they began.

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:05

Hmmm. Glasgow rather resting on their laurels

by **RDW** Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:05

Glasgows fringe defence has been poor this half

by Jenifer McLadyboy Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:07

Pot Hale wrote:The Blues really are pathetic. Nothing to play for - their European spot guaranteed - no backbone whatsoever.

Cardiff are guaranteed to be in the challenge cup next year. Not even a mathematical hope now. Even if every team above them lost all their games and Cardiff won all theirs with bonus points

by cakeordeath Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:08

Much better from Cardiff.

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:08

Glasgow could really do with waking up. Blues bombed that almost open goal

by Pot Hale Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:08

The Saint wrote:
Pot Hale wrote:The Blues really are pathetic. Nothing to play for - their European spot guaranteed - no backbone whatsoever.

What spot in Europe? Their outside the top 6. The worst thing they did was show Hammett the door. They would have got better had they kept him, but the fact of the matter is they've been run by amateurs since they began.

Their spot in the Challenge Cup I meant. They're not in top six, they don't have threat of relegation, therefore doesn't matter how they perform. Good to see them come back with a couple of tries, but I suspect that's more to do with Glasgow taking their foot of the gas now that they've got the bonus point wrapped up.

by The Saint Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:11

I wouldn't worry too much, Cardiff have a knack for scoring a few tries....when the game is well and truly over.

by SecretFly Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:13

Glasgow think they're comfortable but that's no way to treat a second half by relaxing back so much. Teams in the lead and by so much tend to lose focus, but Glasgow are really letting things slide too much here.

by **RDW** Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:17

Strauss has been awful tonight!

by GLove39 Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:26

Anyone else surprised by how many high shots Cardiff made tonight? When did refs stop penalising these fouls?

by TJ Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:40

demosthenes wrote:
clivemcl wrote:Ref is wrong. Yellow for tackle. Red for dragging the player up to his feet! Shocking!

That should be a citing. If only to tell players that acting like that is not acceptable under any circumstances.

Yup - should have been a red - clotheslining a player without the ball. I hope he gets a good long ban

by Manky-Flanker Fri Apr 10 2015, 21:47

Thought Cusack was great in the scrum, Fusaro was effective at the breakdown and Horne looks like he has clearly put the memory of his last Scotland appearance behind him!

As for the Blues, they showed glimmers of what they're capable of in the 2nd half. Is it just me or does Alex Cuthbert seem like he could only be bothered half the time? whereas players like Navidi are relentless and fully committed the whole game.

by Pete330v2 Fri Apr 10 2015, 22:17

How come Chunky isn't on bemoaning red cards that were given as yellows? I was sure he was on a crusade about this. Perhaps it's only Ulster he bemoans.

Well done Glasgee, I've become a fan this season, you're my second team now although obviously not when playing Ulster.

by Cardiff Dave Fri Apr 10 2015, 23:37

Manky-Flanker wrote:Thought Cusack was great in the scrum, Fusaro was effective at the breakdown and Horne looks like he has clearly put the memory of his last Scotland appearance behind him!

As for the Blues, they showed glimmers of what they're capable of in the 2nd half. Is it just me or does Alex Cuthbert seem like he could only be bothered half the time? whereas players like Navidi are relentless and fully committed the whole game.

Navidi is a gem and a half. Deserves to be part of a better squad of players than we have at present.

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