Glasgow and Edinburgh: Ongoing Banter Thread VIII

by RuggerRadge2611 Tue 21 Apr 2015, 10:09 am

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A. Edinburgh
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1. League Results laughing

Fri 5 Sep: Munster Rugby 13 - 14 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 12 Sep: Edinburgh Rugby 13 - 14 Connacht Rugby

Sun 21 Sep: Ospreys 62 - 13 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 26 Sep: Edinburgh Rugby 20 - 20 Scarlets

Fri 3 Oct: Ulster Rugby 30 - 0 Edinburgh Rugby

Sat 11 Oct: Edinburgh Rugby 24 - 10 Newport Gwent Dragons

Fri 31 Oct: Leinster Rugby 33 - 8 Edinburgh Rugby

Sun 23 Nov: Edinburgh Rugby 28 - 13 Cardiff Blues

Sat 29 Nov: Zebre 18 - 10 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 19 Dec: Edinburgh Rugby 48 - 0 Benetton Treviso

Sat 27 Dec: Glasgow Warriors 16 - 6 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 2 Jan: Edinburgh Rugby - 20 - 8 Glasgow Warriors

Fri 9 Jan: Connacht Rugby 13 - 16 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 13 Feb: Edinburgh Rugby 24 - 16 Ospreys

Fri 20 Feb: Edinburgh Rugby 17 - 20 Ulster Rugby

Sun 1 Mar: Cardiff Blues 21 - 15 Edinburgh Rugby

Sat 7 Mar: Benetton Treviso 8 - 29 Edinburgh

Sat 28 Mar: Scarlets 15 - 26 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 24 Apr: Edinburgh Rugby 3 - 34 Munster Rugby

2. European Results Yahoo

17/10/14: Bordeaux-Begles 13 - 15 Edinburgh Rugby

24/10/14: Edinburgh Rugby 25 - 17 Lyon

7/12/14: Edinburgh Rugby 25 - 13 London Welsh

14/12/14: London Welsh 6 - 24 Edinburgh Rugby

17/01/2015: Lyon 21 - 19 Edinburgh Rugby

23/01/2015: Edinburgh Rugby 38 - 20 Bordeaux-Begles

05/04/2015: London Irish 18-23 Edinburgh

17/04/2015: Edinburgh 45-16 Dragons

B. Glasgow
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1. League Results Yahoo

Sat 6 Sep: Glasgow Warriors 22 - 20 Leinster Rugby

Sun 14 Sep: Cardiff Blues 12 - 33 Glasgow Warriors

Sat 20 Sep: Newport Gwent Dragons 13 - 33 Glasgow Warriors

Fri 26 Sep: Glasgow Warriors 39 - 21 Connacht Rugby

Sun 5 Oct: Benetton Treviso 23 - 40 Glasgow Warriors

Sat 11 Oct: Ulster Rugby 29 - 9 Glasgow Warriors

Fri 31 Oct: Glasgow Warriors 17 - 9 Benetton Treviso

Fri 21 Nov: Scarlets 19 - 9 Glasgow Warriors

Sun 30 Nov: Glasgow Warriors 19 - 15 Newport Gwent Dragons

Sat 20 Dec: Glasgow Warriors 21 - 18 Munster Rugby

Sat 27 Dec: Glasgow Warriors 16 - 6 Edinburgh Rugby

Fri 2 Jan: Edinburgh Rugby 20 - 8 Glasgow Warriors

Fri 9 Jan: Glasgow Warriors 22 - 7 Scarlets

Sun 15 Feb: Zebre 10 - 54 Glasgow Warriors

Sat 21 Feb: Glasgow Warriors 19 - 16 Ospreys

Sat 28 Feb: Munster Rugby 22 - 10 Glasgow Warriors

Fri 6 Mar: Glasgow Warriors 26 - 5 Zebre

Fri 27 Mar: Leinster Rugby 34 - 34 Glasgow Warriors

Fri 10 Apr: Glasgow Warriors 36 - 17 Cardiff Blues

2. European Results laughing

18/10/14: Glasgow Warriors 37 - 10 Bath Rugby

25/10/14: Montpellier 13 - 15 Glasgow Warriors

7/12/14: Toulouse 19 - 11 Glasgow Warriors

13/12/14: Glasgow Warriors 9 - 12 Toulouse

18/01/2015: Glasgow Warriors 21 - 10 Montpellier

25/01/2015: Bath Rugby 20 - 15 Glasgow Warriors

Hopefully this thread will keep GC off my back for a wee while... Wink

by tigertattie Thu 30 Apr 2015, 9:52 am

InjuredYetAgain wrote:Does anyone else get the Glasgow / Edinburgh train? The WiFi on it is honking. I've lost count of the number of posts i ose because the service breaks up. Goddam ball-ache.

On a train with glaswegians on it, the Wifi isn't the only thing that's honking!

by Majestic83 Thu 30 Apr 2015, 10:08 am

Nematode wrote:I don't know, Du Preez has only come back from injury - to start a final might after only 40 mins game time so far is a big ask.

I think we'll see Mcinally, Grant, Coman with Du Preez and Watson benching

Du Preez got a good run out for the Barbarians against Heriots last week as well. Not the most of intense games but very quick flowing so would have got the lungs burning.

by **RDW** Thu 30 Apr 2015, 10:12 am

Majestic83 wrote:
Nematode wrote:I don't know, Du Preez has only come back from injury - to start a final might after only 40 mins game time so far is a big ask.

I think we'll see Mcinally, Grant, Coman with Du Preez and Watson benching

Du Preez got a good run out for the Barbarians against Heriots last week as well. Not the most of intense games but very quick flowing so would have got the lungs burning.

Did he actually though? He was meant to be playing but I didn't see his name mentioned in any of the team sheets reporting on the game.

by Majestic83 Thu 30 Apr 2015, 10:17 am

RDW_Scotland wrote:
Majestic83 wrote:
Nematode wrote:I don't know, Du Preez has only come back from injury - to start a final might after only 40 mins game time so far is a big ask.

I think we'll see Mcinally, Grant, Coman with Du Preez and Watson benching

Du Preez got a good run out for the Barbarians against Heriots last week as well. Not the most of intense games but very quick flowing so would have got the lungs burning.

Did he actually though? He was meant to be playing but I didn't see his name mentioned in any of the team sheets reporting on the game.

Just checked and he didn't end up playing, was pulled out the game just before kick off.
Big ask then for him to start tomorrow night with very little game time. Even with all the training in the world it still doesn't get you 100% match fit, only game time does that.

by Nematode Thu 30 Apr 2015, 10:18 am

One thought I was having:

If the game comes down to a drop goal, who takes it? Would Heathcote maybe be needed on the bench to cover that scenario?

by SecretFly Thu 30 Apr 2015, 10:48 am

Oh God...don't be thinking about so close a thing! That's masochism Nematode, that's what that is.

Go for the jugular and keep the foot on the pedal for most of the 80. If it still comes down to a drop goal at the end after a game of that................ well, don't worry about it, you'll probably be unconscious Wink

by tigertattie Thu 30 Apr 2015, 11:30 am

Sam H-C could easily drop a goal I would think!

by des Thu 30 Apr 2015, 12:12 pm

After he's cured cancer and AIDS.

by tigertattie Thu 30 Apr 2015, 12:57 pm

Sam H-C can even get to the ruck, pass the ball into the pocket, run back, catch the ball, then drop goal it between the posts!

by Majestic83 Thu 30 Apr 2015, 1:03 pm

tigertattie wrote:Sam H-C can even get to the ruck, pass the ball into the pocket, run back, catch the ball, then drop goal it between the posts!

With his known kicking foot!

by tigertattie Thu 30 Apr 2015, 1:45 pm

Majestic83 wrote:
tigertattie wrote:Sam H-C can even get to the ruck, pass the ball into the pocket, run back, catch the ball, then drop goal it between the posts!

With his known kicking foot!

Nah, he's that pro that he can do it with his weaker foot!

by Nematode Thu 30 Apr 2015, 2:00 pm

He doesn't need to do a DG when he's learned all of Laidlaw's try scoring skills, duh...

Doh

by GLove39 Thu 30 Apr 2015, 2:18 pm

Any lyrical geniuses fancy rewording the rest of this wee ditty for Friday...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Fm0YTRyRQ

We came ~~over from~~ down with old ~~blighty~~ Flinty,
~~Warren Gatland's~~ Alan Solomons army and me,
We're here to take the cup all the way home,
Six quid for a pint, probably no need to change this!
A ~~grand~~ ton for the flight,
With Sam ~~our captain~~ Hidalgo we'll take the cup home!

by **George Carlin** Thu 30 Apr 2015, 2:37 pm

des wrote:After he's cured cancer and AIDS.

by Nematode Thu 30 Apr 2015, 6:57 pm

Nice wee highlights reel:

by tigertattie Fri 01 May 2015, 4:33 pm

I do hope our western brethern will be supporting the 1872 champions in the euro cup final tonight!

by funnyExiledScot Fri 01 May 2015, 4:51 pm

tigertattie wrote:I do hope our western brethern will be supporting the 1872 champions in the euro cup final tonight!

I have no doubt Schizoid and Jimbo are sitting in matching maroon corduroys, gin soaked and leafing through the Tory manifesto out of solidarity!!

by InjuredYetAgain Fri 01 May 2015, 5:44 pm

I prefer the audio book format of it myself. Saves risking getting newsprint on one's hands.
By the way, is there a poncier word than "one's" in the English language?

by SecretFly Fri 01 May 2015, 5:48 pm

InjuredYetAgain wrote:
By the way, is there a poncier word than "one's" in the English language?

"Shall" and "Rather" comes close for me.

by InjuredYetAgain Fri 01 May 2015, 5:52 pm

They seem fairly inoffensive and non-poncy to me, Fly. Do you and "shall" have previous or something?

by **George Carlin** Sun 03 May 2015, 2:00 pm

With my one eye firmly blinking, could we please have a few votes for the Peter Horne try:
http://www1.skysports.com/pro12-try-of-the-season

The Donoghue try is miles ahead in the voting, followed by the Gilroy one. Come on you guys. What is the purpose of these boards if not feral, blind partisanship?

by SecretFly Sun 03 May 2015, 5:24 pm

InjuredYetAgain wrote:They seem fairly inoffensive and non-poncy to me, Fly. Do you and "shall" have previous or something?

Rather!!!! Yes indeed, our paths have crossed and we've taken a dislike of each other from that very first meeting all those years ago. But how you can pick on one's personal hatreds and then have the gall to choose a nice young chap like 'One's' as a target for you ire???? ..... well, I don't think I shall ever understand some people and their pet-hates for totally innocuous words.

by **George Carlin** Mon 04 May 2015, 7:58 am

https://www.606v2.com/t58813-newport-gwent-dragons-v-edinburgh-rugby-8-may

Boshock.

by WhiskyBluff Mon 04 May 2015, 8:29 am

Edinburgh

What a joke of a team. Can't even score against a 13 man Gloucester. Hope the 1872 cup keeps you warm at night when you finish 7th and your next greatest achievement of the season was beating the Dragons.

by **George Carlin** Mon 04 May 2015, 8:31 am

WhiskyBluff wrote:Edinburgh

What a joke of a team. Can't even score against a 13 man Gloucester. Hope the 1872 cup keeps you warm at night when you finish 7th and your next greatest achievement of the season was beating the Dragons.

Not the most productive post I've ever seen, Whisky Bluff.

by Majestic83 Mon 04 May 2015, 8:38 am

According to midi olympique Euan murray is of to pau after the World Cup. Identified him as their target for tight head and was spotted at their ground over the weekend.

by **George Carlin** Mon 04 May 2015, 9:05 am

Majestic83 wrote:According to midi olympique Euan murray is of to pau after the World Cup. Identified him as their target for tight head and was spotted at their ground over the weekend.

Midi tends to get this kind of thing right.

Wouldn't be a massive loss for us, I think - provided the Coo is able to carry on and they can keep Fagerson.

by WhiskyBluff Mon 04 May 2015, 9:15 am

George Carlin wrote:
WhiskyBluff wrote:Edinburgh

What a joke of a team. Can't even score against a 13 man Gloucester. Hope the 1872 cup keeps you warm at night when you finish 7th and your next greatest achievement of the season was beating the Dragons.

Not the most productive post I've ever seen, Whisky Bluff.

Well there is enough digs at Glasgow on here thought it needed evening out. To be fair i was rooting for them at the weekend though. fair disappointed.

by **RDW** Mon 04 May 2015, 9:20 am

George Carlin wrote:
Majestic83 wrote:According to midi olympique Euan murray is of to pau after the World Cup. Identified him as their target for tight head and was spotted at their ground over the weekend.
Midi tends to get this kind of thing right.

Wouldn't be a massive loss for us, I think - provided the Coo is able to carry on and they can keep Fagerson.

Agreed - by that point he'll be so over the hill he'll have moved on to the next hill!

I think he's been in decline for a few years now. Pulls himself up for the odd big game but generally he's not the player he used to be.

by Majestic83 Mon 04 May 2015, 9:22 am

RDW_Scotland wrote:
George Carlin wrote:
Majestic83 wrote:According to midi olympique Euan murray is of to pau after the World Cup. Identified him as their target for tight head and was spotted at their ground over the weekend.
Midi tends to get this kind of thing right.

Wouldn't be a massive loss for us, I think - provided the Coo is able to carry on and they can keep Fagerson.

Agreed - by that point he'll be so over the hill he'll have moved on to the next hill!

I think he's been in decline for a few years now. Pulls himself up for the odd big game but generally he's not the player he used to be.

If true then obviously jon Welsh leaving was instigated by himself as doubt Glasgow would want to lose both him and murray.
Glasgow be looking for a tight head signing?

by Nematode Mon 04 May 2015, 9:25 am

Euan Murray isn't a loss to Glasgow unfortunately - tbh I think he's past his best and shouldn't be in the Scotland RWC squad. That stupid penalty against Connacht and his poor scrummaging really showed that.

by **George Carlin** Mon 04 May 2015, 10:16 am

So Murray is World Class, past his best, old and very expensive.

Surely satisfies all of the criteria for Toulon to sign him?

by **BigGee** Mon 04 May 2015, 10:22 am

That still leaves Glasgow with 4 TH props, Cussack, De Klerk, Fargerson and Rae. Two mature bulls and two promising young pups. That seems about right for a squad. None of them are likely to be away for the WC either.

by **George Carlin** Mon 04 May 2015, 12:05 pm

BigGee wrote:That still leaves Glasgow with 4 TH props, Cussack, De Klerk, Fargerson and Rae. Two mature bulls and two promising young pups. That seems about right for a squad. None of them are likely to be away for the WC either.

See, I read that and then I get worried that we don't have any international quality tightheads...

by CraigS1874 Mon 04 May 2015, 4:08 pm

Interesting to see BLair Kinghorne has just been announced as signing for Edinburgh, it has been coming for a while. By all accounts a fantastic talent hence why he is not an EDP but I have been told he is a bit of a giraffe and could be too lanky to defend the 10 channel, with a potential move to 15 in the future.

I have not looked in the press to see if its been reported however the 7s squad will find out if Scotland will register a team for next years series on the 14th of may. And former 7s player alex glashan will not get a contract with the SRU for next year and I suspect others will also go

by **RDW** Mon 04 May 2015, 5:00 pm

CraigS1874 wrote:Interesting to see BLair Kinghorne has just been announced as signing for Edinburgh, it has been coming for a while. By all accounts a fantastic talent hence why he is not an EDP but I have been told he is a bit of a giraffe and could be too lanky to defend the 10 channel, with a potential move to 15 in the future.

I have not looked in the press to see if its been reported however the 7s squad will find out if Scotland will register a team for next years series on the 14th of may. And former 7s player alex glashan will not get a contract with the SRU for next year and I suspect others will also go

I know a couple of the current under 18 squad and they say he's a superstar of the future - a real standout player.

He is quite a big as but you get big 10s these days - Biggar, Prystland, Sexton etc.

by Majestic83 Mon 04 May 2015, 5:14 pm

Not seen him play but from all accounts sounds a very good player and seems to have his head screwed on as well. 6ft 4 and 15st at the moment and will probably fill out a bit more with pro training, seems a very good prospect for the future.
His back up at u18s for scotland is apparently a very good prospect as well, Gregor haldane. Playing for Northampton Saints u18s and been their stand out player.

by InjuredYetAgain Mon 04 May 2015, 6:02 pm

Majestic -sad news about that big Saffer that was playing for you at Haddington this year. I think it was you who said that guy was just massive - did you know him well?

by Majestic83 Mon 04 May 2015, 7:12 pm

InjuredYetAgain wrote:Majestic -sad news about that big Saffer that was playing for you at Haddington this year. I think it was you who said that guy was just massive - did you know him well?

Yep was very sad news, was a cracking player, far better than Haddingtons level. Knew him pretty well, good guy off the pitch. Brought a lot to the club in his short time not just his playing ability but some of the old school rugby values that have maybe been lost with the younger guys. Had just signed a pro deal to play for Canterbury in the ITM cup this season as well.

by InjuredYetAgain Mon 04 May 2015, 8:25 pm

Wow, didn't realise he was that good. No matter how good or bad a player he was, incredibly sad that his via fiancee was pregnant too.
Kinda puts perspective on some of the petty bickering that goes on here

by Majestic83 Mon 04 May 2015, 10:22 pm

Yeah after he'd said play for us this season wasps had made him an offer for their academy/a team but he turned them down to honour his deal with us. Wasn't the tallest guy maybe just under 6ft but weighed in at over 110kg of just muscle, very much like pocock that when he got over the ball at the breakdown you just couldn't shift him.
As you say puts things into perspective when things like that happen especially for some of the younger boys in the team.
One of the funny moments from the season was when he got sin binned. He'd been pinged by the ref and swore in Afrikaans only for us to discover the ref had an Afrikaans wife and understood every word and binned him for it!

by **RDW** Tue 05 May 2015, 8:42 am

Anyone been to Orkney to play rugby?

They have been promoted into our league meaning we'll have a trip up there next season! Will be a full weekend job - leave on the Friday and back on the Sunday.

Good fun for us, but I'd hate to play for them and have to do that every 2nd week! Surely they'd have to get funding from the SRU to be able to participate??

by jimbopip Tue 05 May 2015, 9:26 am

RDW, I'm fairly sure that the Highland Park distillery sponsors the club to some extent or other. Even if they don't, try to organise a tour of the distillery. It is a ~~fairly~~ very good whisky with a unique smokiness. IMHO.

by tigertattie Tue 05 May 2015, 5:03 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:Anyone been to Orkney to play rugby?

They have been promoted into our league meaning we'll have a trip up there next season! Will be a full weekend job - leave on the Friday and back on the Sunday.

Good fun for us, but I'd hate to play for them and have to do that every 2nd week! Surely they'd have to get funding from the SRU to be able to participate??

Aye they get travel expences from the SRU. I'm not sure, but I think teams that travel to them will also get some travel expences paid out. If not, I can see a fair few games being called off with some teams not being able to afford the journey!

by InjuredYetAgain Tue 05 May 2015, 5:39 pm

Tricky one isn't it. You certainly don't want to exclude the far reaches of the country in case you over look a good player (even if it is Rowan Shepherd) but that travel must be a pain.
As RDW says, you can't even imagine what it must he lime for the Orkney players having to leave their wife (or "sister" as she would be known to genealogists) behind all weekend.

by InjuredYetAgain Tue 05 May 2015, 6:00 pm

Right, tattie just made a good point about CDP on the cup final thread. I must admit that I had forgotten that he is, or at least soon will be, SQ.
How many of him, Strauss and Nel will be in the WC squad? I think Strauss and NFL are shoo-ins due to lack of options but, despite falling out with RDW on another thread on this subject, I think CDP might be the hairy arsed ball carrier that our backrow is missing and needs

by **RDW** Tue 05 May 2015, 6:06 pm

Du Preez has another year to wait.

by GLove39 Tue 05 May 2015, 6:14 pm

InjuredYetAgain wrote:Tricky one isn't it. You certainly don't want to exclude the far reaches of the country in case you ~~over look a good player (even if it is~~ find Rowan Morrison ~~Shepherd~~

by Nematode Tue 05 May 2015, 6:52 pm

Is du Preez a project player/does he want to be SQ and play for Scotland? He'd walk back into a SR SA team.

by InjuredYetAgain Tue 05 May 2015, 8:43 pm

Does he still have a year to go? I thought he qualified before Nellie the Elephant.
I don't know if he was as blatant a "project signing" as Strauss and Nel but the fact he signed for 3 years did indicate an intent........
I may be wrong but I thought I had read an interview where he came out with the usual "I would love to play for Scotchland but I am not thinking that far ahead" etc

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