Edinburgh vs Montpellier - European Champions Cup - The return of BVC

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Edinburgh vs Montpellier

19:45 (GMT) Fri 18 Jan 2019 European Champions Cup

Venue: Murrayfield Stadium

From the beeb:
Edinburgh coach Richard Cockerill hopes to beat Montpellier to seal a Champions Cup home quarter-final - and also help out "little brother" Glasgow Warriors.

A victory for Cockerill's Pool 2 leaders on Friday would secure Warriors' progress into the last eight as one of the three best runners-up.

It would be the first time both sides have been in the quarter-finals.

"It's about time we started doing them some favours. We will try and get them qualified," Cockerill said.

"We are playing for big stakes here, we are playing for a home quarter-final, we are playing to qualify.

"We are only interested in Edinburgh, but the by-product is getting Glasgow through.

"If we win, we get us through and Glasgow through, so come and support Scottish rugby.

"But come and support Edinburgh. We have got something worth supporting."

Glasgow fans have every reason to back Edinburgh against Montpellier, who are second top in their group, as the capital side aim for a seventh win in succession.

A home win would guarantee Warriors a place in the last eight before they travel to face their own pool leaders, Saracens, on Saturday.

"We are a small nation, we've got a small playing pool, so for us to even be contemplating getting a quarter of the European knockouts to be Scottish is pretty impressive," Cockerill added.

Even Rennie says the Weegies should support us

RDW_Scotland wrote:Some huge collisions already!

You can say that again....

Watson was clearly in a lot of pain, tried to play on but didn’t last long. Toonie was looking a bit worried up in the stands

Jannie Du Plessis subbed off already!

So basically our South Africans are better than their South Africans!

Nel beheaded by a high tackle

High tackle on Nel (he is only 4ft to be fair) and VDW kicks from pretty much the same spot he just missed - 9-0

There is something deliciously ironic seeing a Scottish team penalty kicking a French team like Montpelier into submission.

Pot Hale wrote:There is something deliciously ironic seeing a Scottish team penalty kicking a French team like Montpelier into submission.

If we win I couldn't care less!

Try Montpellier right on halftime

Worrying, they look like they've woken up

RDW_Scotland wrote:

Pot Hale wrote:There is something deliciously ironic seeing a Scottish team penalty kicking a French team like Montpelier into submission.

If we win I couldn't care less!

Fully agree! BAMN.

Genuinely can’t remeber the result or score when these two teams last met?

Shows we can't let them get in our 22 - too much power

Montpellier were lucky not to get someone in the bin for all the penalties in their half. Edinburgh captain needs to get in JP's ear in the second half if those penalties keep coming.

Just about to take off

Good luck for the second half

Our handling hasn't been nearly as crisp tonight

RDW_Scotland wrote:Our handling hasn't been nearly as crisp tonight

Its pretty cold in fairness.

Didn't see anyone change a bind there

Momentum has swung - need to get in this

Montpellier massively offside!

Duhan just being a total monster as usual

We really need to commit more men to rucks

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Duhan just being a total monster as usual

Seen a fair bit of him this season, he looks class.

Points

Fair play Jaco Van Der Walt, he might have a first name like an Animaniac but he's some kicker.

VDM is incredible. Should we be worried about him getting poached too??

RDW_Scotland wrote:VDM is incredible. Should we be worried about him getting poached too??

We'll have him if you're offering.

Is that a compliment to an Edinburgh player Eejit?!

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:Is that a compliment to an Edinburgh player Eejit?!

Also, good try that.

Huge kick VDW

What’s going on??? This is madness. Mob the burgh. Mon the wee darcy

What a kick Jaco

He fair skelped that.

Pienaar off. Job done.

- I fancy a chai latte.

- Maybe I should buy a manbag.

- Tartan trews are acceptable rugby wear.

I hope this game finishes soon so that these feelings will stop.

Big defence!

If that pass had been Pienaar....

BVC looking his usual happy self

Nel and Schoeman are knackered - we do have international props to replace them....

Nel had an absolute stormer. He’s definitely back!

Immediate impact off the bench!

Nel looks tired, sweaty and uncomfortable. Exactly like I do after finishing eating a steak.

Game management needed now. Up the jumper stuff. keep the ball. Keep the territory. Don’t go chucking wild ones Mr VDW

Cockers chewing his nails. Never thought I’d see the day.

Ger hickey on

tigertattie wrote:Game management needed now. Up the jumper stuff. keep the ball. Keep the territory. Don’t go chucking wild ones Mr VDW

Stop tempting fate!

Eejit wrote:Nel looks tired, sweaty and uncomfortable. Exactly like I do after finishing eating a steak.

Is that not you in your pillow fort too?

C’mon Edinburgh - you have this.

Surely.........