We try to play from deep looking for a winning score, but James Lang is bundled into touch. We take a losing bonus point, and have a 6 point deficit for the return leg next week.
It’s a huge nudge from the replacement! The deficit is cut slightly.
We’re trying to stretch the Glasgow defence around half way, and earn a penalty with the hosts straying offside. We go for the posts from 50 out.
Price stabs through a good grubber kick to give us a tricky exit in our 22.
Boffelli is down, and is replaced by Jaco van der Walt.
Tom Jordan makes no mistake from the tee.
We’re under all sorts of pressure here, with Glasgow hammering our line. Sykes wins the ball, but we get turned over trying to play from deep. Glasgow point at the posts.
Jamie takes the man out off the ball, and Glasgow will have an attacking lineout in our territory.
It’s tense out there, and we almost get away with Boff making ground on the outside. The attack breaks down and Glasgow clear their lines.
Glasgow’s fly-half nudges over the penalty from in front to make it a 6 point game.
Glasgow win the scrum after a number of resets. Jordan goes for goal.
Glasgow rumble forward for their first attacking chance. They’re camped on our line, but Price spills the ball under pressure. Huge scrum on our 5 metre line.
Big Bill is taking names, smashing Tom Jordan. Turner replies by hitting Jamie Ritchie. It all ends up with a Glasgow lineout on half way.
Bill has injured himself in another tackle, and is replaced by Ben Muncaster. Angus Williams is on for WP Nel.
WE’RE RIGHT BACK IN IT!!! He’s Edinburgh through-and-through, and has a derby try to his name. Boyle breaks away from the maul to dot down.
Boff slots the extras. GAME ON.
Mata with a HUGE carry puts us on the front foot. Glasgow are offside, and we’ll head to the corner again.
We’re looking more threatening than the first 40, with McKay spilling a high ball to give us an attacking platform.
The scrum-half comes on to replace Ben Vellacott.
The hosts win a breakdown penalty, but we’re looking more dangerous with the ball in hand.
Correction, Marshall Sykes is on for Glen Young.
Sykes and Venter enter the fray, with Gilchrist and Schoeman making way.
We’ve looked dominant at the scrum, and eventually get our reward with a scrum penalty. The advantage comes to nothing, but we’ll have a lineout on the Glasgow 22.
The lineout is squint from Fraser Brown. We’ll have a scrum on our 10.
A tough one for Paterson, who loses the ball in the air and it’ll be a Glasgow lineout in our half.
It’s nearly a wonder try, with Lang breaking from deep to put Duhan through. Glashow scramble well though, and clear their lines. Scrappy play follows from both sides, and there will be a Glasgow scrum from just outside their 22.
The ball hits the deck at the maul and Glasgow look to counter, stopped by a huge hit from Mata. The hosts clear, and we have to rebuild from our own half.
We start the second half well, with Boffelli and van der Merwe winning contestable kicks. Glasgow play at the 9, and we get into Glasgow territory.
Jordan restarts. A big 40 needed. Come on Edinburgh!!
It’s a 10 point lead for the hosts at half-time.
We hold our line well, but don’t roll away at the ruck. Horne will go for the sticks.
Jamie gets too far across and it’s a penalty. Glasgow with another big chance before half time.
Chris Dean has taken a knock to the head and will be replaced by Cammy Scott.
It’s scrappy out there in the rain. Glasgow win the a breakdown pen and punt clear to have a lineout on our 10 metre line.
We go again! Manjezi knocks the ball on in the air.
Fraser Brown kicks the ball away at the base of the ruck, after a lovely kick return from Paterson. Our lineout on the Glasgow 22!
It looks like we have advantage at the scrum, but Mata spills at the base. Glasgow scrum in the same spot.
The hosts spill the restart, we’ll have a put in on the 22.
The pressure finally tells, with Jack Dempsey powering over the line. George Horne adds the extras.
We’re holding on, as another infringement sees Glasgow kick to the corner once more.
We stop the lineout initially, but Ritchie brings down the maul illegally. They go for the try again.
The hosts go to the corner.
Cancelliere kicks through, and Savala has to take the ball into touch. Glasgow with an attacking lineout in the 22.
A rarity, Big Bill loses the ball in contact! The hosts have the put in on half way.
We push early. Tom Jordan puts boot to ball, we’ll have a lineout on half-way.
The initial drive is good, however the maul collapses and the ball becomes unplayable. Glasgow scrum on their 22.
We’re putting the hosts under a heap of pressure, but Savala’s final pass is into the hands of a Glasgow player. Horne’s clearance is out on the full, however, so we’ll have another chance to attack around the 22.
Agonisingly close! The strike is good but it hits the post. Young knocks on trying to regather the ball, it’ll be a Glasgow put in inside their own 22.
A great carry from Boyle, and Dempsey is pinned at the base of the ruck. Boff goes for the posts again.
Boff is taken out by Steyn when contesting the high ball, we move into the Glasgow half.
Huge defence, the captain has won the ball back at the breakdown! Vellacott clears from the base of the ruck.
We give away a penalty at the breakdown just inside our half. Glasgow go to the corner.
We lose the lineout, and Glasgow look like they’ve scored but there’s a double movement from Bhatti. We clear our lines up to the 22.
The hosts play the ball wide, with Tuipulotu nudging the ball through. Steyn kicks it on, but can’t quite get to the bouncing ball. Our lineout on the 22.
It remains scoreless. Glasgow look to play from deep.
WP does what WP does! We play wide with the advantage but knock-on after a nice break from Paterson. Boff points to the posts from range.
The hosts counter-ruck well, but lose the ball forward in the process. Our put in on the Glasgow 10 metre line.
Harry Paterson does well to take the first high ball of the night cleanly. Savala stabs the ball through for a Glasgow lineout on their 22.
Charlie Savala gets things underway! Come on Edinburgh!!
A lot of rainfall here in Glasgow. It is quite damp.
Tonight’s prize is looking better than ever, with a rejuvenation to celebrate the 150th anniversary of tonight’s fixture. Thanks to the 150 project, we also have a finalised head-to-head between the cities, with the winners engraved on the base of the trophy.
A good opportunity to see one of our academy starlets in action. Harry Paterson has described himself as ‘rangy and elusive’, so will be hoping to get plenty of possession at full-back. Fellow academy players Paddy Harrison and Cammy Scott could feature from the bench.
We’re forced into a last minute change, with Wes Goosen withdrawing due to injury. Emiliano Boffelli shifts to the wing, with local lad Harry Paterson coming into the side for his second appearance for the club.
Good evening, and welcome to the Galbraith Match Centre for tonight’s clash against Glasgow Warriors at Scotstoun Stadium; the first leg of the historic 150th anniversary clash against our fierce rivals from the west.
80:00 Second Half End
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40:00 First Half End
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Kick-off 7:35 pm