1872 Cup Champions

[OptimisticJock]

Not a bad side. Not quite as green as last week? Hopefully Baggott gets a run out this week.

[Big D]

Not a bad side. Not quite as green as last week? Hopefully Baggott gets a run out this week.

Think it is pretty similar.

Changes that I can see are:
McCallum for Berghan
Miller for Crosbie
Brown for Graham
Wynne for Mason
Fowles for Kennedy

[Mikey Brown]

Did Mason get a run?

[OptimisticJock]

10 minutes maybe

[Big D]

Did that hit his hands?

[Big D]

Well Blade Thomson won't be playing next week. Clearly out cold there.

[Big D]

Pyrgos, for a pro 9 has a shocking range of passing. Abysmal.

The young second rows aren't carrying much but are getting through a power of work. Millar playing well too.

[Big D]

That was a better pass. But I think the finish made it look a better option than it was.

Playing well here.

[OptimisticJock]

That was a much better performance despite the 20 minute 2nd half spell and handling.

[switchskier]

Cockers has been watching Jones again. Did Toolis ever strike anyone as a likely blindside? Why not play Wynne? On the other hand cockers is cunningly keeping Graham at wing so that Glasgow don't see him as Hogg's heir.

Pleased Miller is getting a shot again but this does have a bare bones look to the pack.


15. Dougie Fife (116)

14. Darcy Graham (10)
13. James Johnstone (27)
12. Chris Dean (73)
11. Duhan van der Merwe (25)

10. Simon Hickey (9)
9. Henry Pyrgos (9) CAPTAIN

1. Pierre Schoeman (6)
2. Ross Ford (187)
3. Pietro Ceccarelli (2)
4. James Hodgson (2)
5. Callum Hunter-Hill (4)
6. Ben Toolis (96)
7. Ally Miller (1)
8. Luke Hamilton (8)

Replacements: 16. David Cherry (4); 17. Rory Sutherland (68); 18. Murray McCallum (44); 19. Callum Atkinson (2); 20. Lewis Wynne (1); 21. Sean Kennedy (65); 22. Jaco van der Walt (22); 23. Juan Pablo Socino (6)

[OptimisticJock]

Cockers was quoted as saying Toolis is last man standing

[hugh_woatmeigh]

I personally don't see Lewis Wynne "making it" so can understand Cockers' decision.

Feel the same about Matt Smith. Glasgow really do have poor depth in the loosies. IIRC Wynne was loaned to LS and has now been loaned to Embra due to the injuries & Scotland call ups.

[Cameo]

Ah, another frustrating one. Edinburgh are just too easy to defend. Always surprised Dean always seems to get taken off too. I think him and Scott and the two best fit centres. Not seen much from Socino

[switchskier]

Is it over? That was turgidly awful.

[whatisthejava]

Ed deserved to lose but Stuart Berry is an awful ref. Gave a try that wasn’t, didn’t get a try that was and ignored a player playing on the ground.

[Cameo]

Ed deserved to lose but Stuart Berry is an awful ref. Gave a try that wasn’t, didn’t get a try that was and ignored a player playing on the ground.

Yeah, he is poor. Didnt have sound on so don't know why that Dean try was dissallowed. I thought Graham's was just about okay though. The playing on the ground one was bizarre

[whatisthejava]

Ed deserved to lose but Stuart Berry is an awful ref. Gave a try that wasn’t, didn’t get a try that was and ignored a player playing on the ground.

Yeah, he is poor. Didnt have sound on so don't know why that Dean try was dissallowed. I thought Graham's was just about okay though. The playing on the ground one was bizarre

Called it a double movement but by the letter it wasnt as he didnt propel himself forward he just got up on his knees and then fell over again within one movement. The fact he didnt stop means it cant be a double movement

Grahams was never a try as he isnt in possession

Finally in the game I counted one ruck that was legal, every ruck was just players diving into the ruck

Sooner or later we are going to watch some get very badly hurt

[Big D]

I'm sure he was the ref v Ulster. Shambles of a ref.

[whatisthejava]

Yeah he was.

[switchskier]

Looks like we're throwing the game against Munster to be ready for Newcastle. That's a really callow side, this could get messy.

15. Dougie Fife (117)

14. Tom Brown (115)

13. George Taylor*

12. Juan Pablo Socino (7)

11. Duhan van der Merwe (26)

10. Jaco van der Walt (23)

9. Nathan Fowles (61)

1. Rory Sutherland (69)

2. David Cherry (5)

3. Murray McCallum (45)

4. James Hodgson (3)

5. Callum Hunter-Hill (5)

6. Ally Miller (2)

7. Lewis Wynne (2)

8. Luke Hamilton (9) CAPTAIN



Replacements: 16. Ross Ford (188); 17. Darryl Marfo (10); 18. Pietro Ceccarelli (3); 19. Callum Atkinson (2); 20. Senitiki Nayalo*; 21. Sean Kennedy (65); 22. Jason Baggott* 23. Chris Dean (74)

[Cameo]

Scott still listed as injured. That's a long concussion

[OptimisticJock]

Is anything known about George Taylor?

* denote first game?

[Big D]

Scott still listed as injured. That's a long concussion

They could just be being ultra conservative and making sure his ready for the big games that follow.

[ARM]

50 points

[OptimisticJock]

What happened to Fouls