Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors

:00:33. > :01:29.Now it is 144th year, this is the oldest known international rugby

:01:30. > :01:34.fixture in the world. A rivalry between east and west has been

:01:35. > :01:38.regularly fought over. Today, the contest is as keen as it has ever

:01:39. > :01:43.been. Yes, Pro12 points and potential Six Nations places up for

:01:44. > :01:48.grabs, but a full-bloodied win over the rival is a way to see the old

:01:49. > :01:53.year out. It is Edinburgh against Glasgow.

:01:54. > :01:57.Hello. A very warm welcome to Murrayfield and a very merry

:01:58. > :02:02.Christmas from us. It is an awful day, isn't it? It is a stinker of a

:02:03. > :02:06.day here. If row are on your sofa you are in the best place. We are

:02:07. > :02:09.track-side for a match, which I am looking forward, in particular the

:02:10. > :02:14.match up between these two sides. In the about sense of a national trial

:02:15. > :02:19.this is it. You go through the whole team, there is great match-ups

:02:20. > :02:23.across the pitch. There is some implications for the national team,

:02:24. > :02:29.some don't. Blair Kinghorn has merged this year, he really been

:02:30. > :02:33.impressive. Blair Kinghorn has got it in the

:02:34. > :02:37.future. Then through to Duncan Weir and Finn Russell. His old mentor, if

:02:38. > :02:44.you like, when they were together at Glasgow. You have Alasdair

:02:45. > :02:47.Dickinson, not going for the same international shirt. They are

:02:48. > :02:55.literally head-to-head at scrum time. For me, the match-up I am

:02:56. > :03:06.looking forward to is the openside, Hamish Watson.

:03:07. > :03:19.There'll be real fireworks. We have spoken a lot about Hamish

:03:20. > :03:25.He was the first name in the Scottish team shirt last year. He's

:03:26. > :03:28.been outstanding. Whoever wins that battle might go a long way to

:03:29. > :03:32.determine who wins the game. Who will win the game? Glasgow should.

:03:33. > :03:37.They have the better players. How will it go? There's no doubt

:03:38. > :03:41.Edinburgh have it over Glasgow. They have raised their game over the

:03:42. > :03:45.years. Glasgow are the better team, so they have for the past couple of

:03:46. > :03:51.years. They seem to raise their game, Edinburgh, to play against

:03:52. > :03:55.Glasgow. If they have got the power to stop Glasgow, but you have to do

:03:56. > :03:59.that for the full time. If they don't, then Glasgow get their

:04:00. > :04:03.off-load, if they get their off-load, then I would say that

:04:04. > :04:08.Glasgow will do it. It should be a cracking game.

:04:09. > :04:14.The Glasgow side out here, Murrayfield, enjoy this live.

:04:15. > :04:21.THE COMMENTATOR: You can dress it up anyway you want. Line up the head to

:04:22. > :04:26.heads and put the points on the table. It is the 1872 Cup. It is a

:04:27. > :04:30.possible five points and it is a boxing day battle. Bitterly cold

:04:31. > :04:35.here. Glasgow have arrived on the end of a three-game losing sequence.

:04:36. > :04:41.Edinburgh have won the last three of these clashes. They need to play for

:04:42. > :04:47.80 minutes for once in their lives. Something has to give. It will be

:04:48. > :05:05.raw and this is the team for Glasgow:

:05:06. > :05:13.A big contingent has made its way along the M8. Some testing driving

:05:14. > :05:18.conditions for everyone here. A big crowd, it has to be said. A

:05:19. > :05:33.fantastic atmosphere. Glasgow are ready and waiting. .

:05:34. > :05:39.Edinburgh in no hurry. Special for two players today, one who will lead

:05:40. > :05:44.them out, it is the turn for Tom Brown. Who made his debut against

:05:45. > :05:50.Leinster in 2010 for the Red and Blacks. 17 tries so far.

:05:51. > :05:54.An outstanding defensive contribution in this match last

:05:55. > :06:05.year, with some heroic defending for Edinburgh. Led out by the captain.

:06:06. > :06:13.Edinburgh winning the propaganda war, with two resignings this week.

:06:14. > :06:20.To Glasgow's one. The trophy there has been placed on the plinth. It

:06:21. > :06:25.will not be decided, of course, until May. Around 22 of this

:06:26. > :06:42.championship. Thissed, the Edinburgh team.

:06:43. > :06:55.Plenty of options for both teams also on the benches.

:06:56. > :07:06.Lamont is the most experienced oh of the Glasgow players. The referee is

:07:07. > :07:18.a financial adviser, Ian Davis takes charge.

:07:19. > :07:26.Duncan Weir knows a thing or two about Glasgow and he will start this

:07:27. > :07:32.game going it is east verses west and all of the rest that that

:07:33. > :07:37.entails. And Chris Paterson, we can rip up

:07:38. > :07:41.the form book. They will want to play to their own systems. It is a

:07:42. > :07:46.beauty of a Derby. Two teams in attacking form. Both against fresh

:07:47. > :07:50.opposition. Three wins out over four for the combined. Glasgow will be

:07:51. > :07:54.disappointed not to take their first kick-off. Gray couldn't get his

:07:55. > :08:01.hands on the ball. Glasgow have burst through.

:08:02. > :08:06.Taking the first opportunity to run the ball.

:08:07. > :08:15.And boot to ball. That is a terrific kick. It is holding up.

:08:16. > :08:18.Kinghorn has to be very careful. Oh! A horrendous mistake and Blair

:08:19. > :08:22.Kinghorn has given first touch to Glasgow. They could not have asked

:08:23. > :08:29.for a better start in the first minute of the game. It is under the

:08:30. > :08:34.first minute, isn't it? Junior Bulumakau's surprise inclugs for

:08:35. > :08:37.some. He is on and scored within 60 seconds.

:08:38. > :08:45.Blair Kinghorn will be disappointed with that. He slides on to the ball.

:08:46. > :08:52.First to react, Junior Bulumakau. An easy touch for him. He's chased

:08:53. > :08:57.hard. He's reacted first. First blood to Glasgow. Big Junior can

:08:58. > :09:02.hardly believe it. See the expression on his face. There It was

:09:03. > :09:11.almost apologetic. It was Edinburgh's throw into the line-out.

:09:12. > :09:15.It was one, I think it was Brian Alainu'uese who took it forward.

:09:16. > :09:19.Attacking situation for Glasgow to move the ball wide, Alex. By putting

:09:20. > :09:21.the ball through and then the reaction of Bulumakau, he gets the

:09:22. > :09:28.first try. Hugely positive start to Glasgow's

:09:29. > :09:33.effort. Finn Russell with a chance for two more.

:09:34. > :09:40.Just pulled it past the post. Didn't give it enough. Difficult kicking

:09:41. > :09:45.conditions. The wind is up and down. It is really testing. That kick put

:09:46. > :09:50.through was a kick to nothing in a wasmt. It was excellent from being

:09:51. > :09:54.in a defensive position into an attacking position. Don't forget

:09:55. > :10:01.Blair Kinghorn is expecting that ball from the line-out. He's got to

:10:02. > :10:06.react. 5-0, Glasgow lead. We have two

:10:07. > :10:13.minutes and 40-odd seconds on the clock. Edinburgh rocked on their

:10:14. > :10:18.heels. Just interestingly there Blair Kinghorn was drawn out of

:10:19. > :10:20.position and had to make up so much ground to get back.

:10:21. > :10:35.It all stemmed from the line-out. Didn't contest last year to any

:10:36. > :10:36.great effect. They have stamped their authority in this opening

:10:37. > :11:07.exchange. Edinburgh have not had their hands

:11:08. > :11:09.on the ball. To Bennett's hands. Edinburgh trying

:11:10. > :11:18.to hold him up. And a penalty to Edinburgh.

:11:19. > :11:23.A chance to get their hands on the ball.

:11:24. > :11:27.Made some ground. Yes, first penalty going against Glasgow. They've had

:11:28. > :11:30.all the possession. They have manufactured it where they work it

:11:31. > :11:34.well and a critical position as well. It is a time for Edinburgh to

:11:35. > :11:37.go to the touchline and build some possession of their own. At the

:11:38. > :11:43.moment they are doing all the defending. Glasgow are looking very

:11:44. > :11:52.comfortable, ball in hand. Duncan Weir... Up just dwrond 202-metre

:11:53. > :11:59.line. -- just beyond the 22-metre line.

:12:00. > :12:03.So an interesting challenge amongst the head-to-heads here. Grant

:12:04. > :12:06.Gilchrist there, number five and Jonny Gray. He's ripped up the stat

:12:07. > :12:25.books. Edinburgh trying to create a

:12:26. > :12:31.platform here at pace. Phil Burleigh, solid white wall in front

:12:32. > :12:33.of him. Just managing to get a little bit of

:12:34. > :12:41.a feel for the ball now, Edinburgh. Favaro up against the line. A few

:12:42. > :13:23.phases now for the first time. Takes a bit of stopping. Jonny Gray

:13:24. > :13:32.eventually. Advantage to Edinburgh. They have a

:13:33. > :13:42.shot at nothing here. Edinburgh using the chance to run

:13:43. > :13:47.it. They still have the advantage, Ian

:13:48. > :13:54.Davis allowing them to try and open a gap here. Won't allow it much

:13:55. > :13:58.longer. He'll stop it now for sure. That will give a chance, a quick

:13:59. > :14:02.look there whether it was worth going on. At this stage, Chris,

:14:03. > :14:07.there would only be one decision really and that would be get some

:14:08. > :14:11.points on the board. Glasgow's defence was good. They were putting

:14:12. > :14:15.a lot of pressure on the break down. Because Edinburgh kept the ball,

:14:16. > :14:22.moved left and right, they have got their opportunity. They will hand to

:14:23. > :14:28.the touchline. I was standing here in the corner and unfortunately

:14:29. > :14:33.Blair Kinghorn, the commentator's curse before the game, he didn't get

:14:34. > :14:38.his body down there. It was a basic mistake. I suppose we talked about

:14:39. > :14:40.Hamish Watson, we have seen his impact, Edinburgh have responded

:14:41. > :14:46.well to conceding that early try. Duncan Weir with a chance to put

:14:47. > :14:58.Edinburgh on the board. Easily done. They have got

:14:59. > :15:02.themselves on the board. Got some territory. They are now 3-5. Eight

:15:03. > :15:09.minutes played. Pretty much as you would expect

:15:10. > :15:13.apart from that electrifying start. Edinburgh will be more comfortable

:15:14. > :15:19.now. After that sustained period of possession. They did move the

:15:20. > :15:26.Glasgow defence, they attacked in the middle, at the edges. There may

:15:27. > :15:31.be added advantage, a little bit of drizzle before the game I makes it

:15:32. > :15:37.so difficult for the ball passer to present the ball. It will be

:15:38. > :15:40.difficult for the referee as well. Finn Russell goes a bit longer than

:15:41. > :16:00.normal. Ian Davis comes in on Edinburgh's

:16:01. > :16:06.side there. We said how much competition at the break down, we

:16:07. > :16:11.can hear the referee. Back you go. He said the hands came

:16:12. > :16:17.in. I am not sure I agree with that. Fantastic tackle. First up by Dunbar

:16:18. > :16:22.under Ford and driving him back. He pops to his feet.

:16:23. > :16:27.Dunbar didn't release the ball. Gray came from the side. That is a free

:16:28. > :16:32.ball. Very entitled to go to that. Alex Dunbar had his feet driven over

:16:33. > :16:38.the ball. The net result is another line-out for him. And Duncan Weir

:16:39. > :16:43.has squeezed that one over the line. Slide rule precision. That is a good

:16:44. > :16:51.kick in bustling conditions, wasn't it? Right over to the Glasgow

:16:52. > :16:54.10-metre line. The east stand is affected more by

:16:55. > :17:03.the wind here. Glasgow have it. I guess Russell

:17:04. > :17:19.again. Well, just nerves all around now,

:17:20. > :17:24.Chris, now that it is settled. A contradiction... This is a

:17:25. > :17:29.set-piece move. You can see peeling out looking for Burleigh to come on

:17:30. > :17:32.to it. It is a move they have obviously identified the work in

:17:33. > :17:36.that area. But like a lot of these things which happen in training, the

:17:37. > :17:40.match will be slightly different and Phil Burleigh got ahead of the ball.

:17:41. > :17:45.Hamish Watson tried to give the pass and it was knocked on. So, that was

:17:46. > :17:48.a set-piece move. It didn't go well. And Glasgow, they have the

:17:49. > :17:54.opportunity for a first scrum. First scrum. I so much expected the front

:17:55. > :18:07.rows and the front five. We will see how this one goes. Andy Nichol

:18:08. > :18:11.choose Watson, that particular head-to-head there... You can go

:18:12. > :18:15.through the team, but what is your pick of the contest? I think they

:18:16. > :18:20.are both important players for the team. Hamish Watson, we have seen

:18:21. > :18:25.his ball carrying ability. He's not the biggest number seven; but must

:18:26. > :18:32.be one of the strongest. He's got a strong back and chest. Players often

:18:33. > :18:39.try to tackle Brown. That man is the opposite. He's a destructive

:18:40. > :18:45.defender. He puts so much pressure on opposition tens. So players vital

:18:46. > :18:46.in their own ways for the teams they play for and both outstanding

:18:47. > :18:57.internationals. Edinburgh slightly narrower in the

:18:58. > :19:02.back line. A defensive set up at the moment. Russell, again good to ball.

:19:03. > :19:05.Chip over. That's a good kick again.

:19:06. > :19:10.Precision. Seems to be putting his foot on the

:19:11. > :19:15.ball a lot this time. . He has. And whether that is something I have

:19:16. > :19:22.identified, traditionally Edinburgh have three players back. That was an

:19:23. > :19:28.suptional kick from Russell. -- an exceptional kick from Russell.

:19:29. > :19:30.It was like a game of cat and mouse. It was an excellent kick. They are

:19:31. > :19:43.kicking very well so far, Glasgow. Gilchrist, the back hand. Tipped up,

:19:44. > :19:48.tidied up. Lots of appealing. That is to no

:19:49. > :20:05.avail. Duncan Weir, just evaded Finn

:20:06. > :20:07.Russell there. Another stab at it.

:20:08. > :20:27.They keep it tight. Lots of pressure on the tens, both

:20:28. > :20:33.tens being targeted, clearly. Surprise, surprise. Good people,

:20:34. > :20:43.good players. They drove each other on in Glasgow. They'll have one or

:20:44. > :20:48.two during the game. You can read the pair of them.

:20:49. > :20:52.They are having a bit of fun. But you know Duncan will say I have

:20:53. > :20:56.charged you down and Finn will say, I will get back to you. There's so

:20:57. > :21:00.much pressure on the break down that that pass to the ten is putting them

:21:01. > :21:05.under more pressure. Russell again. This time it is off. Behind Dunbar.

:21:06. > :21:11.But Edinburgh have defended that well. Coming in from the side.

:21:12. > :21:22.That's twice Glasgow again, penalised by Ian Davis.

:21:23. > :21:28.In at the side of the ruck. See what Andy thinks of that one. It was more

:21:29. > :21:34.just op the Finn Russell. You can see how confident he's got now.

:21:35. > :21:39.Back-to-back Man of the Match performances in when he was against

:21:40. > :21:41.Dan Carter. How he started in the first 13 minutes, he's got

:21:42. > :21:46.confidence. All the repertoire of his kicking in there. It is great to

:21:47. > :21:58.see. Edinburgh very deliberate in their

:21:59. > :22:04.set-up at the touch-line. Seem to have sorted it out from the

:22:05. > :22:07.first line-out, which led to the score. The commentator's curse

:22:08. > :22:15.didn't go away that time. Clear out and then Glasgow thought

:22:16. > :22:39.they had it, but haven't. Here they come on the left.

:22:40. > :22:45.Glasgow have it. Russell, he didn't get the kick away. He was watching

:22:46. > :22:55.and it enveloped him. Being hit by a tornado.

:22:56. > :23:00.Now we have Strauss inside. A good ball, kick ahead. That may be a high

:23:01. > :23:08.tackle there. They may go back for that. Mark Bennett, I don't think

:23:09. > :23:12.anything will come of that, unless the assistance referee and the touch

:23:13. > :23:18.has not given Ian Davis any cause for... This is the end of it. This

:23:19. > :23:23.is where Mark Bennett puts the BA and you know what, under the new

:23:24. > :23:28.guidelines, anything that makes any contact with any part of the head,

:23:29. > :23:32.whether the initial tackle was below the shoulder, a wee bit lucky to

:23:33. > :23:40.avoid a penalty. Under the new regulations. There's no malice in

:23:41. > :23:45.it. Prior to that there are some good transitional play from Glasgow.

:23:46. > :23:49.Edinburgh, made a good break on the left-hand side. Popped in the hands

:23:50. > :23:54.and Glasgow looking to attack. Plenty of variety in the Glasgow

:23:55. > :23:59.attack. The Edinburgh attack has been a bit more straightforward.

:24:00. > :24:04.It is still anyone's game. Two-point game.

:24:05. > :24:15.Scrum black. No real rhythm to the game yet. I

:24:16. > :24:20.think that's, we keep saying it, we go back to the pressure, but a good

:24:21. > :24:25.first phase move and a good carry by Phil Burleigh. Finn Russell making

:24:26. > :24:32.the low tackle. Then you can see that space is created for Tom Brown.

:24:33. > :24:36.Josh Strauss's tackle, putting on pressure.

:24:37. > :24:40.In and around that break down area. That is what is stifling in many

:24:41. > :24:52.ways around the game. That is the full time score there,

:24:53. > :24:56.Cardiff Blues have won by 27-16 against Dragons. They don't overtake

:24:57. > :25:05.Glasgow at all. It is a four-point win. So that leaves them still in

:25:06. > :25:10.seventh place, Cardiff, just one point behind Glasgow. That is the

:25:11. > :25:16.up-to-date position. No margin of error for either. Take everything

:25:17. > :25:19.else out of the game here, Chris, the championship position is

:25:20. > :25:23.critical for both teams. Edinburgh cannot afford to drop off any

:25:24. > :25:29.further. Glasgow in sixth and 27 points.

:25:30. > :25:32.Edinburgh ten and 14 points. For all the Derby it is still worth league

:25:33. > :25:36.points. It will be vital come the end of the season.

:25:37. > :25:41.The ball's playable. A good incisive break. This time up

:25:42. > :25:51.the middle. They have man over. Du Preez could have released it

:25:52. > :25:56.earlier. Took the tackle. Edinburgh have spilled it.

:25:57. > :26:01.But again that three-plan move up the inside, it is working nearly

:26:02. > :26:05.every time. This This is how to attack. Such an aggressive defender.

:26:06. > :26:09.Duncan Weir knows he's coming. He knows he will have to take it for

:26:10. > :26:13.the team. An excellent outturn angle.

:26:14. > :26:19.Runs at the space, not at the man and there is a knock-on, just as

:26:20. > :26:23.Cornell du Preez tries to force the pass away. He would hold on to it.

:26:24. > :26:29.You put your opposition under pressure. He's just desperate to

:26:30. > :26:33.play. That was a really good example of managing a defender who comes out

:26:34. > :26:37.of the line quickly. Clearly there is a big gap there.

:26:38. > :26:43.They have identified it twice now. So third time lucky it may come off.

:26:44. > :26:46.It is so difficult. You often hear commentators and coaches, players

:26:47. > :26:53.saying from a defensive point of view if the person inside you in the

:26:54. > :26:59.defensive line steps in or flies in, you go with him. When it is done so

:27:00. > :27:03.quickly, so difficult for his team-mates to react. It is part of

:27:04. > :27:08.what he does. And it comes off more than it goes badly. It will not

:27:09. > :27:11.change because he's such an aggressive defender. Edinburgh

:27:12. > :27:15.played that well. For Edinburgh though, they have more

:27:16. > :27:22.of the ball and there is the flag on the stand opposite us. It is

:27:23. > :27:27.drifting now and again. Not to any great extent but as Chris pointed

:27:28. > :27:33.out there is more of an effect in kicking terms. Glasgow have kicked

:27:34. > :27:39.possibly more than we are used to seeing this season so far.

:27:40. > :27:48.Russell has some space. Takes it on himself, but slides out. And again

:27:49. > :27:53.that little show... Plenty of adventure. Chris, that is me saying

:27:54. > :27:59.he's kicking it all the time and off he goes. In the centre with that hat

:28:00. > :28:06.on, the coach. There's a win. There he S and that's a win for Edinburgh

:28:07. > :28:10.there. They gave Glasgow the space to run into. And worked hard enough

:28:11. > :28:19.to cover Finn Russell's tackle. Just a bit untidy with the delivery.

:28:20. > :28:43.Not quick enough. Duncan Weir launches. That is care

:28:44. > :28:49.rying in the -- carrying in the wind. The wind favouring that side.

:28:50. > :28:55.The referee is coming back for the penalty in the middle.

:28:56. > :29:02.Time off. No, I think we're going to get an electionure.

:29:03. > :29:09.Captain Gray. 560. Next infringement you lose a

:29:10. > :29:14.player. Player in the air. The player is on the floor. Gone

:29:15. > :29:19.underneath him. Just be careful. Five or six penalties to zero. That

:29:20. > :29:24.plays on a referee's mind all the time because it is one-way traffic,

:29:25. > :29:27.isn't it? It is counting heavily in Edinburgh's favour at the moment.

:29:28. > :29:34.That is a direct result of the possession Edinburgh have had of

:29:35. > :29:37.that frantic opening two minutes. Glasgow have not had any territory.

:29:38. > :29:41.You are more likely to concede penalties if you are defending and

:29:42. > :29:46.Glasgow do a lot of defending. It was good to ask Jonny Gray what was

:29:47. > :29:53.it for. The lifter has gone underneath him. You see here.

:29:54. > :29:57.Well, I think we see that more often go unpunished. That was the shape of

:29:58. > :30:05.the body movement in there. Toolis caught knit his --ed. Contortded in

:30:06. > :30:12.the air. -- Toolis caught it in his body. Contorted in the air.

:30:13. > :30:23.That was way over the tail. Now Glasgow have it. And they have to

:30:24. > :30:25.take it back in. Toolis launches it up almost cert

:30:26. > :30:53.tally. McKenzie the referee took a stiff

:30:54. > :31:06.arm there are, I think the referee is going to take action.

:31:07. > :31:15.the referee took a stiff arm there, I think the referee

:31:16. > :31:22.sometimes it seems less consistent when there is a longer break. Makes

:31:23. > :31:28.a tackle. You have to make a far greater effort. The attack for

:31:29. > :31:33.Edinburgh is not going to make it easy. He is trying to get out of

:31:34. > :31:40.there. It is almost, after the warning, but if you have to make

:31:41. > :31:43.yourself doubly animated to get in. To get back in the right side really

:31:44. > :31:49.quickly. I don't think he was trying too hard. He was trying. You've got

:31:50. > :31:54.to look like you are trying. You got to get out of there and it promotes

:31:55. > :31:58.positive rugby, it is a really good law, I have got to support it, get

:31:59. > :32:14.out of there and let the attackers play.

:32:15. > :32:25.Straightforward for Duncan Weir. Ahead, 6-5, 20 2.5 minutes played,

:32:26. > :32:31.Glasgow down to 14 men. Let's go down to Andy Nicol. This is very

:32:32. > :32:39.similar to the last couple of years here, Glasgow had a good start,

:32:40. > :32:46.power game, affected in the last couple of years, allowing Edinburgh

:32:47. > :32:49.to take the lead, and down. -- 22.5 minutes. We have seen this before,

:32:50. > :32:51.Edinburgh have themselves back in the game, probably due to the ill

:32:52. > :33:05.discipline. Building up a head of steam but not

:33:06. > :33:32.arriving exactly on time. Drifts infield. Huge black wall.

:33:33. > :33:36.Diving through, still engaged. Exchanging pleasantries with Duncan

:33:37. > :33:45.Weir. Awful lot of chitchat going on. Take the players, the referee is

:33:46. > :33:46.not responding. Bound to be getting tired of that eventually. Here come

:33:47. > :33:59.Glasgow again. Jonny Gray. Had to go on his knee is virtually

:34:00. > :34:07.for that one, and Strauss is batted to the ground. Good pass. Quick

:34:08. > :34:16.tackle again from Burley. Screams down there. Not the ball out. In

:34:17. > :34:20.tense game that Edinburgh have brought the table all of a sudden.

:34:21. > :34:31.Very good defence, looking to go down the right side -- short side.

:34:32. > :34:33.Cut off the past. Another chat here. Situation is arising where players

:34:34. > :34:37.are grabbing players, pulling into the rock, tackling on the wrong

:34:38. > :34:47.side, trying to buy penalties. Stop that now. Otherwise we are going to

:34:48. > :34:52.lose more players. Get on with it. I think it has been said, he has

:34:53. > :34:59.become fed up, nipped too often, stuff going on, not... Not making

:35:00. > :35:09.the referee's task very simple at this stage. Is he being too

:35:10. > :35:14.pernickety? No, you have got to make it as difficult for the referee as

:35:15. > :35:20.possible, in some way 's. Don't try to pull the wool over my eyes, he is

:35:21. > :35:24.saying. Don't pull players in. That is good refereeing, he is showing

:35:25. > :35:28.that he knows what they are trying to do to influence the game. Just be

:35:29. > :35:37.disciplined and be honest and we will have a decent game.

:35:38. > :35:51.Work up, stay up. Just to confirm, a change on the Glasgow side, Brian

:35:52. > :35:57.Grant has come on. Glasgow front row had to be reorganised. Ryan Grant

:35:58. > :36:08.has come on. Glasgow have sacrificed Simone Favaro. 11 of these 18 cup

:36:09. > :36:12.matches under his belt. -- Ryan Grant.

:36:13. > :36:23.The yellow card, going into it, have to bring on a front row replacement.

:36:24. > :36:34.You are looking for a double workrate from him. Glasgow have gone

:36:35. > :36:40.with seven men in this. Full-back to defend against. Could be unnerving.

:36:41. > :36:45.They have a penalty coming. Click to nothing there. Hidalgo-Clyne. All of

:36:46. > :36:51.a sudden, Edinburgh have the upper hand. Quite clearly. They will be

:36:52. > :36:57.wanting the make the most of this one-man advantage. Managed it well,

:36:58. > :37:05.advantage. -- Edinburgh. Defence has been outstanding. The line has

:37:06. > :37:09.struggled once or twice. I'm surprised that Glasgow opted to

:37:10. > :37:14.scrum. With seven players as opposed to eight, and then try to pick up

:37:15. > :37:18.the space. A lot of different opinions but the general trend is,

:37:19. > :37:21.deal with the first threat first. You don't have to be a rocket

:37:22. > :37:26.scientist to figure out what is going to happen here. Even though it

:37:27. > :37:34.is a wide scrum, and there is a lot of space for them to defend, make

:37:35. > :37:41.Edinburgh work harder. To win the ball, rather than just give them it.

:37:42. > :37:44.Amazingly, Leon Kinghorn has not touched the ball since the first

:37:45. > :37:49.minute of the game when he got himself into a spot of bother. --

:37:50. > :37:54.Blair Kinghorn. If the ball does come out, he can stretch Glasgow,

:37:55. > :38:00.batter them up front or swing it. Two where Tom Brown and Blair

:38:01. > :38:07.Kinghorn are waiting. Taking them on up front. Still connected. Glasgow

:38:08. > :38:17.counter. Bradbury takes. Bradbury still going. Strauss turns him.

:38:18. > :38:25.Hidalgo-Clyne has got it. Here they come again. Building it up, cranking

:38:26. > :38:36.up the pressure to go the other way. Extra man, Glasgow have it covered.

:38:37. > :38:53.Referee is on them again. Two on one. Down they go. Dickinson.

:38:54. > :39:02.Hidalgo-Clyne. Ross Ford. Some after is going on down below.

:39:03. > :39:16.Cornell du Preez going straight for it. Danger and now that has gone

:39:17. > :39:22.adrift. Edinburgh have to go all the way back here. Tom Brown. Nothing

:39:23. > :39:42.ambitious. Esteemed attack. Jonny Gray, one or

:39:43. > :39:46.two of The Other Guys, a whole see of it. These bibs coming on,

:39:47. > :39:52.attending to the players. You can see them coming on because that was

:39:53. > :39:56.a brutal two or three minute period of sustained attack by Edinburgh.

:39:57. > :40:01.And defensive play from Glasgow that ultimately ended in a mistake.

:40:02. > :40:07.Forced pass, I don't think he needed to give the pass. Soak up a lot of

:40:08. > :40:14.the pressure. Line speed was not as good as it could have been, because

:40:15. > :40:18.of the tiredness. Let's see what Andy Nichol is making of it all.

:40:19. > :40:24.Some contest. Edinburgh still have the power game going, not doing

:40:25. > :40:34.badly with the extra man but no points yet. Still a lot of mistakes,

:40:35. > :40:39.no sign of this becoming a great game. A lot of afters, a lot of

:40:40. > :40:46.tackles going through. Chris knows all about this fixture. Speech play

:40:47. > :40:51.between the players. Always happens. At the moment we need to have the

:40:52. > :40:56.quality of the performance raise to get a much better game here. I have

:40:57. > :41:01.to say, Chris Paterson wildly taken aback by that dreadful accusation.

:41:02. > :41:06.LAUGHTER I can remember Andy and I, once

:41:07. > :41:12.having words about that. The referee pulled me over, Andy had told the

:41:13. > :41:13.referee what I had done, I couldn't think of saying anything other than,

:41:14. > :41:30.yes, I did! For once they breach the gain line.

:41:31. > :41:38.Making progress, still a man down. Took a gamble. Juggling, and then

:41:39. > :41:46.the kick ahead. This time, Blair Kinghorn... Has sent it as far as he

:41:47. > :41:51.can. It has only gone out, five, ten metres beyond the 22 metre line, he

:41:52. > :41:55.had to make sure because it is all very ragged. That was a piece of

:41:56. > :41:59.quality, we have just been saying how many mistakes have been

:42:00. > :42:06.committed in the first 50 minutes, that was a quality piece of attack.

:42:07. > :42:13.Wonderful decision not to throw the past, would have been intercepted.

:42:14. > :42:25.Some real quality. It was well covered by Blair Kinghorn. Edinburgh

:42:26. > :42:32.leading 6-5, 30 minutes gone. They didn't steal that, that was a gift.

:42:33. > :42:38.Another slack rope. Here they come, Edinburgh, they have men over, if

:42:39. > :42:45.they can movable quickly, this time the penalty comes to Glasgow. That

:42:46. > :42:51.is a get out of jail card. That was good. Winning the penalty, making

:42:52. > :43:02.the tackle, popping back to his feet. Holding on, Hamish Watson

:43:03. > :43:05.penalised for holding on. Carried the ball so well, often gets away

:43:06. > :43:07.from his support, and this is Ross Ford, this time. Being tackled. You

:43:08. > :43:13.can see the number 12, right over the ball. Cannot clear him out.

:43:14. > :43:22.Thought it was Hamish that carried, it was not. It was Ford who had

:43:23. > :43:25.carried the ball. Welcome relief for Glasgow to get a penalty, they have

:43:26. > :43:33.not been able to affect the game through territory due to that lack

:43:34. > :43:43.of penalty. Now we have a change. Ryan Grant, 17, coming off. Sin-bin

:43:44. > :43:49.solution. Had to pull strength. Little debate, between Finn Russell

:43:50. > :43:54.and possibly asking the question of Stuart Holm, was it worth a pop, we

:43:55. > :43:59.know that he can kick that far, at this stage in the game, maybe not,

:44:00. > :44:03.going for territory, instead, knowing that the other man was

:44:04. > :44:14.coming back on. They have an advantage coming again. -- Stuart

:44:15. > :44:17.Hogg. Information that Simone Favaro has rejoined the fray. This time the

:44:18. > :44:24.bounce beats them all, Edinburgh have it. Worth a shot, worth a

:44:25. > :44:29.clever little shot of the outside of the boat. Absolutely, too often,

:44:30. > :44:33.they kick to nothing, goes on a penalty, they do it automatically,

:44:34. > :44:38.that is well thought out, if the bounce of the ball goes, then under

:44:39. > :44:44.pressure, Tom Brown, working well, covering the ball, picking it up,

:44:45. > :44:53.Glasgow have put it into the corner for the penalty. A change, Alistair

:44:54. > :44:59.Dickinson has come off, Allan Dell, 17 has come on. Just whether that is

:45:00. > :45:11.a recurrence of an injury, we saw Dickinson going down in midfield. --

:45:12. > :45:17.Alasdair Dickinson. Very tight here, very tight, they have punched a hole

:45:18. > :45:23.through. If they bring this down, the penalty is coming anyway. Five

:45:24. > :45:30.metres. Glasgow patiently dies in, they know they have men there. Going

:45:31. > :45:42.for the line. Maybe three metres now. They are over. CHEERING

:45:43. > :45:52.Josh Strauss. Josh Strauss, and some situation with speaking to them

:45:53. > :46:00.Edinburgh captain. Discipline in the middle. That could very well have

:46:01. > :46:07.been a card. Just stating that two Grant Gilchrist, this is wonderfully

:46:08. > :46:10.created by Glasgow. Through to the line-out, shifted the ball really

:46:11. > :46:15.quickly, and that was about, 30 seconds later, Strauss blasting

:46:16. > :46:23.through the middle, making sure of it. Here is the end again, burrowing

:46:24. > :46:28.underneath Cornell du Preez after all of the hard work, well created,

:46:29. > :46:33.well built. So difficult to stop him doing all he could. That is why he

:46:34. > :46:38.was given a warning. Josh Strauss is delighted. Twice in that corner,

:46:39. > :46:44.Glasgow, and twice they have come away with full points. The chance,

:46:45. > :47:00.from Finn Russell. Two more. Takes his time, again, slight scuff,

:47:01. > :47:08.neat and straight. Glasgow have now got the lead. Edinburgh six, Glasgow

:47:09. > :47:20.12, right in front of you. Great composure. Came back to 15 men, Alex

:47:21. > :47:23.Salmond came back on and they scored immediately, they will be pleased

:47:24. > :47:29.that they are six points up having been down to 14 men, they have

:47:30. > :47:43.reacted well. Not long left in this first half, Jonny Gray, clean as a

:47:44. > :47:53.whistle. -- Alex Allan. Begin to go down a marker, I wonder here, and

:47:54. > :48:03.again, patience, and Edinburgh have to be very careful. He's OK there.

:48:04. > :48:22.Tearing through the middle. Again, pumping forward, Glasgow. Russell.

:48:23. > :48:30.Trying something. Move it quickly. Zander Fagerson labouring, looks

:48:31. > :48:38.like he has taken a dent or two. Isn't exactly going to arrive early

:48:39. > :48:43.for that. It has been desperately broken, really, flashes of good play

:48:44. > :48:48.and organisation, and I am right... That is the nature of the Derby, the

:48:49. > :48:53.players know it other so well. Suffocating. It means so much to

:48:54. > :48:57.them and it is suffocating. A lot of pressure on the referee. Some of the

:48:58. > :49:02.touches of quality have had to have been outstanding and that was

:49:03. > :49:05.another excellent drive. Took the kick-off, drove them back, as a

:49:06. > :49:11.result, the guys exhausted, needed medical treatment. I must admit, the

:49:12. > :49:16.game is ebbing and flowing. Darted with Glasgow, Edinburgh came back,

:49:17. > :49:20.managed it really well, Glasgow down to 14 men, and then when they went

:49:21. > :49:29.back to 15 men, they have now ebbed ahead. So little between a lot of

:49:30. > :49:33.the individuals. As the coaching staff work on, it will be

:49:34. > :49:37.interesting to see what the messages are at half-time, how that

:49:38. > :49:42.contrasted to Gregor Townsend, what Hodge has got to say, because both

:49:43. > :49:48.have had good first halfs, and disappointed. Glasgow will be the

:49:49. > :49:53.happier, leading, if they can sustain that, for the next three

:49:54. > :50:00.minutes or thereabouts, big scrum here. One more score before

:50:01. > :50:08.half-time could alter the course of the match completely. In behind

:50:09. > :50:14.Duncan Reid. If we get a quality scrum... Once you have seen -- which

:50:15. > :50:24.we have seen capable being capable of doing already. Glasgow have three

:50:25. > :50:31.defenders in the backfill. Glasgow 947 kilograms, Edinburgh, 980.

:50:32. > :50:35.According to the books. I think they have managed the scrum quite well,

:50:36. > :50:39.the time it has gone down, the ball was at the back in the Edinburgh

:50:40. > :50:45.procession, told them just to play it. -- possession. Other than the

:50:46. > :51:03.wonder was dominant by Edinburgh, we will see how this one goes. Thank

:51:04. > :51:08.you. Pretty clear penalty. On the tight head side. Going down really

:51:09. > :51:16.quickly. In and down, really quickly. I did say it was a big

:51:17. > :51:21.scrum, not so much the scrum, the outcome, the outcome is, Glasgow

:51:22. > :51:27.have got themselves, engineered themselves into perfect attacking

:51:28. > :51:31.position. Their favourite corner. The challenge here, for Edinburgh,

:51:32. > :51:40.do they go up and stop it, or do they expect to drive and get in

:51:41. > :51:45.behind? One it handsomely. Two of the best line-out jumpers in the

:51:46. > :51:54.country, Gilchrist and Jonny Gray having a fantastic time. -- won it

:51:55. > :51:59.handsomely. Extremely well taken considering the circumstances.

:52:00. > :52:03.Bravery personified. Going in low, skidding on the surface. Used the

:52:04. > :52:14.skid to good effect. To make sure that he killed the ball. Testing

:52:15. > :52:17.couple of minutes for Edinburgh particularly, will not want to

:52:18. > :52:28.concede anymore. Six point differential at this stage. Russell.

:52:29. > :52:34.Spins it out, to Harley. Still driving. Was not held, he can carry

:52:35. > :52:40.on. Again, more afters on this is the referee coming in, to separate.

:52:41. > :52:48.Separate these two blacks against one white. Done and dusted, here

:52:49. > :52:53.they come again. He can take them all here, he is on his own... No,

:52:54. > :53:02.isolated, did well to hold it. That little sevens skip, back they come.

:53:03. > :53:11.Big drive from Glasgow now. Edinburgh have two tie it up. In the

:53:12. > :53:22.last minute, 30 seconds to defend. -- Edinburgh have to tie it up.

:53:23. > :53:54.Going left, straightening up, Hamish Watson. Strauss is down injured.

:53:55. > :54:06.Just carrying himself. Advantage to Glasgow. Nearly five metres out.

:54:07. > :54:10.Edinburgh almost ripped it. Simone Favaro juggles and once again,

:54:11. > :54:15.breaks down, almost got it. It is one of these incidents where Ian

:54:16. > :54:30.Davies spotted a hand pulling a Glasgow player back.

:54:31. > :54:36.If you didn't quite catch that exchange, it was the Jonny Gray

:54:37. > :54:44.asked the referee if it was a professional foul. He said he was

:54:45. > :54:48.not convinced... Much more of a debate these days, between players

:54:49. > :54:53.and the referee. Does not go down well in some quarters. I think it is

:54:54. > :54:58.good refereeing, from my experience as a player, if a referee...

:54:59. > :55:03.INAUDIBLE ... They have built up this wall, it is

:55:04. > :55:08.frustrating, that is good, as long as he has a firm line, and he has

:55:09. > :55:12.the ultimate say, which she does, and is not influenced, that is

:55:13. > :55:21.really good. To way. As long as they have the understanding. -- two way.

:55:22. > :55:26.The number of penalties succeeded in succession. Asking the question

:55:27. > :55:38.about the yellow card. Tripped over the points. Finn Russell has been

:55:39. > :55:46.one of the shining lights. Came from Macau, in the first minute, when he

:55:47. > :55:50.capitalised on a slip. 2-0, for Glasgow, it was almost a speculative

:55:51. > :55:56.kick, but in fact it was much clearer than that. Pummelled the

:55:57. > :56:03.ball up, and Blair Kinghorn made a hash of it and he could not believe

:56:04. > :56:07.his luck, Santa had come again. And eventually they contrived a space

:56:08. > :56:12.and a drilling through the middle was Josh Strauss, flopping the ball

:56:13. > :56:14.down, and that eventually put a Glasgow home and dry half-time. So

:56:15. > :56:24.far, 6-15. STUDIO: Interesting first 40 minutes

:56:25. > :56:31.of rugby, not the best, whether is not great, tense affair, Glasgow

:56:32. > :56:35.coming out. It is tense, there has been a lot of niggles, a lot of

:56:36. > :56:40.tenseness, big hits, lacking quality, the accuracy was not there.

:56:41. > :56:46.You want that nickel, it is a derby, due want to see the quality as well.

:56:47. > :56:49.Better than what we saw for the first 35 minutes. Glasgow have had

:56:50. > :56:55.the quality, we saw that, nine points up, probably deserve that,

:56:56. > :56:58.but Edinburgh needed to defend it, they got the try which Glasgow

:56:59. > :57:03.should have said right at the end, and this game could have been over,

:57:04. > :57:07.19-6. -- should have got. Glasgow went down to 14 men, indiscipline in

:57:08. > :57:13.the first half, and put some points on the board, maybe not another.

:57:14. > :57:18.This was, it was a really early start for Glasgow, Alex Dunbar put

:57:19. > :57:21.this long kick, which looked speculative, never thought it was

:57:22. > :57:28.going to be a try making kick, but Blair Kinghorn, that is bread and

:57:29. > :57:34.butter, seated from behind, Junior follows it up, sometimes you chase

:57:35. > :57:37.and jays and jays and nothing comes off, you could see here, good play

:57:38. > :57:43.by Glasgow to get it round, big long kick. Blair Kinghorn just gets his

:57:44. > :57:47.angles wrong. Doesn't get his body down. His right knee, then knocked

:57:48. > :57:55.it over the try line. -- Junior Bulumakau. And Bulumakau takes it. I

:57:56. > :58:01.took him up before the game, it is certainly not the best start for

:58:02. > :58:05.Blair Kinghorn but he has come back since then. Mentioned him at the

:58:06. > :58:09.start, solid player, but that is a tough one, playing at Murrayfield

:58:10. > :58:14.against Glasgow, first thing you do, you make a mistake, tough thing to

:58:15. > :58:18.come back from. We did not see him or hear him, just been stewing away,

:58:19. > :58:24.knowing that on the big stage like this, live on television, has made a

:58:25. > :58:28.mistake. Young kid, he has got a comeback, he is class. Getting back

:58:29. > :58:30.into the game with a couple of penalties from Duncan Weir but

:58:31. > :58:35.Glasgow showed their superiority with a try from Josh Strauss. The

:58:36. > :58:40.Edinburgh side have strong forward by Glasgow have shown their power.

:58:41. > :58:46.What was good about this, composure. Look at this, a good 20, 18, 20

:58:47. > :58:49.yards out. Obviously we have fast forwarded, it rumbled on for quite a

:58:50. > :58:55.while. Josh Strauss has his hands on the ball, like in the middle, great

:58:56. > :58:58.awareness of where the try line is, skewing left, penalty advantage, he

:58:59. > :59:02.does not know that but he comes through, you can see, and we see it

:59:03. > :59:06.from a different angle, he is right in the middle of this, he knows

:59:07. > :59:12.where it is and where the try line is and where he is, very good

:59:13. > :59:18.forward driving play. Again, just quality of that phase, which we had

:59:19. > :59:24.not seen. Edinburgh, patches early on, Glasgow down to 14 men, did not

:59:25. > :59:27.have the same composure at the same time and maybe that is the

:59:28. > :59:31.difference between the two sides. Difficult to defend something like

:59:32. > :59:34.that on your try line, but talking a wee bit about Edinburgh and the

:59:35. > :59:38.positivity they put into the match. You mentioned Hamish, before the

:59:39. > :59:42.game, and how great he has been for Edinburgh all year, what you his

:59:43. > :59:46.performance has been like in the first 40? That is what Hamish Watson

:59:47. > :59:49.does, gets the ball, runs hard and straight. Good bit of play that

:59:50. > :59:55.Edinburgh put together, getting in behind. This probably summed up the

:59:56. > :00:03.first half, got in behind, if you recycle the ball, fantastic ball,

:00:04. > :00:08.Frankfurt, defence disorganised. Unfortunately, du Preez has knocked

:00:09. > :00:11.it on. Unfortunate. Good setup play, but not the final execution and

:00:12. > :00:16.accuracy required. That is the difference between the two sides.

:00:17. > :00:20.You said the head-to-head, Hamish Watson over Simone Favaro, whose

:00:21. > :00:24.head is higher at the moment. Probably an even contest at the

:00:25. > :00:30.moment, Hamish Watson, we have seen more in attack, but Simone Favaro

:00:31. > :00:34.has made some good hits. This is what he does well, gets the ball in

:00:35. > :00:41.the middle, cross, straight into Finn Russell, bounces off. That is

:00:42. > :00:44.what he does, look out for behind he's getting into the defence. I

:00:45. > :00:48.would say that Hamish Watson probably shading it. Simone Favaro

:00:49. > :00:52.will say, look at the scoreline. We have talked about Adam and Glasgow

:00:53. > :00:57.and the difference between them, Glasgow quite clearly have better

:00:58. > :01:01.players. -- Edinburgh and Glasgow. Glasgow looking to get into the

:01:02. > :01:09.Pro12 play-offs as they have done frequently, but Edinburgh have to do

:01:10. > :01:13.what in the second half, to get rug under Glasgow? It is about what

:01:14. > :01:17.happens next, when you have the defence on the back foot, when it is

:01:18. > :01:22.disorganised and not all settle, Lasko have good line speed, but in a

:01:23. > :01:27.disorganised position, very hard to get that line speed. -- Glasgow have

:01:28. > :01:30.good line speed. They need the execution and the accuracy and the

:01:31. > :01:32.right players making the right decisions. They can do it but they

:01:33. > :01:45.have not done it so far. This match is like a Scotland trial

:01:46. > :01:48.for the Glasgow and Edinburgh players. Then Scotland against

:01:49. > :01:58.Ireland, the first match in February.

:01:59. > :02:03.Who do you think is sticking their head above the pulpit from a

:02:04. > :02:10.Scottish sort of point of view? Well, here tonight, it is hard to

:02:11. > :02:16.say. It has been, there's been too many... Look at the fixtures for me.

:02:17. > :02:21.That first game is everything. Scotland, and Ireland have good

:02:22. > :02:25.autumn tests. Ireland beat New Zealand and that was phenomenal.

:02:26. > :02:31.Your whole Six Nations is depending on that first game. If we have not

:02:32. > :02:35.done well in the first game, we have only one opening fixture in a Six

:02:36. > :02:39.Nations, which is astonishing. It is all about momentum. If we can get

:02:40. > :02:44.that against Ireland and win it with three home games here, then I can

:02:45. > :02:47.see Scotland being competitive. If Scotland don't win, then we have

:02:48. > :02:52.France away. We know how tough that is as well. Scotland's six nations

:02:53. > :02:56.is dependant on that first game. It is quite interesting as well because

:02:57. > :03:00.clearly there's not any easy matches in the Six Nations, really. This is

:03:01. > :03:05.away in France and away at Twickenham as well. I would flip

:03:06. > :03:09.that around. We have three here. We have three home games at

:03:10. > :03:13.Murrayfield. Scotland will do well here. They will be sell-out crowds.

:03:14. > :03:18.Scotland have to say after the autumn test, we have to say three

:03:19. > :03:23.games, three wins, is what we should go for in the Six Nations. If you

:03:24. > :03:28.get three, then you are in the mix. Townsend will take over as the

:03:29. > :03:32.national coach. Will we expect a big performance from the team to leave

:03:33. > :03:35.on a high, or is it more important for the players to do well from

:03:36. > :03:40.their own point of view? There is an element of both. We saw that in the

:03:41. > :03:44.autumn. Five games less, he's done very well. We are going in the right

:03:45. > :03:48.direction. The players are developing. There is a culture

:03:49. > :03:52.there. It is all happening. It is a shame there is only five games left.

:03:53. > :03:55.This team are at the start of something, not at the end of

:03:56. > :03:59.something. The torch will be passed over to Townsend. And he will

:04:00. > :04:04.continue that good work. I think it will be great, three games, minimum.

:04:05. > :04:07.He will probably want more. Realistically that will be an

:04:08. > :04:16.improvement on the last few years. If we can get three games, we'll be

:04:17. > :04:20.happy. Do you think looking back on Vernan's tenure as coach will be

:04:21. > :04:25.favourable? He's left Scotland in a better place than he inherited. That

:04:26. > :04:34.is all you can do. He has developed young play years here. There are

:04:35. > :04:39.other young players who have come through.

:04:40. > :04:44.These young players and the depth that Scotland have is deeper. That

:04:45. > :04:48.is not just down to him. At least he's got the courage for these guys.

:04:49. > :04:52.Undoubtedly he is leaving Scotland in a better place than when he got

:04:53. > :04:58.it. This is the first match, of course they will do it all on the

:04:59. > :05:01.final day of the season, Glasgow against Edinburgh. Glasgow could

:05:02. > :05:05.have been further ahead. Mark Bennett, who could be involved in

:05:06. > :05:12.the Six Nations as well. This is where there was quality. This is the

:05:13. > :05:15.last play. Berghan, got the pace. This is where Glasgow have been

:05:16. > :05:20.outstanding in the last couple of years. Once in behind the defence

:05:21. > :05:23.then you see the teams off. To be fair to Edinburgh they scrambled the

:05:24. > :05:28.defence well. They were not able to turn it over. If they had, then that

:05:29. > :05:34.could have been 19-6. That may have been game over. 15-6, Edinburgh

:05:35. > :05:39.still in this. We have seen Edinburgh almost doing things and

:05:40. > :05:43.they have got backs there that can do damage.

:05:44. > :05:47.We have been shown examples of them getting in behind. That is the ball

:05:48. > :05:51.you want for the likes of burg burg and Kinghorn to get the ball in the

:05:52. > :05:55.space, but they have not done that. It is maybe the difference between

:05:56. > :05:59.the two sides. You have got a side very can comorntable by playing the

:06:00. > :06:05.phases and -- comfortable by playing the phases. It is still early in

:06:06. > :06:09.Duncan Hodge's coaching tenure here. There's been an improvement. We have

:06:10. > :06:13.not seen the results but the way they are playing, the atmosphere is

:06:14. > :06:19.much better. One thing we have got, we talk about the match-ups on the

:06:20. > :06:23.pitch, we have two Scottish coaches as well. Let's talk about the

:06:24. > :06:27.match-up. One of the matches in the pitch is the fly-half as well,

:06:28. > :06:37.Duncan Weir was there in Glasgow, there in Scotland. Finn Russell came

:06:38. > :06:42.over here. You see them smiling in the game. How are they doing? Game

:06:43. > :06:46.into commentary said Finn Russell is full of confidence after the

:06:47. > :06:51.champion's Cup, when he got Man of the Match. He's been outstanding. It

:06:52. > :06:55.will be interesting, I think Finn is shading it. I think both coaches

:06:56. > :06:59.would have had to say a lot of things at half time. It would not be

:07:00. > :07:02.one of those quiet half times. There are a lot of things which need to be

:07:03. > :07:08.changed. Edinburgh need to get behind and use the ball they have

:07:09. > :07:11.got. Glasgow they will say the discipline, the discipline is what

:07:12. > :07:16.allowed Edinburgh back into the game. Get it sorted and they can win

:07:17. > :07:24.this game. A fantastic first half so far. Let's enjoy the second half.

:07:25. > :07:28.It has been raw. All that time, anyway, but we have had some moments

:07:29. > :07:34.in the game, particularly in the first minute when that man, Junior

:07:35. > :07:40.Bulumakau, capitalised on some difficult Edinburgh defending.

:07:41. > :07:45.That put Glasgow ahead with the first score and Josh Strauss struck

:07:46. > :07:47.with a second try. Glasgow would have been far the happier team going

:07:48. > :07:55.in. The nine-point lead at half time

:07:56. > :08:01.leaves them in a very good position to tackle the second half.

:08:02. > :08:03.Glasgow are playing from right-to-left. The ball is with Finn

:08:04. > :08:14.Russell. Not quite the length he had in the

:08:15. > :08:21.first half, allowing his performance to get there. Quite a bit earlier.

:08:22. > :08:40.Now all about who responds best to the half time chat.

:08:41. > :08:47.It has been that kind of game, if you are out of it, you are out of

:08:48. > :08:49.it. The forwards have dominated it. There have been the occasional for

:08:50. > :09:11.rays and good runs. Ian Davis goes back.

:09:12. > :09:17.What do you think half time chat would have been? Obviously Edinburgh

:09:18. > :09:21.will look to try and, they will be happy with how the first half wept

:09:22. > :09:26.in a lot of ways. They will be happy with a lot of the elements of the

:09:27. > :09:30.defence and the variation of attack. Glasgow I don't think will be so

:09:31. > :09:36.happy, although they are ahead and they think they will look to play

:09:37. > :09:41.more rugly. Lee Jones obviously forcing that

:09:42. > :09:47.knock-on from the tackle. So, I think that may be key to what you

:09:48. > :09:51.have said. Edinburgh will do more of the same.

:09:52. > :09:59.We move on here. Stuart Hogg has come up directly behind the scrum.

:10:00. > :10:25.They are going to That is the way they are set up. The

:10:26. > :10:29.two players on the left-hand side of the screen, tempting Edinburgh to

:10:30. > :10:34.that side. Set newspaper a more traditional

:10:35. > :10:35.form. All that speculation has been going on, it is down to the front

:10:36. > :10:45.three. Simon Berghan, the same penalty as

:10:46. > :10:48.there was towards the end of the first half which allowed Glasgow to

:10:49. > :10:52.kick to the corner. Oh, that is very, very close. It is

:10:53. > :10:59.too close. In fact, he's overcooked it. A similar penalty from Simon

:11:00. > :11:03.Berghan. Not far enough in front of him to allow him to hold his body.

:11:04. > :11:07.Finn Russell will be disappointed with that.

:11:08. > :11:11.The phases which allowed them to kick their penalty. Whereas that,

:11:12. > :11:15.that is just frustration for a player, frustrating for a coach.

:11:16. > :11:19.Frustrating sometimes for viewers as well. We go back to the source of

:11:20. > :11:25.the problem at the scrum. I just wonder if the wind had any

:11:26. > :11:29.effect there. We have a howling gale behind us when the door opens behind

:11:30. > :11:37.us. Looking at the flag on the far side, it is still the same.

:11:38. > :11:41.It is gusty. Maybe the wind did have an effect. I don't think Russell

:11:42. > :11:44.gave it that much, it seemed to carry and carry. That has been

:11:45. > :11:49.charged down as well. The penalty again to Edinburgh this time.

:11:50. > :12:08.Edinburgh driving straight. This is how it happened,

:12:09. > :12:12.Edinburgh... Lucky for them. The play was pulled back and Duncan

:12:13. > :12:19.Weir will... Let's see if the wind has any effect here.

:12:20. > :12:23.Is it any easier for you Andy to interpret the wind for us? I think

:12:24. > :12:28.these are good conditions. The wind is not a factor down at ground

:12:29. > :12:31.level. If you put a high ball up, Chris talked about the first half,

:12:32. > :12:36.it might have an impact, but actually at ground level it is good

:12:37. > :12:41.conditions to play rugby in now. It's been dry, despite all the best

:12:42. > :12:45.intentions of the forecast threatening us with rain and stuff.

:12:46. > :13:00.This is Edinburgh... Just held on to it a bit there.

:13:01. > :13:53.Jonny Gray picks it up, he's dropped it. A rare mistake.

:13:54. > :13:58.This time Edinburgh trying to keep it again and it has spilled and it

:13:59. > :14:02.is bouncing and it is bubbling. It has got the consistency of a haggis

:14:03. > :14:07.at the moment! What is that like? Well you can see what it is like -

:14:08. > :14:14.they can't hold it! That's not what we are used to seeing from these

:14:15. > :14:21.guys. They are so super talented and super skilled. Their execution, the

:14:22. > :14:25.Derby brings it out here. The pressure, the heat that's going on

:14:26. > :14:32.the ball carrier. Everybody is trying to rip the ball out. Shuts

:14:33. > :14:39.off the passing channels, making the decisions late. The skills have to

:14:40. > :14:45.improve. The start was good. Some good attacking from the line-out.

:14:46. > :14:47.After there would be four or five in a 30-second spell.

:14:48. > :15:08.Starting again. The halfway line.

:15:09. > :15:12.Tossed in the air by Finn Russell there.

:15:13. > :15:24.Duncan Weir hoofs it. Up and over, through the middle and

:15:25. > :15:29.he's on his own now. You wouldn't put it past him going the whole way.

:15:30. > :15:31.That is the 22-metre line. If Glasgow are quick here, they have a

:15:32. > :15:38.lot of men out here. Had so many extra men there. The

:15:39. > :15:55.passes were not quick enough. And again could be a card here.

:15:56. > :15:59.There is going to be a warning for Gilchrist and his crew.

:16:00. > :16:04.On this occasion it will be a four. Offside of the line break. Starting

:16:05. > :16:15.to mount against you, the penalty, as they were in the first half.

:16:16. > :16:20.Sorry? This half, there have been a few on the bounce now. It's been a

:16:21. > :16:23.while. That is exactly what I said to you.

:16:24. > :16:29.Grant Gilchrist thought it was the first one. Jonny Gray thinks it is

:16:30. > :16:36.the third one. So you pay your money and you take your chances.

:16:37. > :16:44.The communication is good, but he has to be firm as well.

:16:45. > :16:48.Two moments of star dust from the Glasgow backs.

:16:49. > :16:52.One was Mark Bennett in the first half, that break and Stuart Hogg,

:16:53. > :16:57.almost his first touch of the ball has come out and brought the line.

:16:58. > :17:01.This is the end of the penalty. Playing advantage here. From the

:17:02. > :17:05.line break. Grant Gilchrist was there.

:17:06. > :17:17.Two or three phases before. So I think Edinburgh may be a little bit

:17:18. > :17:25.fortunate there. That is possibly a blood injury.

:17:26. > :17:32.We will keep an eye on that one. He's going up the tunnel. So that

:17:33. > :17:37.could very well be a blood injury. We think it is a replacement.

:17:38. > :17:39.Meanwhile, back to where we are, Finn Russell has not chance to put

:17:40. > :17:58.Glasgow further ahead. Well, left a few points out on the

:17:59. > :18:03.field last year, Chris. And that is the second one that's gone to the

:18:04. > :18:06.outside of the post, if I can put it that way. There's just a sound in

:18:07. > :18:10.the contact I have not found comfortable tonight.

:18:11. > :18:16.I am not sure if it is a timing issue or what? Just a cut across, I

:18:17. > :18:19.think it is similar to the first one, as you say, missing to the

:18:20. > :18:23.right-hand side. The post, he'll be frustrated at that and obviously

:18:24. > :18:26.want to acue the points, worked so hard for that penalty. I am sure

:18:27. > :18:31.there'll be another opportunity to put it right. Here's Russell.

:18:32. > :18:40.This time tests Duncan Weir. Sent up the line. Keeping it in

:18:41. > :18:46.play. This is possibly dangerous for Edinburgh because Stuart Hogg this

:18:47. > :18:51.time, this time he's got enormous height on that and Hoyland is

:18:52. > :18:55.underneath it. This time Edinburgh move it swiftly.

:18:56. > :19:00.Berghan off the left foot. Up the line. Russell is back. He has to be

:19:01. > :19:06.very, very careful here. And he can't do that because he was well in

:19:07. > :19:11.front of the mark. He can take it behind the mark, not

:19:12. > :19:16.ten yards in front of it. Quite simple. You cannot go ten

:19:17. > :19:22.metres in front. Another change for Glasgow.

:19:23. > :19:37.Sila Puafisi comes on. Fagerson has been one of the key

:19:38. > :19:43.guys for Glasgow. He's put his body over the top of the ball to disrupt

:19:44. > :19:45.Edinburgh's possession. He picked up a knock in the first half on his

:19:46. > :20:09.shoulder or neck. A good attacking opportunity for

:20:10. > :20:17.Edinburgh here. The scrum decide the Glasgow 22... Tom brown and his

:20:18. > :20:32.100th appearance. What they will try and do then with

:20:33. > :20:35.players as far as two or three players, each Glasgow defender, the

:20:36. > :20:47.defenders make really tough decisions. Three players close

:20:48. > :20:56.together trying to put pressure. Glasgow matching that with a

:20:57. > :21:11.straight line of four defenders and two behind them.

:21:12. > :21:22.A good drive by Edinburgh. They have turned Glasgow right

:21:23. > :21:27.around there. And no complaints either from

:21:28. > :21:34.Glasgow. They knew they were taken on there.

:21:35. > :21:41.What he's saying is Glasgow are stepping around and pushing across.

:21:42. > :21:45.Puafisi fresh off the bench. I didn't think there was much in that

:21:46. > :21:49.scrum. I thought it was a pretty competitive scrum. A reset, a more

:21:50. > :21:55.accurate outcome from that, because there was a lot of pressure. Both

:21:56. > :21:59.trying to put the scrum straight, the penalty is awarded to Edinburgh.

:22:00. > :22:03.A reasonable choice I would say in the circumstances: Just to take the

:22:04. > :22:07.points if you can. Keep in touch. I think so.

:22:08. > :22:19.Duncan Weir, then. Two penalties in the first half from

:22:20. > :22:24.his better side, you would imagine. 25 metres out.

:22:25. > :22:31.Drives it. Straight and through the post.

:22:32. > :22:39.Another three points for Duncan Weir. Let's have a view from Andy.

:22:40. > :22:43.Glasgow dominated the almost 13 minutes of the second half. With a

:22:44. > :22:47.missed penalty there, now Edinburgh are right back in it. That is where

:22:48. > :22:53.a team like Glasgow, more clinical, they could have finished it up. They

:22:54. > :22:58.could really make this difficult for Glasgow in the last, what 30 minutes

:22:59. > :23:02.or so. An awful lot of rugby still to come.

:23:03. > :23:19.9-15, in the favour of Glasgow. Gilchrist, head down, off he goes.

:23:20. > :23:22.Off his boot laces there. Didn't quite get a handle on the

:23:23. > :23:26.kick either because of that. Remarkably well Duncan Weir to get

:23:27. > :23:30.down. Even for a wee guy, he didn't have

:23:31. > :23:34.far to go. That was right off his boot laces.

:23:35. > :23:37.Under pressure, at pace as well. Still managed to get time to get his

:23:38. > :23:42.kick away. Duncan Weir, the wind did get up at

:23:43. > :23:55.that point. Did well. The line-up is OutRage! Side Edinburgh's 22.

:23:56. > :24:05.-- is outside. Edinburgh's 22.

:24:06. > :24:20.They have managed to recycle it. Didn't quite work.

:24:21. > :24:29.Russell... Back to Bennett... Glasgow beginning now to get their

:24:30. > :24:42.hands on the ball again. They will have to try something

:24:43. > :24:50.different. Russell again. Skips inside. He was looking for

:24:51. > :24:56.Alainu'uese, who is miles away. Straight through the middle. That

:24:57. > :25:02.was fine, I think. Edinburgh almost stalled it there. They did. And

:25:03. > :25:10.illegally... One steal, two steal and you're holding on.

:25:11. > :25:18.I think the first part of that was well done. The pressure on the ball

:25:19. > :25:23.won the turnover. Lost his feet thereafter and had to make the

:25:24. > :25:32.effort to move. Another Glasgow change here.

:25:33. > :25:39.Pat McArthur is coming on. This is how it happened.

:25:40. > :25:43.Already executed a good piece of play to win the ball from the

:25:44. > :25:46.turnover. Then as he went to present the ball and was penalised for

:25:47. > :25:57.holding on and had to get out of there.

:25:58. > :26:03.Well, he asked to play on because the ball moved.

:26:04. > :26:10.He's put it over, anyway. Well, the ball did move and quick

:26:11. > :26:13.thinking. Absolutely electric, mental gymnastics there from Finn

:26:14. > :26:21.Russell. He realised he had to play it and he did and he then dropped it

:26:22. > :26:26.over. Obviously don't have anybody charging you for a penalty. Still

:26:27. > :26:34.had to come out. 90 seconds to kick it. You have to pick it up. Drop it

:26:35. > :26:36.was calmness personified. Excellent skill.

:26:37. > :26:45.It deserves a three points. A remarkable score from Finn Russell

:26:46. > :26:52.there. That will be a pub quiz for a few years to come. What happened

:26:53. > :26:57.when... And if we might get a look at that again later on, but that was

:26:58. > :27:04.a remarkable incident in the game. We have a change for Glasgow.

:27:05. > :27:14.Art McArthur has come on. At number 16.

:27:15. > :27:19.Fusaro has come back on. He's come on in place of Chris Fusaro.

:27:20. > :27:26.Hoyland goes. That little skip and there is a

:27:27. > :27:31.Glasgow player injured. Hoyland digs in. A quick pass out.

:27:32. > :27:37.All over the place. Berghan almost forward.

:27:38. > :27:41.Kinghorn... The Glasgow fans don't like that pass. On the far side they

:27:42. > :27:43.are howling to the referee. It is too late now.

:27:44. > :27:50.Screaming towards the line here. Bradbury, for the first time, cuts

:27:51. > :27:53.lose. And Glasgow player still being

:27:54. > :28:00.tended at halfway, but Edinburgh have it. Ten metres out.

:28:01. > :28:04.They have a penalty coming address well. They go left.

:28:05. > :28:11.Tom Brown, the Centurion. Penalty... It is Lee Jones coming

:28:12. > :28:14.in. And it's just having a look to see

:28:15. > :28:21.what is happening with the injury there. The play has been stopped for

:28:22. > :28:25.the penalty. This is the injury in mid-field which doesn't look too

:28:26. > :28:30.good because the play is about two or three phases back from where we

:28:31. > :28:35.are now. And the penalty has been given. We

:28:36. > :28:39.rejoin it. This is how it happened. It was the tackle, the tackle, the

:28:40. > :28:48.player obviously in some distress there. He'll obviously have to leave

:28:49. > :28:52.the field, if nothing else for a head injury assessment. There will

:28:53. > :28:56.not be a doubt in that at all. He certainly came up the line very

:28:57. > :29:05.quickly. It is great to see him on his feet.

:29:06. > :29:09.He is not well. There is a clear shaking of heads

:29:10. > :29:15.there from both assistants with him. He knows himself. Just the way he

:29:16. > :29:26.went into the tackle and Sean Lamont comes on. 23.

:29:27. > :29:32.And thereafter some, innovative Edinburgh attack, from right, a bit

:29:33. > :29:38.of ground. Sean Lamont getting words of advise from Duncan Weir. And the

:29:39. > :29:44.net eresult was number five, I think it was either Jonny Gray that was

:29:45. > :29:49.penalised, and the net result is Duncan Weir has an opportunity for

:29:50. > :29:59.another three points to cancel out Finn ses Finn's drop ball.

:30:00. > :30:07.Duncan Weir meanwhile keeps pegging Glasgow back.

:30:08. > :30:17.He was off and running, just about before he hit the ball. He's got the

:30:18. > :30:26.rhythm tonight, Chris. Such a quality goal kicker. So often in his

:30:27. > :30:32.rhythm. An impressive man coming on the field, Mata, for Edinburgh.

:30:33. > :30:37.Chances are he will score a try. Sevens medallist with Fiji. He will

:30:38. > :30:44.have a big impact to play. Somebody told Magnus Bradbury to get a move

:30:45. > :30:48.on, I suspect. It is twice he's had a go in quick succession.

:30:49. > :30:55.The game goes on. Duncan Weir charged down. He's

:30:56. > :30:58.recovered it and he's carried over. Well, pressure, pressure, pressure.

:30:59. > :30:59.He did well to get back there, Chris. That was some great

:31:00. > :31:07.defending. Did do well to get back, so much

:31:08. > :31:12.pressure, when you have Jonny Gray, six foot seven, full rich ahead of

:31:13. > :31:18.you, really good kicking pressure, did well to get back, when the ball,

:31:19. > :31:22.driven over the field. Outstanding attacking opportunity for Glasgow,

:31:23. > :31:32.as we see, Josh Strauss leaving the field.

:31:33. > :31:41.Another man with a two-year deal in his pocket. Good to see him back,

:31:42. > :31:51.first game since May. Like-for-like, number eight. Adam Ashe has taken

:31:52. > :32:02.his place at number eight. Fresh push. Good attacking position, this,

:32:03. > :32:12.for Glasgow. Russell, Russell... Russell is going all the way. Lifted

:32:13. > :32:21.up. Glasgow within reach, Edinburgh defending for their lives, Glasgow

:32:22. > :32:29.have it. We think Russell has lost his headband. Just stopped short,

:32:30. > :32:37.difficult area of the field to defend. Jonny Gray, working really

:32:38. > :32:41.hard. Good tackle. Good defence. Comes in from Fraser McKenzie,

:32:42. > :32:46.manages to roll Johnny red Jonny Gray. Because he is moving forward,

:32:47. > :32:57.because he has the deck, the scrum will be Glasgow. -- manages to roll

:32:58. > :33:00.Jonny Gray. Bulumakau It BEHIND him, that means that tom brown and duncan

:33:01. > :33:09.newman have two cover the left-hand side.

:33:10. > :33:16.The Edinburgh scrum-half is a key defender, such an important

:33:17. > :33:21.defender, you can see him having a word with Phil Burleigh, finding out

:33:22. > :33:25.their roles, going through scenarios. If one player comes here,

:33:26. > :33:30.the number eight picks up, if the 12 goes short. Who picks up who,

:33:31. > :33:36.scrum-half in this situation, so vital. Glasgow have retained the

:33:37. > :33:43.setup, if you have look. Falling immediately behind the scrum on the

:33:44. > :33:48.right-hand side. Junior Bulumakau is immediately behind him. Gets it

:33:49. > :34:00.away. This is what happens. This is your man. Galloping up there. Spare

:34:01. > :34:10.man on the outside. They have to turn inside. Glasgow will close goes

:34:11. > :34:16.forward, turns it back. Grand larceny by the scrum-half. Did well,

:34:17. > :34:21.not only did he defend, he turned it into attack, off they go again,

:34:22. > :34:26.Duncan Weir. Moving it to Phil Burleigh. Could not get it away, he

:34:27. > :34:32.tried, off the ground, decided better to keep it. Glasgow have

:34:33. > :34:39.stolen it. It is all becoming very open. It is whoever takes the next

:34:40. > :34:49.chance, I suspect, could take the game. Glasgow with men aplenty here.

:34:50. > :35:04.Settles it out. Cleverly around the back. More direct. Russell looking

:35:05. > :35:10.for the big cans in front of him. A bit more effort to create the space.

:35:11. > :35:21.Directing the traffic behind. Jonny Gray... Puafisi... He is off again,

:35:22. > :35:26.pedalling away, concentrating on the right-hand side, lacking on the

:35:27. > :35:36.touchline. Don't be surprised if they come wheedling back this way.

:35:37. > :35:43.Up and over. Pyrgos takes it himself. Glasgow with a bit of

:35:44. > :35:54.pressure now. Trying times for Edinburgh. Hidalgo-Clyne nearly

:35:55. > :36:03.pinched it again. Edinburgh have to be very careful. Duncan Weir in

:36:04. > :36:17.there, blocking the attack. Five metres out. Pyrgos. Picked up by

:36:18. > :36:33.MacArthur. They will try again. One-handed from Alainu'uese. Four.

:36:34. > :36:46.Bradbury, taking a sting, holding his arm gingerly. Coming left now.

:36:47. > :36:59.Well knocked back by Edinburgh. Tiring stuff for the Edinburgh

:37:00. > :37:12.defence. Constant pressure now. Tight Glasgow attack.

:37:13. > :37:21.Huge pressure on Edinburgh's line here, unbelievable number of

:37:22. > :37:27.faces... Well! Ian Davies said it was fumbled backwards. Half the

:37:28. > :37:37.crowd would disagree. Nonetheless, Glasgow carry on. Playing the

:37:38. > :37:38.whistle. They need it quickly. Edinburgh doing their all to slow it

:37:39. > :38:05.down. Hamish Watson doing his best to slow

:38:06. > :38:10.it down. Number 12, third score for Glasgow, that was wound up, wound up

:38:11. > :38:16.and wound up until Edinburgh had nothing left to defend on the

:38:17. > :38:20.outside, and Alloa no easy -- Talyllyn

:38:21. > :38:29.I think I have never seen as long a build-up, unbelievable, all started

:38:30. > :38:35.from the wonderful defensive effort from the Edinburgh scrum, must've

:38:36. > :38:41.five minutes worth of play, knocking out the door, putting in big tackles

:38:42. > :38:43.and then Glasgow's discipline and keeping the ball under pressure,

:38:44. > :38:51.time and time and time again. -- Alainu'uese. Resulted in this,

:38:52. > :38:55.touching down, unbelievable piece of rugby in both attack and defence,

:38:56. > :39:01.Glasgow coming out on top. Fantastic defence from Edinburgh, eventually,

:39:02. > :39:05.they ran out of numbers and I said the next scorer would be very

:39:06. > :39:11.important because that has put Glasgow into bonus points territory,

:39:12. > :39:18.as they get one more score, one more try after this. Finn Russell has the

:39:19. > :39:25.first opportunity to add two more to his burgeoning tally. Not the

:39:26. > :39:35.prettiest but he got it over, now the two, 12-25, Glasgow lead. We

:39:36. > :39:40.asked for more quality at half-time, that last passage of play, it went

:39:41. > :39:44.on and on and on. That is the quality we have been expecting from

:39:45. > :39:48.both sides. The defence was outstanding. So many times, Glasgow

:39:49. > :39:54.got in behind and still scrambling. Well played both teams. Clinical

:39:55. > :40:01.finish, very clinical finish in the end, great passing to finish off a

:40:02. > :40:06.great team try. 25-12, will run through the changes as we get to

:40:07. > :40:17.grips with them all. As all these changes take place. Facing an

:40:18. > :40:25.mountain now. Stuart McInally, has come on for Ross Ford.

:40:26. > :40:32.Really, it is difficult to see where Edinburgh can get something to get

:40:33. > :40:39.back. Sean Kennedy has replaced Hidalgo-Clyne. 50th appearance for

:40:40. > :40:53.Edinburgh. Got to produce the next score, Edinburgh. Glasgow now, to

:40:54. > :40:59.chase the bonus, for Edinburgh to try to get back they would need to

:41:00. > :41:03.score at least one try. I'm sure, because I don't think they can rack

:41:04. > :41:18.up penalties quickly enough. It would take two or three attacks to

:41:19. > :41:23.get there. Kennedy whips it out. Hasn't really had a chance to

:41:24. > :41:33.stretch his legs. Kennedy collared there. They really have no option

:41:34. > :41:40.but to go down the line, I suspect. I can contradict myself. They will

:41:41. > :41:51.go down the line. They will go to the corner, three tries- zero, the

:41:52. > :41:59.last one. -- 3-0. Well earned rest. Duncan Weir. On the wings, Murray

:42:00. > :42:05.McCallum, Glenn Bryce, waiting to come on and make an impact. He will

:42:06. > :42:12.bring an attacking edge. Very talented player. They will need

:42:13. > :42:16.that. Edinburgh need the next try, in all honesty, the game is not

:42:17. > :42:21.beyond them, looking for a lift from the last try they scored. Doesn't

:42:22. > :42:26.need you coming in and pushing players. You would have to be the

:42:27. > :42:35.size of Fraser McKenzie to push that man! LAUGHTER

:42:36. > :42:39.. Wins it, it is fumbled, backwards. Some of the line-out work tonight,

:42:40. > :42:45.something for the coaches to work on. Great big fixtures ahead. Will

:42:46. > :42:56.not have crossed the players minds yet. It will all be part of the

:42:57. > :43:07.wider scenario. At the back of the Glasgow scrum, both teams emptying

:43:08. > :43:12.the bench. Very cheeky, very unsuccessful. From there, even Chris

:43:13. > :43:20.Paterson would not have tried that one. Dangerous area. Giving the

:43:21. > :43:23.advantage back to Edinburgh. That is a penalty. Glasgow have to be

:43:24. > :43:29.careful that they do not lose a man for the last ten minutes. They will

:43:30. > :43:35.go down the line immediately. It is now or bust for Edinburgh. Finn

:43:36. > :43:39.Russell's forwards will not thank him for that, they have won the

:43:40. > :43:44.line-out, six or seven yards out from the line, two or three phases,

:43:45. > :43:54.defending really well, manufacture the opportunity to clear, sees space

:43:55. > :43:58.in behind. He will have to defend again, Glasgow. As you say, if

:43:59. > :44:03.Edinburgh hoped to win this game, they must score from this attacking

:44:04. > :44:08.phase. In they come. Have to be patient, have to be patient and

:44:09. > :44:15.clever. Still on here. They have filed in a field. They have the

:44:16. > :44:18.winners in. Referee having a look, Edinburgh still have it. No sooner

:44:19. > :44:25.have they said that, they have got it back. Somebody has got it,

:44:26. > :44:31.Glasgow eventually have got it. That is a big moment in the game. He

:44:32. > :44:37.would have loved to be in there! He would have been in the bottom of it.

:44:38. > :44:42.John Jeffrey, obviously, influential man in Scottish rugby through the

:44:43. > :44:49.years, now heavily involved in world rugby and he will be as proud as any

:44:50. > :44:57.Scot. Doing his team a massive favour by working so hard and

:44:58. > :45:01.holding up them all. -- holding up the maul. His workrate has been

:45:02. > :45:08.absolutely extraordinary, looking at his statistics, before the game, 86

:45:09. > :45:15.tackles in this competition, 65 carries before starting tonight, in

:45:16. > :45:20.six games, unbelievable. That is the norm for Jonny Gray, every single

:45:21. > :45:30.week, this guy. Fumbled one early in the first half. Outstanding yet

:45:31. > :45:32.again. Jonny Gray, at the heart of everything Glasgow do well, maybe

:45:33. > :45:38.having a quiet word in the air of Finn Russell, they may be saying to

:45:39. > :45:41.the stand-off, you know what, get the ball in your hands this time,

:45:42. > :45:46.take it as far as you can down the pit, no little trips. I am all for

:45:47. > :45:50.confidence, we have talked about Finn Russell, full of confidence at

:45:51. > :45:56.the moment. Time and place, pragmatic, eight minutes to go, get

:45:57. > :46:01.the ball downtown. Not here, now, is the message. Because the clock is

:46:02. > :46:07.what counts, and they want to be at the other end of the field, because

:46:08. > :46:17.this is still not done, either way. Trophy to play for. Over 21,000

:46:18. > :46:20.people. It goes on and on. Excellent. And that is a pretty

:46:21. > :46:25.grotty night, I'm sure some people would have stayed at home, with the

:46:26. > :46:29.travel conditions were not good. That's right, the players really

:46:30. > :46:33.appreciate the support they get, there will be a lot of Glasgow fans,

:46:34. > :46:37.a lot of Edinburgh fans, still going round the corner, into the North

:46:38. > :46:42.stand. Fantastic effort from the supporters. They have been served up

:46:43. > :46:48.another typical derby. Some real moments of genius, outstanding

:46:49. > :46:51.ability in attack and defence, but there is also being errors that we

:46:52. > :46:56.do not often associate with these players. That is a derby, that is

:46:57. > :47:01.almost what a derby does to you. The last try for Glasgow, and the way

:47:02. > :47:09.they play, the defence has played for solo long, and so well, it was

:47:10. > :47:14.worth coming along. More of an atmosphere around than the 21,000

:47:15. > :47:21.air is here. Grand old stadium, 21,000, transforms the play. People

:47:22. > :47:24.in the West here as well, great initiative at BT Murrayfield,

:47:25. > :47:29.standing, it has brought the cloud closer, so they are three or four

:47:30. > :47:35.deep all along the touchline, giving them a claim. He will have to

:47:36. > :47:43.leave... Shoulder... Neck injury. He is in good care, they will look

:47:44. > :47:51.after him. Important player for Edinburgh, he is a ballplaying

:47:52. > :47:57.inside centre, he can play at stand-off, is a good defender,

:47:58. > :48:01.brings an attacking edge. Glenn Bryce has a bit of an edge as well,

:48:02. > :48:17.into the centre. You can see the top of his head. He has a bit of pace.

:48:18. > :48:30.Big big scrum. Edinburgh have a gamble. Giving it a go. They have

:48:31. > :48:39.won the ball. Edinburgh scrum, has put a lot of pressure on Glasgow.

:48:40. > :48:58.Just can't shake Edinburgh away, can clear their lines.

:48:59. > :49:16.Big scrum for both sides. I saw an image over Christmas jumper that

:49:17. > :49:19.said "Oh scrum all ye faithful" and this is it because this could be a

:49:20. > :49:29.big point in the game. Big shunt from Edinburgh now, they

:49:30. > :49:37.have it. They have broken their binding.

:49:38. > :49:46.In about it, may have been in the middle. Glasgow have won the all

:49:47. > :49:53.back. I would almost guess that Jonny Gray is going to come up with

:49:54. > :50:01.the ball. Hugh Chris Paterson, man of the match. Almost on cue, as you

:50:02. > :50:05.say, the man in the centre of the field, we all know Jonny Gray, we

:50:06. > :50:09.will allow one mistake. Frustration at the opening kick-off, other than

:50:10. > :50:16.that, speaking about his stats and his influence, he leads from the

:50:17. > :50:23.front, every single time he plays. He has carried the ball. Tonight's

:50:24. > :50:26.man of the match, Jonny Gray. He has done well for Edinburgh, Finn

:50:27. > :50:34.Russell has his moments, real top form. Of late. Jonny Gray, out and

:50:35. > :50:40.out again the best player in the field. Good choice, I would say, and

:50:41. > :50:44.Edinburgh have a choice, do they try to disrupt this? Do they go for it,

:50:45. > :50:48.they have to go for it. The scrum has come out on top more than it has

:50:49. > :50:57.not, if that makes sense, so technical at times, you rarely get

:50:58. > :51:04.one scrum. Edinburgh have to go for this, they have to drive through,

:51:05. > :51:08.and don't forget, this 1872 cup is played over two legs, aggregate

:51:09. > :51:15.score, the second one at the end of the season. Don't forget, a bonus at

:51:16. > :51:19.stake here, if Glasgow can go the whole length of the field, which

:51:20. > :51:22.they are capable of doing, in four minutes, three and a half minutes

:51:23. > :51:26.now, they have the speed and the pace to do it. Edinburgh cannot

:51:27. > :51:35.afford to make a mistake, which would allow Glasgow to go through.

:51:36. > :51:40.If Edinburgh can get a try and a conversion, it would take them to 19

:51:41. > :51:45.points. Losing bonus point territory, which would be useful,

:51:46. > :51:50.any point, every point is useful, come the end of the season. From

:51:51. > :52:02.Glasgow's point of view, they need a solid scrum. Comfortable ballplayer,

:52:03. > :52:09.on the left-hand side, the defensive aspect, this is eating up the clock.

:52:10. > :52:15.We are a minute and a half into this since the scrum was awarded of

:52:16. > :52:24.playing time. All pointing in the favour of Glasgow. Clock ticking

:52:25. > :52:37.away. They know it. They know what they have to do, as well.

:52:38. > :52:52.Big scrum again. Still two and a half minutes. Off they go. Giving it

:52:53. > :52:58.one more roll the dice. They can afford to. If their coach has

:52:59. > :53:02.anything to do with it, they will be very disciplined with what they do

:53:03. > :53:06.with it. No dink over the top, hard to say whether he wanted to keep

:53:07. > :53:10.that in play but he wanted to get the distance, that was the safest

:53:11. > :53:16.and best option. I'm surprised they took the quick tap, at that point,

:53:17. > :53:20.form on it's left, loads of time to get another 40, 50 metres in, and

:53:21. > :53:29.launch the attack, trying to catch him unawares. Kennedy made a tackle

:53:30. > :53:40.on Adam Ashe. The game has fizzled out a little bit. Contact lens, no

:53:41. > :53:43.doubt. Andy, your final thoughts. Glasgow have been quite clinical,

:53:44. > :53:48.producing the few standout moments of the game, the top players, like

:53:49. > :53:51.Mark Bennett, Stuart Hogg, they have made the line breaks, then the

:53:52. > :53:54.collective team try that they scored, when Alex Dunbar went over,

:53:55. > :54:00.definitely the best side, they have deserved the win, I have had to dig

:54:01. > :54:04.deep for it. Overall, this is a fixture, obviously, trip them up a

:54:05. > :54:09.bit in the outcome of the league. Forget about the rivalry, the Derby,

:54:10. > :54:15.the 1872 cup, this is important for league points in the Pro12, winning

:54:16. > :54:22.away from home, then they can get their league campaign back on track.

:54:23. > :54:32.Only a couple of minutes left now. Let's see what happens. Never over

:54:33. > :54:37.until it's done. Pummelled backwards, Finn Russell, with his

:54:38. > :54:44.new headband. Hugely influential part of the game, Glasgow have

:54:45. > :54:50.turned that, Glasgow now have it. They have a penalty. That will give

:54:51. > :54:54.them territory. And they will have another play. That would be my

:54:55. > :55:02.guess. Shunt it up the field and have a go. Are undoubtedly, that is

:55:03. > :55:06.the right thing to do. You have more than one attacking player, involved

:55:07. > :55:11.and engaged, Finn Russell does not make a mistake, another tremendous

:55:12. > :55:17.kick, just outside, and this is where they launch, the big bonus

:55:18. > :55:20.point, busy trying to score the fourth try, Edinburgh must believe

:55:21. > :55:33.that they can turn over possession and get a bonus point. Could be a

:55:34. > :55:42.beak point, could be a big point. Big point if they can get the bonus.

:55:43. > :55:45.They have this possession. They will play this for what it's worth, they

:55:46. > :55:50.will be patient, they will get within range. It is the try they

:55:51. > :55:59.need, not a penalty. That will give them only more territory. Determined

:56:00. > :56:09.to thwart them. They are all going right now. Here they come. They have

:56:10. > :56:14.one minute to go. One minute Glasgow need to recycle it, Edinburgh

:56:15. > :56:22.fighting hard, they may have won it. They still have it almost through.

:56:23. > :56:28.The penalty has gone to Edinburgh. Edinburgh have it, it will be quick.

:56:29. > :56:37.Kennedy had a look, totally is having a look. Firing it up to

:56:38. > :56:42.midfield. -- Tovey. Out of play with 30 seconds left on the clock. As

:56:43. > :56:50.long as he gets it out before the clock turns red, he can play the

:56:51. > :57:01.line-out. Hamish Watson, to the left-hand side of the screen.

:57:02. > :57:04.Edinburgh side -- decide what they will throw, the 1872 cup was

:57:05. > :57:09.mentioned, another warrior type performance from Hamish Watson,

:57:10. > :57:16.battling hard. Sticking with it, not going off. Kennedy goes, Kennedy

:57:17. > :57:34.goes, he has summary on his shoulder. Not down, great tackle,

:57:35. > :57:39.stopped just as he was getting away. Held up, held up, held up over the

:57:40. > :57:46.line. It is all over. It is all over. The game has come to an end in

:57:47. > :57:49.the most erratic fashion, thanks to Chris Paterson for his help tonight.

:57:50. > :58:15.12-25. STUDIO: Unbelievable stuff, Andy

:58:16. > :58:21.Nicol, right at the end, Edinburgh almost in for a try but not to be.

:58:22. > :58:25.In the context of the 1872 cup, that could have been buried, that was a

:58:26. > :58:30.seven point, held up over the line, Glasgow, 35-12, they deserve that

:58:31. > :58:37.win. Few moments of magic throughout the game, hard-fought game.

:58:38. > :58:41.Mentioned before the game, the performance he put in, once again,

:58:42. > :58:48.man of the match, deservedly so. His workrate is phenomenal. Just puts it

:58:49. > :58:55.in every week. I think both coaches will take something from it. Second

:58:56. > :59:00.half was much better. The try that Alex Dunbar scored was a great

:59:01. > :59:04.passion play for both sides, because Glasgow's attack was matched by the

:59:05. > :59:10.Edinburgh defence. That was a quality I would love to have seen.

:59:11. > :59:17.Glasgow will be very happy. It has been a stop start season, the Pro12

:59:18. > :59:23.season, winning only five, now it is six, and it is a win away from home.

:59:24. > :59:27.Thank you very much for joining us. Glasgow halfway there to winning the

:59:28. > :59:33.1872 cup. For Edinburgh fans, they have got to have faith.