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April 28, 2018

Edinburgh 24 - 19 Glasgow Warriors

GUINNESS PRO14 match played at Murrayfield on Saturday April 28th 2018 | No comments

DTH van der Merwe marked his 100th game with two tries
Warriors came up short in an entertaining 1872 Cup match against Edinburgh at Murrayfield this evening.

Ahead of the match Warriors had already secured a home PRO14 semi-final while Ulster's draw with Munster meant Edinburgh finish in third spot in Conference B and face a visit to Thomond Park next weekend.

Edinburgh scored first-half tries through James Johnstone, Jordan Lay and Duhan van der Merwe.

On his 100th game for Warriors, DTH van der Merwe crossed twice with Callum Gibbins touching down after a fine move but the visitors fell just short.

"We felt we lost the battle of body height," Warriors head coach Dave Rennie said after the match. "They got lower than us when they carried, especially round the edge close to the line and when we carried they were lower than us again.

"We just didn't get quick enough ball at key times. To Edinburgh's credit, they've defended really well and kept us out in the end.

"We've just got to carry more and look after ball more. Straight after half-time, we had guys two-on-two, all you need is a strong carry, give us some go-forward and build off that. But we're trying to off-load when it's not on.

"You've got to build pressure. Sides like Edinburgh are good defensive teams and we didn't do that enough tonight.

"We're creating opportunities, but we've just got to be more clinical and patient. We got edged in the contact area, which is disappointing.

"We'll have an honest look at where we're at, but we're confident we can turn it around. We haven't even conceded a bonus point at home this year in this competition, so we'll look forward to going back to Scotstoun.

"Technically, we're 160 minutes away from winning a title if we can get it right. We're certainly not going to go into a depression here."

Referee Nigel Owens (Wales)
Attendance
Team
1
Alex Allan
2
Fraser Brown
3
Zander Fagerson
4
Tim Swinson
5
Scott Cummings
6
Matt Fagerson
7
Callum Gibbins
8
Ryan Wilson
9
George Horne
10
Finn Russell
11
DTH van der Merwe
12
Alex Dunbar
13
Nick Grigg
14
Lee Jones
15
Stuart Hogg
Sub
George Turner
Sub
Jamie Bhatti
Sub
Siua Halanukonuka
Sub
Robert Harley
Sub
Chris Fusaro
Sub
Henry Pyrgos
Sub
Adam Hastings
Sub
Ruaridh Jackson
Match Substitutions
Off On
George Horne Henry Pyrgos
Off On
Alex Dunbar Adam Hastings
Off On
Ryan Wilson Robert Harley
Off On
Alex Allan Jamie Bhatti
Off On
Fraser Brown George Turner
Off On
Zander Fagerson Siua Halanukonuka
Off On
Stuart Hogg Ruaridh Jackson
Off On
Scott Cummings Chris Fusaro
Scorers
DTH van der Merwe Try 
Finn Russell Conversion
Callum Gibbins Try 
Finn Russell Conversion
DTH van der Merwe Try