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December 27, 2010

Glasgow Warriors 30 - 18 Edinburgh

GUINNESS PRO12 match played at Firhill on Monday December 27th 2010 | 2 comments

A try from Hefin O'Hare gave Glasgow a second half lead
Glasgow Warriors claimed victory over Edinburgh in the first leg of the 1872 Cup at Firhill.

The visitors were in front at the midway point despite DTH van der Merwe's try for Glasgow.

David Blair's precise kicking had given Edinburgh their 12-10 half-time advantage and the fly-half's accuracy continued in the second period.

But Hefin O'Hare's try turned the match in Glasgow's favour and Max Evans also crossed the line for the hosts late on.

The Magners League match survived a morning pitch and safety inspection and began with typical derby intensity as Glasgow looked to retain the trophy they won last season.

The Warriors were penalised for not releasing, giving David Blair the chance to draw first blood for the visitors and the fly-half duly converted.

Blair quickly added a second penalty after another Glasgow infringement.

The home side were dealt an injury blow in the 13th minute when Graeme Morrison was stretchered off to be replaced by Peter Murchie.

But Glasgow slowly worked their way back into the match and were rewarded for their territory when Ruaridh Jackson reduced Glasgow's arrears with a well-struck penalty.

And then, within seconds, the hosts were ahead. Rob Harley retrieved Edinburgh's kick-out, breezed past a couple of tackles and offloaded to the speedy van der Merwe, who raced away to register the game's first try in the left-hand corner.

Jackson added the conversion from an awkward angle but was unsuccessful with his next kick after Edinburgh conceded another penalty.

Murchie was caught offside and Blair brought Edinburgh back to within one point of their opponents with his third penalty and the visitors went in at half-time ahead after another Blair success with the boot.

Blair and Jackson exchanged penalties at the start of the second period before Glasgow's Richie Gray was yellow-carded for kicking the ball away from an offside position, allowing Blair to stretch Edinburgh's lead.

Despite their temporary disadvantage in numbers, Glasgow began to assert themselves, Evans' weaving run and grubber kick through towards Bernardo Stortoni almost creating a try.

When Gray's sin-bin was over, the lock forward was kept on the bench and replaced by Aly Muldowney as Glasgow coach Sean Lineen looked to freshen things up.

Edinburgh's Ross Ford became the second player to be yellow-carded after being penalised for an infringement and Jackson converted the resulting penalty.

And more pressure from Glasgow created the chance for O'Hare to burst through and touch down to put the home side in front again, Jackson adding the extras.

The Warriors continued to make their extra man count in the closing stages and Evans found space to turn inside and cross the line under posts, giving O'Hare a straight-forward conversion.

Glasgow replacement Chris Fusaro and Edinburgh's Scott MacLeod became involved in an angry exchange near the halfway line and both were promptly shown a red card seconds before full-time.

The two sides will meet again in the second leg at Murrayfield on Sunday.

Referee A MacPherson (SRU)
Attendance 7,062
Man of the Match DTH van der Merwe/Rob Harley
Team
1
Jon Welsh
2
Fergus Thomson
3
Moray Low
4
Richie Gray
5
Alastair Kellock
6
Robert Harley
7
John Barclay
8
Richie Vernon
9
Colin Gregor
10
Ruaridh Jackson
11
DTH van der Merwe
12
Graeme Morrison
13
Max Evans
14
Hefin O'Hare
15
Bernardo Stortoni
Sub
Dougie Hall
Sub
Kevin Tkachuk
Sub
Ryan Grant
Sub
Aly Muldowney
Sub
Chris Fusaro
Sub
Henry Pyrgos
Sub
Peter Murchie
Sub
Federico Aramburu
Match Substitutions
Off On
Graeme Morrison Peter Murchie
Off On
Fergus Thomson Dougie Hall
Off On
Jon Welsh Ryan Grant
Off On
Richie Gray Aly Muldowney
Off On
Hefin O'Hare Federico Aramburu
Off On
Moray Low Kevin Tkachuk
Off On
John Barclay Chris Fusaro
Off On
Colin Gregor Henry Pyrgos
Scorers
Ruaridh Jackson Penalty
DTH van der Merwe Try 
Ruaridh Jackson Conversion
Ruaridh Jackson Penalty
Ruaridh Jackson Penalty
Hefin O'Hare Try 
Ruaridh Jackson Conversion
Max Evans Try 
Ruaridh Jackson Conversion
Posted by Hugues on December 28, 2010 10:02 AM | Reply to this comment

Good win, a bit afraid after the first half though...
Frankly, Murchie and Gray penalties are from the amateur era, i hope the coaching team will do something about it!
Sorry to be so demanding, but the level is very poor at some positions...(D.Blair for example).
However,lucky enough with 3 good Glasgow tries!

Posted by ballinj on December 28, 2010 11:13 AM | Reply to this comment

I think the whole of the nation needs to get down on their hands and knees and pray to St Andrew to intervene to make sure Dan Parks remains fit throughout 2011 as there was nothing on display yesterday to suggest that there is anyone capable of taking his place in the national squad.

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