Edinburgh fall short at Scotstoun
Glasgow Warriors secured an opening leg 1872 Cup victory, turning the screw with a clinical second-half performance to claim a 30-17 win.
Flanker Tom Gordon twice put Warriors in front before Glen Young and Boan Venter responded.
The crucial moment proved to be a breakaway try from Josh McKay in the 56th minute which saw the home side go on to claim the win and move into third place in the United Rugby Championship, as well as taking the lead in the 1872 Cup.
Both teams were locked on 39 points before the game and were evenly matched until McKay’s try.

A stolen line-out and a deliberate knock-on from Edinburgh winger Emiliano Boffelli held up Warriors before the combined efforts of Henry Immelman and Matt Currie stopped Cole Forbes going over in the corner.
The breakthrough came from some close-range pressure when Gordon wriggled over.
Glasgow’s failure to deal with Edinburgh’s kick-off ensured they could not build on their lead, which had been extended by Duncan Weir’s conversion. Jack Dempsey let the ball bounce and McKay’s kick was charged down behind the try line, and Young converted the resulting pressure in the 14th minute despite Johnny Matthews’ efforts to hold the ball up.
Warriors got back on top, although they had to be smart to stop Henry Pyrgos scoring on a counter-attack, and it was a mistake from the visitors that led to the third try of the game in the 29th minute.

Jaco van der Walt’s kick fell into the hands of Sebastian Cancelliere. The winger fed Stafford McDowall, who set up Gordon to go over after a dummy.
Edinburgh responded well again and McKay did well to hold up Matt Currie after the centre burst through the lines. Edinburgh cut the gap through Boffelli’s penalty, but Weir restored the hosts’ seven-point lead just before the interval.
Edinburgh re-started strongly and benefited from a second penalty in quick succession when Venter went over. Boffelli levelled the scores.
The game turned on Cancelliere picking up a loose ball inside his own half as Edinburgh attacked. The Argentinian winger drove forward and infield knowing that McKay was overlapping and his no-look pass left three Edinburgh players exposed as the full-back ran up the right wing to cross.
Warriors got some more control of the game, with substitute Ross Thompson’s kicking adding eight further points as well as keeping Edinburgh on the back foot.
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Glasgow Warriors
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Sione Tuipulotu
23. Replacement6metres made
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Ross Thompson
22. Replacement1metres made
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Jordan Lenac
21. Replacement0metres made
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Ally Miller
20. Replacement0metres made
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Kiran McDonald
19. Replacement13metres made
29MINUTES PLAYED
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1COMPLETE PASSES
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Ewan McQuillin
18. Replacement0metres made
3MINUTES PLAYED
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Nathan McBeth
17. Replacement0metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
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Grant Stewart
16. Replacement0metres made
8MINUTES PLAYED
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Jack Dempsey
8. Number 855metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
11TACKLES MADE
9COMPLETE PASSES
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Tom Gordon
7. Back-row29metres made
61MINUTES PLAYED
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3COMPLETE PASSES
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Ryan Wilson
6. Back-row1metres made
51MINUTES PLAYED
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Richie Gray
5. Second-row3metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Scott Cummings
4. Second-row4metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Simon Berghan
3. Tighthead prop2metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
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Johnny Matthews
2. Hooker15metres made
72MINUTES PLAYED
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Murphy Walker
1. Loosehead prop8metres made
77MINUTES PLAYED
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Jamie Dobie
9. Scrum-half21metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
57COMPLETE PASSES
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Duncan Weir
10. Stand-off0metres made
54MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
9COMPLETE PASSES
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Cole Forbes
11. Wing18metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Stafford McDowall
12. Inside-centre21metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Robbie Fergusson
13. Outside-centre0metres made
41MINUTES PLAYED
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Sebastian Cancelliere
14. Wing73metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
6TACKLES MADE
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Josh McKay
15. Full-back58metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
3TACKLES MADE
4COMPLETE PASSES
Edinburgh Rugby
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Henry Immelman
15. Full-back34metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
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Ramiro Moyano
14. Wing32metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Matt Currie
13. Outside-centre25metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Chris Dean
12. Inside-centre14metres made
55MINUTES PLAYED
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Emiliano Boffelli
11. Wing5metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Jaco van der Walt
10. Stand-off14metres made
65MINUTES PLAYED
5TACKLES MADE
11COMPLETE PASSES
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Henry Pyrgos
9. Scrum-half22metres made
61MINUTES PLAYED
4TACKLES MADE
65COMPLETE PASSES
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Harrison Courtney
1. Loosehead prop4metres made
41MINUTES PLAYED
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David Cherry
2. Hooker8metres made
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Angus Williams
3. Tighthead prop2metres made
60MINUTES PLAYED
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Pierce Phillips
4. Second-row5metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Glen Young
5. Second-row6metres made
54MINUTES PLAYED
7TACKLES MADE
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Ben Muncaster
6. Back-row34metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Connor Boyle
7. Back-row9metres made
80MINUTES PLAYED
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Mesulame Kunavula
8. Number 854metres made
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Adam McBurney
16. Replacement0metres made
15MINUTES PLAYED
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Boan Venter
17. Replacement4metres made
40MINUTES PLAYED
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Luan de Bruin
18. Replacement1metres made
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Jamie Hodgson
19. Replacement0metres made
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Magnus Bradbury
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Ben Vellacott
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Charlie Savala
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Cameron Hutchison
23. Replacement6metres made
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