{"id":659133,"date":"2025-12-28T05:03:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T05:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/659133\/"},"modified":"2025-12-28T05:03:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T05:03:16","slug":"late-warriors-surge-settles-1872-cup-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/659133\/","title":{"rendered":"Late Warriors surge settles 1872 Cup derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                        <img width=\"1600\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ReportWebH.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>                    <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Edinburgh Rugby started with intent, finding themselves on the scoreboard within the opening five minutes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After Pierre Schoeman forced a turnover penalty at the breakdown, young stand-off Cammy Scott showed nerves of steel to slot a 40-metre penalty, giving the home side a 3\u20130 lead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first half was defined by Edinburgh\u2019s defensive resilience. As Glasgow mounted pressure, Scott\u2019s tactical kicking pinned the visitors back, while Liam McConnell produced a try-saving turnover just inches from his own line.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the pressure, Glasgow eventually found a crack in the armour after 30 minutes, spreading the ball wide with a precise crossfield kick for Jamie Dobie to finish clinically in the corner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Half-time: Edinburgh 3 \u2013 7 Glasgow Warriors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second half began as a battle of attrition. Edinburgh were handed a golden opportunity when Glasgow\u2019s Angus Fraser was yellow-carded following an off-field review for a dangerous tackle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, despite the one-man advantage, the hosts struggled to find a rhythm, with set-piece errors at the scrum and lineout stalling their momentum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The match also marked a milestone for young hooker Jerry Blyth-Lafferty, who made his professional debut in the closing stages, though his introduction coincided with a period of renewed Glasgow dominance at the set piece.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the game hanging in the balance entering the final five minutes, Glasgow showed why they are so dangerous in the red zone.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">George Horne sparked the visitors into life, catching the Edinburgh defence napping with a trademark dart from five metres to dive over.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minutes later, eventual BKT Player of the Match Jamie Dobie put the result beyond doubt, chasing down a perfectly weighted grubber kick to score his second of the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conversion sealed a 21\u20133 victory for the visitors who once again lifted the 1872 Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Edinburgh Rugby started with intent, finding themselves on the scoreboard within the opening five minutes. 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