Glasgow Warriors v Leinster Rugby, 20 September

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Glasgow Warriors v Leinster Rugby
 
Friday 20th September 2013, KO 19:35
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
 
Referee: Peter Fitzgibbon (IRFU, 48th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Neil Paterson, Adrian Graves (both SRU)
Citing Commissioner: Paul Minto (SRU)
TMO: Iain Ramage (SRU)
 
LIVE on BBC ALBA and TG4
 
A. Teams:
 
1. Glasgow    
15. Stuart Hogg
14. Sean Lamont
13. Mark Bennett
12. Alex Dunbar
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Ruaridh Jackson
9. Chris Cusiter (Captain)
 
1. Ryan Grant  
2. Pat MacArthur
3. Jon Welsh
4. Jonny Gray
5. Tim Swinson
6. Rob Harley
7. Chris Fusaro
8. Richie Vernon
 
16. Dougie Hall
17. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18. Ed Kalman
19. James Eddie
20. Josh Strauss
21. Henry Pyrgos
22. Scott Wight
23. Byron McGuigan
 
2. Leinster    
15: Ian Madigan
14: Dave Kearney
13: Brendan Macken
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Darragh Fanning
10: Jimmy Gopperth
9: Isaac Boss
 
1: Jack McGrath
2: Richardt Strauss
3: Mike Ross
4: Mike McCarthy
5: Tom Denton
6: Kevin McLaughlin
7: Shane Jennings CAPTAIN
8: Jordi Murphy
 
REPLACEMENTS:
 
16: Aaron Dundon
17: Cian Healy
18: Martin Moore
19: Devin Toner
20: Dominic Ryan
21: Eoin Reddan
22: Noel Reid
23: Rob Kearney
 
B. Form - head to head:
 
32 Played 32
8 Wins 23
23 Losses 8
1 Draws 1
60 Tries 88
39 Conversions 61
62 Penalties 86
3 Drop Goals 1
573 Points 823
25 Avg. Age 26
 
C. Form - last season:
 
Friday 23 November 2012, 19:35: Scotstoun
Glasgow Warriors 0 - 6 Leinster Rugby
 
Saturday 23 March 2013, 19:45: Royal Dublin Society
Leinster Rugby 22 - 17 Glasgow Warriors
 
Play Offs
Saturday 11 May 2013, 19:35: Royal Dublin Society
Leinster Rugby 17 - 15 Glasgow Warriors
 
D. Glasgow fans lexicon:
 
Time on these boards has demonstrated that Glasgow fans use an uncommonly broad selection of nicknames and slang to describe the various members of their team.
 
For those unfamiliar with this gibberish:
 
Alphabetty Spaghetti - D.T.H. van der Merwe, wing
Angel - Gabriel Ascarate, centre
Angela - Jon Welsh, prop
Barry - Byron McGuigan, wing
Big Boab - (see Ginger Tackle Monster, the)
Big Mike - (see Coo, the)
Big Naka - Leone Nakarawa, lock/loosie
Bluto - Josh Strauss, loosie/no.8
Centre, the - (see Lesser Messiah, the)
Coo, the - Michael Cusack, prop
Cooseetah - (see Cus)
Cus - Chris Cusiter, scrum half
DTH - (see Alphabetty Spaghetti)
Flippy - (see Toonie)
Fozzy - Christopher Fusaro, loosie
Furra Lineeeee - Peter Horne, centre
Ginger Tackle Monster, the - Rob Harley, loosie
Guns - Tim Swinson, lock
Henners - Henry Pyrgos, scrum half
Hoggy - Stuart Hogg, full back/wing/centre
Ickle Jon - Jonny Gray, lock
Jedi - James Eddie, loosie
Lesser Messiah, the - Richie Vernon, loosie/no.8
Mark of Nazareth - (see Messiah, the)
Meatball, the - Duncan Weir, fly half
Messiah, the/  - Mark Bennett, centre
Niko - Nikola Matawalu, scrum half
Niko's Mate - Jerry Yanuyanutawa, prop
No Maits - Sean Maitland, wing
Rhubarb - Ruaridh Jackson, fly half
Ruck Inspector, the - Alastair Kellock, lock
Schlong - Sean Lamont, centre/wing
Sherlock - Tyrone Holmes, loosie
Shrek - Gordon Reid, prop
Toonie - Gregor Peter John Townsend MBE, head coach
Wee P - Pat MacArthur, hooker
Weegie from Fiji, the - (see Niko)

Can we please keep politics of this board

luvtotup wrote:Can we please keep politics off this board

Fixed it for you, free of charge in an independent Scotland

2 years from today the world cup starts, 1 year from today Scotland will vote on independence and 2 years ago today this happened…

Spoiler:

Ah come on Lovetotup, it's bound to come up eventually. So long as we're more respectful of others' views than the types that frequent the Scotsman comment pages (both Nat and Not) and we'll be doing alright.

We could probably wait a few months until we discuss this properly, so we can read Salmond's mythical white paper.

Ok - let's leave OFF the the subject till the new year at least. We are going to have to read and listen to all sorts of drivel for the next year - it would just be nice to think we could could come onto these boards and follow something we all support.

Sorry got a stutter!

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

luvtotup wrote:Can we please keep politics off this board

I apologise. It was wrong of me to seek to impose my misguided and completely implausible political views on 606v2. I struggle with numbers generally, but fES has kindly explained it all for me, and I now realise and understand that Scotland will be bankrupted by Salmond's egotistical frolic.

 

funnyExiledScot wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

luvtotup wrote:Can we please keep politics off this board

I apologise. It was wrong of me to seek to impose my misguided and completely implausible political views on 606v2. I struggle with numbers generally, but fES has kindly explained it all for me, and I now realise and understand that Scotland will be bankrupted by Salmond's egotistical frolic.

Thanks Asbo. I think that whilst we're all being honest, I should make it clear that I have come to admire and respect Mark Bennett, not only as a special player of rugby union football, but also as an individual who is frequently maligned and misunderstood. I will never, ever mock his youthful brilliance ever again and shall give every Scottish poster on these boards the sum of ten pounds sterling (or the mid-market rate equivalent of the currency applicable to each poster) every time I do. 

I don't say this often enough, FES, but I've very proud of how far you've come.

George Carlin wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

luvtotup wrote:Can we please keep politics off this board

I apologise. It was wrong of me to seek to impose my misguided and completely implausible political views on 606v2. I struggle with numbers generally, but fES has kindly explained it all for me, and I now realise and understand that Scotland will be bankrupted by Salmond's egotistical frolic.

Thanks Asbo. I think that whilst we're all being honest, I should make it clear that I have come to admire and respect Mark Bennett, not only as a special player of rugby union football, but also as an individual who is frequently maligned and misunderstood. I will never, ever mock his youthful brilliance ever again and shall give every Scottish poster on these boards the sum of ten pounds sterling every time I do. 

I don't say this often enough, FES, but I've very proud of how far you've come.

10 pounds sterling?? What is that? I've already divested myself of any meaningful currency in advance of the referendum. Bags of corn is what you'll need up here......"Barter" economics.....

You had me up to 10 pounds sterling.........

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:You had me up to 10 pounds sterling.........

If you ask FES very nicely, he might convert that to 12 Euro for you, Jen.

George Carlin wrote:

funnyExiledScot wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

luvtotup wrote:Can we please keep politics off this board

I apologise. It was wrong of me to seek to impose my misguided and completely implausible political views on 606v2. I struggle with numbers generally, but fES has kindly explained it all for me, and I now realise and understand that Scotland will be bankrupted by Salmond's egotistical frolic.

Thanks Asbo. I think that whilst we're all being honest, I should make it clear that I have come to admire and respect Mark Bennett, not only as a special player of rugby union football, but also as an individual who is frequently maligned and misunderstood. I will never, ever mock his youthful brilliance ever again and shall give every Scottish poster on these boards the sum of ten pounds sterling (or the mid-market rate equivalent of the currency applicable to each poster) every time I do. 

I don't say this often enough, FES, but I've very proud of how far you've come.

Even better

George Carlin wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:You had me up to 10 pounds sterling.........

I "George Carlin" hereby undertake to fly you, "Jenifer McLadyboy, to Glasgow for the weekend. You can stay in my house, have my match ticket and shag either my wife or my girlfriend depending on which one you find more attractive.

Jaysus! very sporting George.

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:

George Carlin wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:You had me up to 10 pounds sterling.........

I "George Carlin" hereby undertake to fly you, "Jenifer McLadyboy, to Glasgow for the weekend. You can stay in my house, have my match ticket and shag either my wife or my girlfriend depending on which one you find more attractive.

Jaysus! very sporting George.

Not really, he missed out the part where he watches while filming it.

in that case I want the wife AND the girlfriend.

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:in that case I want the wife AND the girlfriend.

And he lives in the UAE!

Feck it. They better be something special if I'm going all that way and missing the game.

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:Feck it. They better be something special if I'm going all that way and missing the game.

i can only afford one wife, a girlfriend as well would bankrupt me. She is an exceptionally beautiful Lebanese woman. On the other hand, she is heavily pregnant and extemely hormonal. And Her Feistiness was quite a highly spiced dish beforehand.

On balance, I have to be honest and say that I wouldn't fancy your chances of leaving the country with your twig and berries still attached to the branch. And that wouldn't be my doing...

Leinster finally have a big lad in the backs to replace Shaggy;

http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/news/10453.php

Ok. Back in Weegie Land after a 3 week hiatus and cannot wait until tomorrow's game.  Will be there for a curry and pint pre and probs post match prior to resuming work feckit ! See yous all at Scotstoun amigos  

thebandwagonsociety wrote:Leinster finally have a big lad in the backs to replace Shaggy;

http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/news/10453.php

Apparently there's a slight delay with his work visa so he won't be able to play or train this week. Should be sorted for Cardiff at home next week though.

Mickado wrote:

thebandwagonsociety wrote:Leinster finally have a big lad in the backs to replace Shaggy;

http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/news/10453.php

Apparently there's a slight delay with his work visa so he won't be able to play or train this week. Should be sorted for Cardiff at home next week though.

I'll be very interested to see what kind of shape he's in. He had to sit out a huge chunk of last season with his NRL team because the broken arms he kept getting never got a chance to rehab properly. Class is permanent but I wouldn't expect him to hit the ground, er, running.

He seems to be in decent shape anyway

Spoiler:

Alan Jacobson is in good shape too. The shape in question is a sphere.
 
Glasgow team out at noon. Only a splatter of standing only seats left, save for which Scotstoun will be sold out again from a home perspective. Lovely to see 5000+ in there - it's such a nice little stadium.

Can anyone recommend a bar near the stadium? Also how good is the beer/food selection at the ground

Cakey, I'm pretty sure that c21st recommends getting both drink and food at the watering holes in the ground. This might also be of some use: http://www.rugbygroundguide.com/glasgow.html

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Cakey, I'm pretty sure that c21st recommends getting both drink and food at the watering holes in the ground.  This might also be of some use: http://www.rugbygroundguide.com/glasgow.html

Cheers

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Cakey, I'm pretty sure that c21st recommends sitting behind the bins behind the ground sharing a large bottle of Buckfast.

That's true, but you need to think carefully about whether that kind of thing is for you.

George Carlin wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Cakey, I'm pretty sure that c21st recommends sitting behind the bins behind the ground sharing a large bottle of Buckfast.

That's true, but you need to think carefully about whether that kind of thing is for you.

I have never had Buckfast, would you recommend decanting it first? Also, which type to bins go best with Bucky. Chinese or Indian take-away?

cakeordeath wrote:

George Carlin wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Cakey, I'm pretty sure that c21st recommends sitting behind the bins behind the ground sharing a large bottle of Buckfast.

That's true, but you need to think carefully about whether that kind of thing is for you.

I have never had Buckfast, would you recommend decanting it first?

Depends on the vintage. If it's a 1995 Reserve Nuits Saints Pollockshaws or a Chateau Govan Chunder 1998, "Le McCoisty", then definitely.

Hmm, I find the '95 a truffle oppressive for my pallet.

I'd recommend a lighter 2001 Macon-Village en Splattered Cat de Bath Street. Best served with fish.

Absolutely classic, lads

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Ok. Back in Weegie Land after a 3 week hiatus and cannot wait until tomorrow's game.  Will be there for a curry and pint pre and probs post match prior to resuming work feckit ! See yous all at Scotstoun amigos  

Yes but will you still be having your pie and pint at half time?
p.s.Bru, GC, Cakey Buckfast is best savoured with a Crème de meths chaser in the early evening, after which dinner is usually a hoot. 

Apologies to Leinster fans who may have no fecking idea what that past half a page was about.

Don't worry we have buckfast tonic wine here too.

George Carlin wrote:

Jenifer McLadyboy wrote:Feck it. They better be something special if I'm going all that way and missing the game.

i can only afford one wife, a girlfriend as well would bankrupt me. She is an exceptionally beautiful Lebanese woman. On the other hand, she is heavily pregnant and extemely hormonal. And Her Feistiness was quite a highly spiced dish beforehand.

On balance, I have to be honest and say that I wouldn't fancy your chances of leaving the country with your twig and berries still attached to the branch. And that wouldn't be my doing...

obviusly that was your hypothetical wife and girlfriend not your real one. so I think you will find that you have a harim full of girlfriends.....

In the real world. Best of luck with the new arrival when it arrives.

Apparently the MFL have purchased a Deep Freeze for the Reading Room. It's a big unit and appears to be quite mobile. It may prevent this tear's festive drubbing in two parts from being too one sided.

Glasgow Warriors team to play Leinster, RaboDirect PRO12, Scotstoun Stadium, Friday 20 September (kick-off 7.35pm):

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Sean Lamont
13. Mark Bennett
12. Alex Dunbar
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Ruaridh Jackson
9. Chris Cusiter (Captain)

1. Ryan Grant
2. Pat MacArthur
3. Jon Welsh
4. Jonny Gray
5. Tim Swinson
6. Rob Harley
7. Chris Fusaro
8. Richie Vernon

16. Dougie Hall
17. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18. Ed Kalman
19. James Eddie
20. Josh Strauss
21. Henry Pyrgos
22. Scott Wight
23. Byron McGuigan

http://www.leinsterrugby.ie/team/results/10455.php#.UjraFrtZ7bA

No word on Luke...

LEINSTER:

15: Ian Madigan
14: Dave Kearney
13: Brendan Macken
12: Gordon D'Arcy
11: Darragh Fanning
10: Jimmy Gopperth
9: Isaac Boss

1: Jack McGrath
2: Richardt Strauss
3: Mike Ross
4: Mike McCarthy
5: Tom Denton
6: Kevin McLaughlin
7: Shane Jennings CAPTAIN
8: Jordi Murphy

REPLACEMENTS:

16: Aaron Dundon
17: Cian Healy
18: Martin Moore
19: Devin Toner
20: Dominic Ryan
21: Eoin Reddan
22: Noel Reid
23: Rob Kearney

Captain_Sensible wrote:Glasgow Warriors team to play Leinster, RaboDirect PRO12, Scotstoun Stadium, Friday 20 September (kick-off 7.35pm):  

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Sean Lamont
13. Mark Bennett
12. Alex Dunbar
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Ruaridh Jackson
9. Chris Cusiter (Captain)

1. Ryan Grant  
2. Pat MacArthur
3. Jon Welsh
4. Jonny Gray
5. Tim Swinson
6. Rob Harley
7. Chris Fusaro
8. Richie Vernon

16. Dougie Hall
17. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18. Ed Kalman
19. James Eddie
20. Josh Strauss
21. Henry Pyrgos
22. Scott Wight
23. Byron McGuigan

Other than wannabee centre ahead of Bluto, and the continued absence of the Ruck Inspector, that's about as strong as it gets - happy daze  

Strong side for Glasgow. Looks like Low might have paid the price for that yellow card last week. Also Mcguigan on the bench ahead of Seymour is interesting.

Ryder and Nekarawa don't seem to be able to get a look in.

Manky-Flanker wrote:Strong side for Glasgow. Looks like Low might have paid the price for that yellow card last week. Also Mcguigan on the bench ahead of Seymour is interesting.

Ryder and Nekarawa don't seem to be able to get a look in.

Ryder is listed as having a head injury. Nakarawa might not be fit yet.

The team is a strong one, especially at front row and in the back three. I think we'll miss Strauss' ball-carrying at the start, but having the ability to bring him on late in the game to smash stuff up is a lovely thought.

Let's see how he goes against the incredible h(ealy)ulk

Cian. Smash!

He'll go fine against him. Come the end of the game, Cian will be walking out of town trying to hitchhike passing cars, with the "lonely man" theme being played in the background on the piano.  

Cap'n, yes Strauss as an impact sub is a great thought but we have no second row cover on the bench other than Harley to move on up or Jedi.
However, behind the scrum it looks pretty strong although again I'm not 100 convinced by Wight and Barry. (Barry,Wight? Is there a joke there?)
Starting XV against XV then the Weege look favourites BUT if Hoggy isn't match sharp yet, if Dunbar isn't fully recovered, if Ruaridh has one of his flaky nights then the bench options look as useful as a condom the morning after.
Saying that, if the above mentioned are fully fit and on form then we should be too good for most teams in the Rabo. I posted earlier that Harley, Bluto and Sherlock was probably our best defensive back row while Bluto, Vernon and Fozzie was our best attacking choice.
Well, it looks a prey attacking minded team to me. I think Harley is in to give an other line out option and to put in the tackles that will allow Vernon and Fozzie to roam the pitch creating havoc (hopefully amongst the Ladyboys). The front row owe us a big performance. Let's hoe Angela's nails can stand the strain.
p.s. Madigan, and his haircut, at fullback? That's just mental Ted, so it is.

If fit and on form that is a very good Glasgow backline, and all but one Scottish.

What's happening with No Maits?