HC, Pool 2, Round 2: Glasgow Warriors v Exeter Chiefs

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Glasgow Warriors   v Exeter Chiefs  

Sunday 20 October 2013, 14:00
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow
 
Not on bloody telly

Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch Judge 1: Christophe Berdos (France)
Touch Judge 2: Tual Trainini (France)
Citing Commissioner: Jean-Etienne Bernard (France)

 
A. Current Standings:
Team/Played/Won/Drawn/Lost/Points For/Points Against/BPs/Points 
 

1	Toulon	1	1	0	0	51	28	1	5
2	Exeter	1	1	0	0	44	29	1	5
3	Cardiff Blues	1	0	0	1	29	44	1	1
4	Glasgow	1	0	0	1	28	51	1	1

 
B. Previous Match Line-ups:
 
1. Glasgow
 
(against Toulon)
 
Sean Maitland, Tommy Seymour, Mark Bennett, Alex Dunbar, Nikola Matawalu, Rhubarb Jackson, Henry Pyrgos, Ryan Grant, Dougie Hall, Jon Welsh, Jonny Gray, Al Kellock, Tim Swinson, Chris Fusaro, Josh Strauss.
 
Replacements: McGuigan for Dunbar (32), van der Merwe for Pyrgos (41), Low for Grant (66), MacArthur for Hall (52), Kalman for Welsh (52), Vernon for Swinson (52), Weir for Strauss (75).
 
2. Exeter
 
(against Cardiff Blues)
 
Phil Dollman, Matt Jess, Ian Whitten, Jason Shoemark, Fetu'u Vainikolo, Gareth Steenson, Dave Lewis; Brett Sturgess, Chris Whitehead, Hoani Tui, Dean Mumm (capt), Damian Welch, Tom Johnson, Ben White, Dave Ewers
 
Replacements: Jack Yeandle for Whitehead (48), Carl Rimmer for Tui (51), Don Armand for Welch (62), Kai Horstmann for Johnson (30), Haydn Thomas for Lewis (48), Henry Slade for Steenson (56), Sireli Naqelevuki for Shoemark (57)
 
C. Form (last 6 games):
 
1. Glasgow
 
Toulon - Glasgow 51-28
Scarlets - Glasgow 12-17
Zebre - Glasgow 17-24
Glasgow - Leinster 12-6
Ulster - Glasgow 12-13
Glasgow - Cardiff Blues 22-15
 
2. Exeter
 
Exeter - Cardiff Blues 44-29
Gloucester - Exeter 12-29
Exeter - Leicester 9-21
London Irish - Exeter 23-29
Exeter - Wasps 30-26
Northampton - Exeter 38-11
 
D. Teams:
 
1. Glasgow
 
15. Sean Maitland
14. Tommy Seymour
13. Byron McGuigan
12. Gabriel Ascarate
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Ruaridh Jackson
9. Niko Matawalu
 
1. Ryan Grant
2. Pat MacArthur
3. Ed Kalman
4. Tim Swinson
5. Al Kellock (Captain)
6. Rob Harley
7. Tyrone Holmes
8. Josh Strauss
 
16. Dougie Hall
17. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18. Moray Low
19. Jonny Gray
20. Richie Vernon
21. Chris Cusiter
22. Duncan Weir
23. Mark Bennett
 
2. Exeter
 
15 Phil Dollman
14 Ian Whitten
13 Jason Shoemark
12 Sam Hill
11 Matt Jess
10 Gareth Steenson
9 Dave Lewis
 
8 Dave Ewers
7 Ben White
6 Tom Johnson
5 Damian Welch
4 Dean Mumm (capt)
3 Hoani Tui
2 Chris Whitehead
1 Ben Moon
 
16 Jack Yeandle
17 Brett Sturgess
18 Alex Brown
19 Don Armand
20 Kai Horstmann
21 Haydn Thomas
22 Henry Slade
23 Fetu'u Vainikolo
 
E. Parliamo Glasgow:
 
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)

Although not on the same scale as Guscott and whilst I like him a lot as a pundit, Moore can be a spectacularly large cockchomper when talking about Rabo sides, because he simply doesn't have a clue.
 
But this is what the Heineken is about. The only way that people from other leagues give you respect and I actually pay any attention to your players is when you beat their teams and do it consistently. And Toonie & Co know this.  This season is all about getting European respect and whilst I have a mahoosive amount of admiration for the Chiefs, we really should put away sides like this at home quite confidently if we want to make the step up and call ourselves part of the European elite.
 
Leinster put away the current Top 14 champions yesterday. We have beaten Leinster already this season. So how can I be happy with anything other than a Glasgow BP win today?

Flanker, that is so unlike the Pitbull to focus on the English side and totally disregard all things Caledonian. He must have been in the huff because Angela is dropped and Pitbull likes finely buffed cuticles in a rugby player.
Remember; 3HW +1AW + 2BP = 16 -22 pts =Quarter final time.
So far we have one BP and are now playing at home. If we can't feel confident about beating the Chiefs at Scotstoun we shouldn't be in the HC at all.
12-13 could be our only wobbly area, assuming Ruaridh doesn't go all croissant on us, but we have Ritchie V and  on the bench.
Totally Mesmeric and Mrs TM hope you have a jolly day out with the bears. To which end I have been inserting ten pound notes into the disc drive of my computer and they should be zooming through the ether by the magic of the interweb to Schiz's moblile telephonic device. This will allow him to buy pre- match cocktails for yourselves and ASBO and Ian Bru and anyone else who catches his eye. Have fun.
p.s. if he says the money hasn't arrived don't believe him, he's just after a Chinese wrist burn.

We're ready. Bring it, you Chiefs.

Can't help but feel this year is a golden opportunity for The Warriors.

Hope Niko has a stormer and that the weather hold up.

Come on Warriors!

jimbopip wrote: If we can't feel confident about beating the Chiefs at Scotstoun we shouldn't be in the HC at all.

Exactly - we have to be looking to win this one well. I'm not saying we will, but this match, rather than than playing Toulon away, is a real test of where we are on our broader European journey.

jimbopip wrote:Totally Mesmeric and Mrs TM hope you have a jolly day out with the bears. To which end I have been inserting ten pound notes into the disc drive of my computer and they should be zooming through the ether by the magic of the interweb to Schiz's moblile telephonic device. This will allow him to buy pre- match cocktails for yourselves and ASBO and Ian Bru and anyone else who catches his eye. Have fun.
p.s. if he says the money hasn't arrived don't believe him, he's just after a Chinese wrist burn.

Ha ha, Jimbo, your generosity knows no bounds! I'll be sure to be thanking you, even as Schitz gets the pints in!

I'll be offline during the match, so enjoy yourselves, you princes of Sandy Park, you kings of Scotstoun.

Jimbopip, you are too kind. On the train through to Weegeburgh now. Woke up late and my missus decided to wash her hair so will be the stadium just before KO... Hopefully beforehand so I can say hello with a mouthful of curry!

This game is on the radio (and online), isn't it? I can't seem to find it

It's on BBC Radio Devon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/24568668

Cheers, Dubbelyew, I was hoping to find it on BBC Sports Sound. I can use radio devon as a back up

Link to BBC Sports Scotland, if anyone's interested?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/18287084

It's also here:
http://www.ercrugby.com/eng/heinekencup/liveblog.php
 
How the feck can we be 0-6 down already? We've only been playing for 3 minutes?!

Rhubarb kicks a goal: 3-6.

Elvis seen sitting in the stands with Lord Lucan.

Now the ERC website has changed its mind and apparently it's 3-3.

Back to 3 - 6 now

why isnt it being shown on TV?

6 - 6

quinsforever wrote:why isnt it being shown on TV?

Because some jobsworth in a Top Man suit decided that Connacht v Zebre apparently would offer a more thrilling feast of rugby union football.

The ERC is a ***t organisation if they can't organize television coverage of all the Hcup matches, deserves to be closed down

maybe we should relocated the ERC to Scotland before we nuke it?

quinsforever wrote:maybe we should relocated the ERC to Scotland before we nuke it?

before we nuke the ERC i mean

quinsforever wrote:

quinsforever wrote:maybe we should relocated the ERC to Scotland before we nuke it?

before we nuke the ERC i mean

 6-9 Come on Glasgow, get a grip. Tries is what we need.

Steenson sees yellow. That might feck up the stream of kicked penalties for the Chiefs.

The annoying thing about this is that we don't know what the card was for. Does anyone know?

GLove39 wrote:Link to BBC Sports Scotland, if anyone's interested?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/18287084

Thanks, I don't think I could have listened to Radio Devon for much longer

Coming in from the side in the red zone, apparently

Have we really not scored during this sin bin period?  

Dubbelyew L Overate wrote:Coming in from the side in the red zone, apparently

So i take it Glasgow have gone for touch and failed to score?

Kalman off. Replaced by a Real Prop.

George Carlin wrote:Kalman off. Replaced by a Real Prop.

Unfortunately, Glasgow's best props Welsh and Cusack not on the teamsheet today...

6-9 at half time. WTF were we doing throughout that sin bin period?

Should have given the Chiefs no end of confidence, that.

cakeordeath wrote:

GLove39 wrote:Link to BBC Sports Scotland, if anyone's interested?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/18287084

Thanks, I don't think I could have listened to Radio Devon for much longer

great commentary. good link thanks.

Who are these Radio Devon commentators? Absolutely no attempt at impartial commentary.

i was referring to the sports scotland commentators

quinsforever wrote:i was referring to the sports scotland commentators

That's obvious, you couldn't possibly be referring to the Radio Devon pair that's for sure.

haha. the scots commentators are good, except it appears that all the players mentioned by name on the pitch are glasgy

Try by Timothy Petunia Swinson  
13-9. Come on to feck lads - let's get motoring now.

George Carlin wrote:Try by Timothy Petunia Swinson  
13-9. Come on to feck lads - let's get motoring now.

Never really thought about this before, but what was Swinson's qualification route for Scotland?

Yessss!!! another try! Seymour!

Edit:
Love sacks refused

VietGwentRevisited wrote:

George Carlin wrote:Try by Timothy Petunia Swinson  
13-9. Come on to feck lads - let's get motoring now.

Never really thought about this before, but what was Swinson's qualification route for Scotland?

Granny on his mum's side was from Glasgow.

Thought their was no TV so no TMO...

apparently there are 7 cameras at the ground according to sport scotland radio commentary

Sherlock furra liiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnneeeeeeeeeeeee. 

20-9. Bit more comfortable now.

7 cameras and no TV  

Anyway try Sherlock!:!

thats what the commentators said re no TV too.

LOL - he's talking about the exeter chiefs players...."it's like the United Nations out there..." classic.

another TMO decision...any reason i cant is qn poite asks

in french he said, we cant see the ball, so no reason you cant award it

Gaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
 
20-16 It's asbestos underpants time for the last 5 minutes.
 
Surely Chiefs would be happy with a BP here?

4TBP??

George Carlin wrote:Gaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
 
20-16 It's asbestos underpants time for the last 5 minutes.
 
Surely Chiefs would be happy with a BP here?

Easy on the beans when watching rugby, George.

Well played Glasgow

quinsforever wrote:LOL - he's talking about the exeter chiefs players...."it's like the United Nations out there..." classic.

another TMO decision...any reason i cant is qn poite asks

Nah, they've all got Devonian grannies