Glasgow Warriors v Zebre, 10 May

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Glasgow Warriors v Zebre

Saturday 10 May 2014, KO 18:30
Scotstoun Stadium, Glasgow

Live on BBC ALBA/Sport Mediaset

Referee: Alain Rolland (IRFU, 65th competition game)
Assistant Referees: Neil Paterson, Graeme Marshall (both SRU)
Citing Commissioner: Paul Minto (SRU)
TMO: Jim Yuille (SRU)

A. Teams:

I. Glasgow

15. Stuart Hogg
14. Sean Lamont
13. Alex Dunbar
12. Peter Horne
11. Niko Matawalu
10. Duncan Weir
09. Henry Pyrgos

01. Ryan Grant
02. Pat MacArthur
03. Moray Low
04. Tim Swinson
05. Al Kellock (Captain)
06. James Eddie
07. Chris Fusaro
08. Leone Nakarawa

16. Dougie Hall
17. Jerry Yanuyanutawa
18. Geoff Cross
19. Rob Harley
20. Tyrone Holmes
21. Ruaridh Jackson
22. Lee Jones
23. Peter Murchie

II. Zebre

15 David ODIETE
14 Giulio TONIOLATTI
13 Gonzalo GARCIA
12 Giovanbattista VENDITTI
11 Dion BERRYMAN
10 Tommaso IANNONE
09 Guglielmo PALAZZANI

08 Samuela VUNISA
07 Andries VAN SCHALKWYK
06 Mauro BERGAMASCO
05 Marco BORTOLAMI (cap)
04 Quintin GELDENHUYS
03 Dario CHISTOLINI
02 Davide GIAZZON
01 Salvatore PERUGINI

16 Tommaso D’APICE
17 Matias AGUERO
18 Dave RYAN
19 George BIAGI
20 Emiliano CAFFINI
21 Alberto CHILLON
22 Filippo FERRARINI
23 Filippo CRISTIANO

B. Form - head to head:

3 Played 3
3 Wins 0
0 Losses 0
0 Draws 0
11 Tries 5
9 Conversions 5
3 Penalties 7
0 Drop Goals
82 Points 56
24 Avg. Age 27

C. Form - this season & last:

Fri 28 September 2012, 19:35
Glasgow Warriors 22 - 19 Zebre
Scotstoun

Sun 10 February 2013, 15:05
Zebre 20 - 36 Glasgow Warriors
Stadio XXV Aprile

Fri 27 Sepember 2013, 19:30
Zebre 17 - 24 Glasgow Warriors
Stadio XXV Aprile

There's been a lot of injuries too - the current backline is

Laidlaw
Leonard
Visser
Atiga
Strauss
Hart
Bezzy

  

Half time in Dublin - Edinburgh 6 Leinster 5

Now that is a surprise!

Record time for a TBP WAS 24 min 30 secs by Ulster.
Young Pipetto says Niko is "not mad but very funny"

Wow! 40-0   

Hoggy subbed at half-time for his bad attitude!

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Hoggy subbed at half-time for his bad attitude!

I really hope there aren't consequences - ie Hoggy having a hissy fit and moving to another club for next season... His skills are undeniable but his attitude has become awful  

i was joking, Mesmeric - don't see any evidence of any 'bad attitude' tbh

Well he has been hooked - pre meditated, injury, or did Hogg give Niko a telling off in the changing room?  

You are a naughty wee stirrer, RDW!

 


It is strange - he didn't look injured, and he could do with the game time?

Bollix - Vernon commented on him limping just before the half!

Was walking the dog - missed that! Stand corrected!

RDW_Scotland wrote:Was walking the dog - missed that! Stand corrected!

Is that what ye call it?!

nikos a tough nutter !

Weather has ruined the second half but can't take away from a great performance. Would be good to finish with a couple more tries

Who let Lee Jones on the field in those neon yellow lycra shorts?   

Really does pain me to see cross doing so well for you guys!   

15-13 Leinster 15 mins to go - come on Edinburgh!!

A Simply Mesmeric Try wrote:

AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:Hoggy subbed at half-time for his bad attitude!

I really hope there aren't consequences - ie Hoggy having a hissy fit and moving to another club for next season... His skills are undeniable but his attitude has become awful  

Good, glad to hear it. I have just got in from basking in the meadows and was going on what a mate told me! Am currently watching it on my tivo, currently 23 miutes in and it 33-0 HA HA!

Dr Crroooosssssss

Niiikkkkkkkoooooooo carves them up

Niko! Niko! Niko!

Leinster win 15-13 so Ulster at home for Glasgow.

Huge effort from Edinburgh btw!

RDW_Scotland wrote:Leinster win 15-13 so Ulster at home for Glasgow.

Huge effort from Edinburgh btw!

Even bigger effort from Irish TMO & probable Leinster season ticket holder Seamus Flannery...

Anyhow. A home semi. Smashing stuff. Now to look into trains & match tickets.

Re Hogg. My information is that he is acting like a total prima donna in training. His quote to Carlin Iles after a training game was something along the lines of "there's something you'll learn about me , I don't pass outside ". Iles had been screaming at him to pass the ball and he refused. I could go on but I think the point's been made.

Brilliant end to the regular season. Role on the playoffs!

Heuer27 wrote:Re Hogg. My information is that he is acting like a total prima donna in training. His quote to Carlin Iles after a training game  was something along the lines of "there's something you'll learn about me , I don't pass outside ".  Iles had been screaming at him to pass the ball and he refused. I could go on but I think the point's been made.

Reliable source?

I have heard similair stories about Hogg, such as not wanting to talk to the young players who could potentially be moving to glasgow. Reminds me a bit of Cipriani, great player but too much attention at a young age is never a good thing.

I don't think we should read anything into that try incident. If you look at Niko he was going for the ball right from the moment he set off and did not see Hoggy. He is a competitive animal and wanted to score the hat trick, nothing wrong with that.

Hoggy took his tries, especially the first very well but Tonnie probably always planned to give Murchie a half, he has been playing well and deserved a run out as well. Maybe it was a trail for the playoff place. If so I am not sure that it solves a lot as both had good games, you just do think though that Hoggy still has the X factor that might turn a game. Tough on Murchie, who if he does not start is unlikely to even bench.

I am thinking a back 3 of Maits, Hoggy and Seymour with Niko on the bench to cover SH and wing. Mind you Lamont put his hand up today as well. It is going to be a hell of a call!

Completely off topic, but I would thoroughly recommend watching the polish Eurovision entry - you'll never look at cheese making in the same way again!   

RDW. Impeccable source.

Unfortunately I have some first hand experience of him recently too. Not impressed. I would politely call him surly

If it is true I'd be surprised if big Al lets him away with it - Complete opposite of the culture Glasgow are trying to develop

Not sure he's going to be at Glasgow next season. Regardless of all the stuff that has been revealed recently. He was not allowed to mix or meet the fans in the clubhouse at the recent derby game. That came from management. His coat looks to be on a shoogily peg.

Just seen a picture of him on Twitter outside talking to fans who were queuing up to buy semi final tickets. Looked happy enough to be doing that.

Got to take a lot of this stuff with a pinch of salt. A lot of stuff happens behind closed doors in the changing room and in practice sessions and that is not necessarily a bad thing.

Hoggy may well be a slightly edgy character but he would not be the first professional sportsman to be like that. That is the part of his make up that makes him a great player. You should not just throw that away, you need to try and manage it. That is what you need senior players like Kellock and good coaches like Toonie for.

The trouble is in Scotland we are not used to having rugby players who are good and know they are good and are perhaps a little bit brash with it. Other countries have had plenty and they cope with it better. He is still a young man and the likliehood is that we will see him mature in front of us over the next few years. We need to keep a sense of perspective here!

All this complete schieze about Stuart Hogg is fecking laughable.   If you bunch of Luvvies can't think of anything positive to say then feckin feck off to OK magazine or some similar depressing drivel.    The guy was down injured for 5 mins (back and in some distress) in the first 40.   Call yourself rugby men ! Lets get a grip here !

21st Again. More nonsense from a complete clown. Mods is it not about time this thicko was barred, sent back to the football posts or at least told to wind his neck in- He is just an embarrassment and knows nothing about Rugby

Saddo ,creepy, stalker alert !

Fresh from getting overexcited watching the Eurovision Song contest no doubt !

Heuer27 wrote:Not sure he's going to be at Glasgow next season. Regardless of all the stuff that has been revealed recently. He was not allowed to mix or meet the fans in the clubhouse at the recent derby game. That came from management. His coat looks to be on a shoogily peg.

He was taking one of the coaching sessions with kids on the back pitches the day of the last derby game. He was excellent with the kids and was mixing with everyone.

Whole Hogg forum rumours thing is getting tedious. Can we just not wait till there is actual news?

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:All this complete schieze about Stuart Hogg is fecking laughable.   If you bunch of Luvvies can't think of anything positive to say then feckin feck off to OK magazine or some similar depressing drivel.    The guy was down injured for 5 mins (back and in some distress) in the first 40.   Call yourself rugby men ! Lets get a grip here !

Scitz - Heuer is only passing on information he has heard from what he says is a credible source. Unless he is making it up then he has more knowledge on it than you or most of us do. I'm also not sure if he is an Edinburgh or Glasgow fans - this isn't all a conspiracy made up by disgruntled Edinburgh fans.

I agree with Dot though - the amount of debate there has been on this is getting a bit tiring - and I apologies for the part I have played in that - but ultimately I really hope it isn't true as he is a wonderful talent and I hope his head is screwed on and he becomes a truly world class player.

If it is true however then he's in a good place just now to try to get back on track.

Re the Hogg "controversy"; regardless of wether it's true or not someone should point out to him that he has the potential to be a great player BUT to remember that the All Blacks , at all grades , pick on character first and foremost. They do this for a very good reason.

Heuer27 wrote:Not sure he's going to be at Glasgow next season. Regardless of all the stuff that has been revealed recently. He was not allowed to mix or meet the fans in the clubhouse at the recent derby game. That came from management. His coat looks to be on a shoogily peg.

Does this source of have two cheeks, a smelly mouth and a belt around his forehead?