Glasgow Warriors v Blue Bulls Saturday October 4th

Well After looking like Lightning Mcqueen roaring down the interstate against Cardiff we then did a rare impression of the Vital Spark floundering on a sandbank just past Bowling.
What will we see tomorrow?
We won't see Dempsey (damaged rib), Samuel, Thompson or Smith (stating for the world class Ayrshire Bulls), Weir and Fifita are starting for the Wolves.

I think,

1. Kebble
2. Turner Chuckles hasn't been at all convincing this season.
3. Ragnar
4. Gray
5. Cummings
6. Brown
7. Mullet
8. Middle Fagerson
9. Aldi Price
10. Miotti Either he's due a start or he's a very expensive bench option.
11. Cancilliere
12. Johnson (on form I'd go with Stafford:Johnson looked slightly undercooked last week and Stafford's defence has been outstanding. You never know the Bulls may just try smashing the ball up the 12 channel.)
13. Shona
14. Forbes
15.Mckay.
I think the General will stick with his 6/2 split
16. Matthews
17. Bhatti
18. Berghan
19. Big Man Jessie
20. Du Preez
21. Vailanu. Batman offered very little last week and the extra bulk would not go amiss.
22. Hornito
23. Jordan can cover 10 & 12

Caz the Quiet Bokkie is threatening to come over to watch the game; he played for Transvaal as an under 18 before injury and National Service put an end to his dreams. Still, he got to play alongside me in the lowest of the low league. Still, there'll be beer and biltong and if it's a decent match FEs will probably be able to hear him in Stockbridge.

Glasgow Warriors team to face Vodacom Bulls at Scotstoun, Saturday 8 October, kick-off 7.35pm. You can watch the match live on Premier Sports 1, or follow all the action live on the @GlasgowWarriors Twitter account.

1. Jamie Bhatti (70)
2. Fraser Brown (125)
3. Zander Fagerson (118)
4. Scott Cummings (93)
5. Richie Gray (86)
6. Gregor Brown (6)
7. Thomas Gordon (55)
8. Matt Fagerson (81)

9. George Horne (82)
10. Tom Jordan (3)
11. Cole Forbes (27)
12. Sam Johnson (94)
13. Sione Tuipulotu (C) (23)
14. Sebastian Cancelliere (12)
15. Josh McKay (15)

Replacements

16. George Turner (80)
17. Oli Kebble (80)
18. Lucio Sordoni (2)
19. JP du Preez (2)
20. Sintu Manjezi (3)
21. Ryan Wilson (214)
22. Ali Price (114)
23. Domingo Miotti (8)

Unavailable for selection: Allan Dell (calf), Rory Darge (ankle), Jack Dempsey (rib), Jamie Dobie (hamstring), Huw Jones (back), Rufus McLean (hamstring), Ally Miller (back), Enrique Pieretto (shoulder), Kyle Steyn (hamstring) Max Williamson (shoulder).

I can't help thinking that this is the season right here. The General talks about the season in terms of blocks of games. Well, if we end the first block 2 from 2 with two good home wins then that's good. If we're 1 from 3 and 5 points from a possible 20. Not so good.
The Bulls are beatable: the Luvvies should have done it but were too....Luvvieish?
A win tonight and we're still in the running, even this early in the season it is that brutal in this league, but a loss means we will really struggle for the rest of the season.
Should be good.

Ollie Keeble out injured.

Nathan McBeth tskes his place on the bench.

Good start

7-0 Glasgow

Wow, a different looking Glasgow tonight, great hand from Ritchie Gray

14-0 Glasgow

Big Ritchie is still some player

Why on Earth he fell out of the Scotland picture is beyond me.

Glasgow playing way to much rugby in their own half.

get turned over and Bulls score

14-7 Glasgow

Referee not very consistent when teams are on attack. bulls get blown for sealing of but Warrios seal of multiple rucks and don't get pinged

And another try from close range, great physicality from Glasgow in terrible weather

21-7 Glasgow

Bulls get a charge down try, but is it offside?

No try but for foul play!

Pathetic penalty against the Bulls

So now you can come around a ruck as well. OK

Yup, only Bulls blown for sealing off. Only one colour jumper on this pitch

Hornito gets the BP try!!!

What a break!

This ref is evening up the nonsense calls made by the ref in last nights game

Wow we are suddenly seeing the Hornito of old!

He converts his own try as well

28-7 Glasgow

That was a good first half from Glasgow, we do seem to be a different team home and away atm!

Wow. That was numbers in that ruck to blow over

Another try by Glasgow.

Are they good again?

Wow what a try, we are on fire. McKay takes us to 5!

35-7 Glasgow

Who saw this coming?

The Bulls attack is completely predictable if you can match their physicality

Glasgow have done that all game long so far

Bulls get one back

35-14 Glasgow

Bulls are done for

Ryan Wilson on to meet them off the bus

What a tackle from Cancilliere

Saved a try

Another great turnover, Glasgow have not given an inch of ground in this game

And we roll in a 6th as Bulls play kamikaze rugby!

Or maybe not!

Matt Fagerson MoM

Lots of contenders, but hard to argue with that

A consolation try for the Bulls, but they will get nothing from this game

35-21 Glasgow

That's it, a great win for Glasgow and shows what we are capable of.

We just need to turn this kind of game into consistency!

I am very impressed with the Bulls' scrum coach. Against the Luvvies they were being destroyed for most of the first half and then suddenly were gaining lots of scrum penalties. Last night Glasgow thrashed them in the first three or four and then I hardly remember a scrum being completed for the remainder of the game but lots and lots of penalties to the Bulls.

I don't know how they did it but they conned Mr Brace like Liz Truss convincing the gerontocracy that she would be a safe and steady PM.