The Glasgow Carpet Burns and Cary Grant Appreciation Thread

[Cameo]

Glasgow Warriors (versus Leinster at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday @ 7.35pm – live on Premier Sports): K Rowe; S Cancellier, H Jones, S Tuipulotu, K Steyn ©; A Hastings, B Afshar; J Bhatti, S Stephen, F Richardson, J Oguntibeju, A Samuel, M Duncan, R Darge, E Ferrie. Subs: G Hiddleston, N McBeth, M Walker, J Du Preez, S Cummings, S McDowall, G Horne, T Jordan.

Leinster: H Keenan; T O’Brien, R Henshaw, J Barrett, J O’Brien; S Prendergast, F Gunne; A Porter, D Sheehan, T Clarkson, R Snyman, J Ryan, R Baird, S Penny, J Conan. Subs: R Kelleher, J Boyle, T Furlong, D Mangan, M Deegan, L McGrath, C Frawley, J Osbourne.

Glasgow have a good looking backline out vs Leinster and a very callow looking pack, including Seb Stephen on debut at hooker. Leinster have gone very strong.

Game doesn't technically matter much (3rd or 4th to play for for Glasgow), but feels quite big for Glasgow to arrest the recent slide.

[paddy no 11]

Hopefully tuipolotu is fine

Leinster are lost

I'd make the sharks favourite from here

Glasgow at full strength would still have a chance

[paddy no 11]

Glasgow Warriors (versus Leinster at Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Saturday @ 7.35pm – live on Premier Sports): K Rowe; S Cancellier, H Jones, S Tuipulotu, K Steyn ©; A Hastings, B Afshar; J Bhatti, S Stephen, F Richardson, J Oguntibeju, A Samuel, M Duncan, R Darge, E Ferrie. Subs: G Hiddleston, N McBeth, M Walker, J Du Preez, S Cummings, S McDowall, G Horne, T Jordan.

Leinster: H Keenan; T O’Brien, R Henshaw, J Barrett, J O’Brien; S Prendergast, F Gunne; A Porter, D Sheehan, T Clarkson, R Snyman, J Ryan, R Baird, S Penny, J Conan. Subs: R Kelleher, J Boyle, T Furlong, D Mangan, M Deegan, L McGrath, C Frawley, J Osbourne.

Glasgow have a good looking backline out vs Leinster and a very callow looking pack, including Seb Stephen on debut at hooker. Leinster have gone very strong.

Game doesn't technically matter much (3rd or 4th to play for for Glasgow), but feels quite big for Glasgow to arrest the recent slide.

The young hooker played well

[septic 9]

Seb Stephen was excellent, not in any way out of place or in awe. Could easily start the QF even if Mathews and Hiddlestone are fit. Glasgow look well set at 2 with Hiddletone and Stephen plus Joe Roberts (still 18)
Others stepped up as well. Duncan, who I had not been sure about (still academy of course) put in a serious shift. Not the biggest back row but very physical. Fin Richardson had a cracking game in the loose and in truth held Porter who as ever got away with driving in and hinging - he has more angles than Alan McManus.
Ewen ferrie had a huge game
That very young pack gave Glasgow a chance. Snyman neutered, Barret turns out to be a right mouthy cheap shot merchant when he doesn't get it all his own way