At half-time every week in the past, Edinburgh had conceded 21 factors, had given away 10 penalties and had been proven two yellow playing cards. This time, on the break, they’d conceded zero, had solely shipped 4 penalties to Glasgow’s seven and had no playing cards.
Additionally they had the lead. Solely 3-0, however higher than nothing. It ought to have been extra. Early on, earlier than he needed to go off injured, Jamie Ritchie broke Glasgow’s defensive position and galloped downfield however Edinburgh could not take benefit.
Thompson’s 50-22 was the catalyst for the penalty that adopted and Edinburgh had the lead. And the momentum. When Glasgow threatened, Edinburgh halted their lineout maul. After they got here once more, Matt Currie stripped them of ball.
It wasn’t a basic, however Edinburgh’s physicality was streets forward of the place it was in Glasgow. A 3-point benefit should have grown simply after the half hour.
They went via part upon part inside Glasgow’s 22. Mosese Tuipulotu might need gone vast to Duhan van der Merwe however he didn’t make the go.
Edinburgh saved going, working it to the posts the place Luke Crosbie reached for glory solely to have the second spoiled by Gregor Hiddleston’s deal with knocking it out of his fingers. A painful second for the hosts.
Franco Smith introduced on a few his go-to males early within the second half, Rory Darge and George Horne showing in a bid to quicken the tempo. Glasgow began to batter on the Edinburgh door from then on. They’d a faucet penalty from shut vary however bought repelled, they piled on extra stress however the dwelling crew lifted the siege with a penalty received on the ground.
Nonetheless 3-0, nonetheless scrappy, however a hell of a battle none the much less. With quarter-hour to go, and Edinburgh’s penalty rely rocketing, Glasgow lastly broke them. It took some time.
One, two, three penalties got away because the hosts held on in their very own 22. They bought an official warning. One other Glasgow lineout maul was launched and once more the one manner Edinburgh may cease it was by illegally collapsing
Penalty attempt to yellow card for Harrison. Glasgow led 7-3. The turning level, or so we thought. Edinburgh went straight down the opposite finish with a vengeance, Schoeman, of all folks, beginning the decisive transfer with somewhat grubber, which was regathered.
Gilchrist took it on and the remainder was all Schoeman, the prop muscling his manner over to place Edinburgh forward once more. Healy added a superb conversion. The 14-men had completed it towards all odds. A shock victory for defence and defiance.
