WHETHER you are talking about the race for a Champions Cup place or the battle for the 1872 Cup, Glasgow go into tonight’s game against Edinburgh with a small but significant edge. Thirteen points ahead after the first leg of the domestic trophy, they are also just above their rivals on points differential in the URC table.
The Warriors can therefore lose narrowly yet hold on to the inter-city trophy, while a draw - unless Edinburgh score a try bonus point and they fail to do so themselves - will see Danny Wilson’s side hold on to seventh place. That would not only be enough for them to win the Scottish-Italian Shield and thus qualify for next season’s Champions Cup - in the process dooming their rivals to another season in the Challenge Cup - it would also mean they avoid a trip to Leinster in the quarter-finals.
