EDINBURGH’s 16-10 defeat by Glasgow last week might have meant a miserable Christmas for their players, but it also had an encouraging aspect to it as they look ahead to tomorrow night’s return match at BT Murrayfield.
After all, that six-point defeat was just about as close as any opposition has come to winning at Scotstoun in the league this year. What is more, the capital club managed to earn that losing bonus point despite passing up a couple of scoring opportunities from open play, not to mention the two penalties missed by the normally ultra-reliable Emiliano Boffelli.
Grant Gilchrist, for one, is certain that his squad can take some confidence from that first 1872 Cup match into the second and final leg. The lock forward believes that Edinburgh had enough of the ball to win that game, and is convinced that they can turn the tables on their old rivals at home provided they are clinical when it matters most.
