HOW THEY RATED
GLASGOW
RUARIDH JACKSON An able replacement for the injured Stuart Hogg since mid-November LEE JONES Good last minute try but didn’t see much of the ball due to Glasgow’s tactics NICK GRIGG Difficult to stop. His sheer power took him through four tackles in one move ALEX DUNBAR Started well with some powerful runs but faded as the game went on NIKO MATAWALU Had to come in from his wing to get involved. Faultless work-rate FINN RUSSELL Four successful penalties from four left Edinburgh chasing the game ALI PRICE Nearly cost his side a try when Gilchrist charged down a poor clearance JAMIE BHATTI The loosehead prop was not really tested. Showed up well in open play FRASER BROWN All over the pitch early on before being forced off with a head injury ZANDER FAGERSON Showed up well in open play and looks back to his best. Bossed the scrum KIRAN McDONALD Grown in confidence since pro debut six weeks ago. Didn’t look out of place JONNY GRAY The Glasgow captain led by example winning good line-out ball ROB HARLEY Didn’t do anything too flash but tackled hard and got in opposition faces MATT FAGERSON Only 19-years-old yet able to put in a superb showing at the back of the scrum MATT SMITH One of Glasgow’s finds of the season. Worked hard at the breakdown AVERAGE 7.1 SUBSTITUTES Huw Jones (Grigg 74), Peter Horne (Dunbar 41), George Horne (Price 59), Alex Allan (Bhatti 61), Pat McArthur (Brown 29), Siua Halanukonuka (Z Fagerson 62), Chris Fusaro (Smith 62). NOT USED: Greg Peterson. SCORERS — Tries: L Jones. Cons: None. Pens: Russell (4). Sin binned: Fusaro.
EDINBURGH
BLAIR KINGHORN Carried the ball more than any other player, gaining 60 metres for his team DAMIEN HOYLAND Like all the wingers hardly saw the ball with most play going up the middle JAMES JOHNSTONE Never got to show his pace as heavy midfield traffic stopped his few carries PHIL BURLEIGH One of Edinburgh’s most influential players who has a good rugby brain DUHAN VAN DER MERWE Impressed in attack, but a few handling errors in defence let him down JACO VAN DER WALT The jury is still out on the South-African who only joined last month SAM HIDALGO-CLYNE Improving but not back to the standard he was setting earlier in his career MURRAY McCALLUM Switched to loosehead after playing tighthead in the first derby and struggled STUART McINALLY The captain was their top player offering more attacking threat than any back MATT SHIELDS A recent emergency signing due to injuries, struggled badly to make an impact BEN TOOLIS Made 14 tackles, more than anyone else in the game, but ran out of steam GRANT GILCHRIST Having a superb season after a few mediocre ones. Nearly scored a try JAMIE RITCHIE Solid rather than spectacular performance. Replaced in the second half VILIAME MATA The pick of the Edinburgh pack who put in a massive shift for his team HAMISH WATSON Justifiably angry that he was harshly penalised at the breakdown far too often AVERAGE 6.5 SUBSTITUTES Neil Cochrane (McInally 72), Jordan Lay (McCallum 49), Elliot-Millar Mills (Shields 62), Fraser McKenzie (Toolis 52), Cornell du Preez (Ritchie 54), Nathan Fowles (Hidalgo-Clyne 57), Chris Dean (Johnstone 29), Darcy Graham (Hoyland 70). SCORERS — None. Sin binned: McKenzie. REFEREE — Mike Adamson.
ATTENDANCE — 7,351.