Glasgow 'chomping at the bit' for win in Edinburgh
Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith has challenged his side to retain the 1872 Cup in style with a rare away win over Edinburgh on Saturday.
The Scotstoun side, who lead 24-12 from last week's first leg at Hampden, have only won one of their past 10 visits to their derby rivals.
Glasgow have won the cup three seasons running, but the shine was taken off the past two triumphs after losing the second leg.
"We always want to play better," said Smith.
"In the last two years we felt disappointed in the result in the second game. The boys will be chomping at the bit to try and play well against a very determined Edinburgh.
"It's an opportunity for us to continue growing our processes because that's what's going to be important.
"If we want to compete in Europe and keep on progressing in this tournament [the URC], we need to step up and progress.
"I'm excited to see the big challenge in front of a lot of people at Murrayfield to continue our process of growing and progressing."
Smith has made six changes to his forward pack for the game because he wants "new energy", meaning he will have big-hitters like Zander Fagerson, Gregor Brown and Rory Darge to come off the bench.
