What TV channel is Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors? How to watch 1872 Cup decider plus team lines

Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors go head-to-head at Murrayfield Stadium on Saturday in the 1872 Cup second leg decider.

Glasgow hold a sizeable 33-14 advantage after a rampant first leg victory at Hampden Park last weekend where they led 33-0 before a late Edinburgh rally left the capital club needing to overturn a 19-point deficit to claim the trophy.

A club record crowd of 38,000 will descend on Scotland's home of rugby for the ancient derby, which also doubles up as an important fixture in the United Rugby Championship calendar with crucial league points at stake.

Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt goes into the match under pressure following his admission that results need to improve if he is to keep his job after his side slumped to ninth place in the URC standings, outside the play-off positions.

Glasgow, the current 1872 Cup holders after a narrow 43-41 aggregate victory last year, are riding high in second place in the table as they bid to reclaim the URC title won under Franco Smith in impressive style last season.

Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors will compete for the 1872 Cup at Murrayfield on Saturday. (Photo by Ross Parker / SNS Group) | SNS Group

Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors match details

The 1872 Cup second leg, which doubles up as a URC fixture, takes place at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, on Saturday, December 28, 2024. Kick-off is 3pm.

Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors TV channel

The match will be shown exclusively live on subscription channel Premier Sports 1. Coverage starts at 2.30pm.

Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors live stream

Premier Sports subscribers can stream the match through the Premier Sports website or app. Match highlights will be posted on the United Rugby Championship YouTube page later on Saturday.

Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors team lines

Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt has made four changes to his starting line-up. Hooker Ewan Ashman (shoulder injury) and number eight Magnus Bradbury (concussion) have been replaced by Dave Cherry and Ben Muncaster while Pierre Schoeman and Marshall Sykes have been relegated to the bench after picking up needless yellow cards last week, with Boan Venter and Sam Skinner promoted into the starting XV.

Glasgow have made two changes with George Horne dropping to the bench and Johnny Matthews missing out with a knee injury, replaced by scrum-half Jamie Dobie and hooker Gregor Hiddleston.

Edinburgh: W Goosen; D Graham, M Currie, M Tuipulotu, D van der Merwe; R Thompson, A Price; B Venter, D Cherry, D Rae, S Skinner, G Gilchrist, J Ritchie, L Crosbie, M B Muncaster. Subs: P Harrison, P Schoeman, J Sebastian, M Sykes, H Watson, C Shiel, B Healy, J Lang.

Glasgow Warriors: K Rowe; S Cancelliere, H Jones, S Tuipulotu, K Steyn; T Jordan, J Dobie; J Bhatti, J G Hiddleston, Z Fagerson, G Brown, S Cummings, A Miller, M Fagerson, J Mann. Subs: G Stewart, R Sutherland, S Talakai, A Samuel, R Darge, A Fraser, G Horne, D Weir.

Edinburgh 19/10, Draw 22/1, Glasgow Warriors 4/7 - via oddschecker.com.