Preview: Edinburgh v Glasgow

Edinburgh coach Rob Moffat has instructed his players to use the pain of defeat to Glasgow as a tool in Sunday's return leg.

Edinburgh boss Rob Moffat has instructed his players to use the pain of defeat as motivation as they seek to turn the tables on Glasgow.

The capital club's starting line-up for the second part of the festive derby double-header shows two personnel changes from that which suffered a 30-18 loss at Firhill on Monday.
Both switches are in the pack, with Craig Hamilton coming into the second row in place of Scott MacLeod, who was sent off in the final minute of the first match and subsequently banned for one week.
Loose forward Netani Talei has, meanwhile, recovered from a foot injury and will start at number eight, with captain Roddy Grant moving to blindside flanker.
Moffat has explained his decision to stick with the bulk of the side that lost in Maryhill, reiterating his belief that the players will be spurred on by the desire to set the record straight and deliver the win that would give Edinburgh a chance of regaining the much-prized silverware.
“I've been really impressed by the hunger and determination the boys have shown all week since losing out at Firhill,” Moffat told www.edinburghrugby.org
“There's a very obvious appetite there to make amends and I think that will stand us in good stead as we go into Sunday's game.
“We've got every motivation to give ourselves and our crowd the right result this time round, and we've picked a team we know can deliver.
“It's about building on the good things that were there in our performance at Firhill and making sure there are more of them across the full 80 minutes on Sunday.”
Commenting on the changes in the back row, Moffat said: “That area of the team is all about balance, and because of the number of quality players we have to choose from, back row selection is something we think long and hard about every week.
“We're delighted that Netani is back fit, because he's shown some really powerful ball-carrying ability for us at various points this season. He can be a real threat off the base, and I'm looking forward to seeing him make ground.
“We've absolutely no qualms about moving Roddy to six. He's a talented and level-headed young man who gets on with the job wherever we ask him to play. I'm confident that he, Ross Rennie and Netani will complement one another on Sunday and I'm excited about them as a unit.
“It's tough for Scott Newlands, who I feel has shown up well in terms of the physicality he's brought to our defence, but he's a good one to have on the bench and I know he'll be right up for it.
“It's going to take a massive effort from everyone to win the game, but with the help of another big crowd, we'll go at the task really positively and make sure we hit the ground running.”

Meanwhile, the Warriors go into the second leg 12 points ahead but they do so having made three enforced changes to the match-day squad.
Peter Murchie will continue at inside centre having replaced the injured Graeme Morrison in the early stages of Monday's match. Peter Horne will take Murchie's place on the bench.

Following replacement flanker Chris Fusaro's one week suspension for the red card shown in the dying minutes of the first leg, Ryan Wilson will now seek to get his first taste of the age-old derby from the subs bench.
Heading to a place where Edinburgh have lost only two of their opening seven games, Warriors head coach Sean Lineen said: “We need to improve on last week if we are to be in with a chance of winning at Murrayfield.
“Edinburgh will be hurting after the first leg – we know because we've been there before – and they will come out firing on all cylinders.
“These games are very special, and there are Magners League points at stake as well, so that is also in the back of our minds.”

Form: Edinburgh have won just one of their last four games in all competitions, but have been victorious in their last four matches at Murrayfield.Glasgow Warriors ended a three game losing run in all competitions with their 30-18 victory in the first leg of the1872 Cup on Monday. Glasgow have won their last four matches against Edinburgh since the capital side's 39-6 victory at Murrayfield on 26 December 2008.

The teams:

Edinburgh : 15 Jim Thompson, 14 Lee Jones, 13 Ben Cairns, 12 John Houston, 11 Tim Visser, 10 David Blair, 9 Greig Laidlaw, 8 Netani Talei, 7 Ross Rennie, 6 Roddy Grant (c), 5 Fraser McKenzie, 4 Craig Hamilton, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Replacements:16 Andrew Kelly, 17 Kyle Traynor, 18 David Young, 19 Steven Turnbull, 20 Scott Newlands, 21 Mike Blair, 22 Nick De Luca, 23 Simon Webster.

Glasgow: 15 Bernardo Stortoni, 14 Hefin O'Hare, 13 Max Evans, 12 Peter Murchie, 11 DTH van der Merwe, 10 Ruaridh Jackson, 9 Colin Gregor, 8 Richie Vernon, 7 John Barclay, 6 Robert Harley, 5 Alastair Kellock (c), 4 Richie Gray, 3 Moray Low, 2 Fergus Thomson, 1 Jon Welsh.
Replacements: 16 Dougie Hall, 17 Ryan Grant, 18 Kevin Tkachuk, 19 Aly Muldowney, 20 Ryan Wilson, 21 Henry Pyrgos, 22 Peter Horne, 23 Federico Aramburu

Date: Sunday, January 2
Venue: Murrayfield
Kick-off: 17.35 GMT
Referee: Neil Paterson