**With the recent announcement that the Guinness PRO14 will return in August, rugby fans the world over can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel as a feast of unmissable action beckons in the coming months.** If that wasn’t enough, news that the condensed schedule will launch with back-to-back derbies is sure to whet the appetite of supporters at each of the 14 clubs, with some of the most intense and fearsome clashes now just weeks away. Certainly, the prospect of two more 1872 Cup ties before the season’s end is something to look forward to. Plenty remains at stake for both Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors, with both teams mathematically able to reach the semi-finals. Despite Glasgow - who sit third in Conference A - having a realistically slim chance of repeating their run to the competition’s showpiece last season, Danny Wilson’s men will be determined to halt the progress of Conference B leaders Edinburgh, while securing their own place in next year’s European Champions Cup. With four wins out of the last five meetings between the two sides, Edinburgh will be hopeful they can reproduce the sort of spirit they have so often shown in this fixture, none more so than the 18-17 home victory in December 2017. “We’ve proved this group can do it under pressure,” Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill told BBC Sport after the final whistle, having seen his side overcome adversity to end their rivals’ run of ten successive victories in the most incredible fashion. # **UPHILL TASK** Ahead of kick-off there was a sense of anticipation in the air at BT Murrayfield, with the Warriors on the back of such a good run and with eyes on their second Guinness PRO14 title in four seasons, up against a fiery home side revitalised under Cockerill. The game began at a predictably fast tempo, and the majority of those in attendance in the Scottish capital were dealt a blow early on when Huw Jones went over for his first Warriors try with less than two minutes on the clock.
