Stats round-up: Edinburgh and Glasgow manage bonus point double

Time for a rundown of some stand-out stats.

Glasgow Warriors

The Warriors have collected 117 of the 120 match points available from their 24 fixtures versus Zebre. They average 40.6 points and 5.9 tries scored per game against the Italian side.

Tom Jordan had played in 43 consecutive matches in the URC but that streak was ended on Friday as he was an unused replacement against Zebre.

Glasgow have had four tries chalked off by the TMO in their games at Scotstoun so far this season.

Stafford McDowall has won 14 of the 17 matches he has captained the Warriors in. He has the best win percentage of any Glasgow skipper who has led the club in more than one pro era fixture.

Try 1: Johnny Matthews

This was the 25th try he has scored at Scotstoun for the Warriors – only Niko Matawalu (26) has scored more.

He has notched a try for every 58 minutes he has played on the artificial turf of the Warriors’ home ground.

Try 2: Jamie Dobie**

Six of his 12 career tries have been scored in the last eight matches he has played for Glasgow and Scotland.

Jamie Dobie crosses for his try in Glasgow's win over Zebre (Image: SNS) The Warriors’ wingers collectively have scored 20 tries in the club’s last 14 matches.

Try 3: Huw Jones**

His Player of the Match award is the tenth won by Glasgow’s centres since the start of last season – 31 games (Sione Tuipulotu 4, Huw Jones 3, Stafford McDowall 3).

Try 4: Huw Jones**

Has now scored the same number of tries in his second spell with the Warriors as in his first – 12.

Huw Jones was named Player of the Match after his brace of tries (Image: SNS) He made 49 appearances before leaving for Harlequins, scoring at a rate of a try every 238 minutes. Since returning to Glasgow he has played 24 times and scored a try for every 147 minutes of action.

Try 5: Grant Stewart

A total of 1,419 days had passed since his last try for Glasgow, when he crashed over at the back of a maul against Munster on November 23 2020.

Edinburgh

The only occasions that Edinburgh have managed a bigger winning margin over a South African team both came against the Kings (61 – 13 in 2019/20 and 38 – 0 in 2018/19).

The capital club have picked up a try bonus point in four of their last five home games in the URC, after only managing one in six matches prior to that.

This was the first time in their last 12 home fixtures that Edinburgh weren’t behind on the scoreboard at any point during the 80 minutes.

Try 1: Patrick Harrison**

This was just his second start in the URC. 

Paddy Harrison was outstanding for Edinburgh (Image: SNS) He has played more minutes for Edinburgh in their last two fixtures than he did in their previous 37.

Try 2: Ben Muncaster*

He has scored as many tries in the space of eight days as he had scored in the three years, five months and 12 days prior to that.

Ben Muncaster is mobbed by his team-mates after his first try (Image: SNS) His Player of the Match performance was achieved on his first ever start in the number seven jersey for Edinburgh.

Try 3: Darcy Graham

This was his first try of 2024. Having scored 12 for club and country in 2023 and 15 in 2022, the winger has some catching up to do.

Expect more try celebrations over the next couple of months.

Try 4: Grant Gilchrist*

His last four tries – half of his career total – have all been scored against South African teams – Stormers (H), Lions (A), Kings (H), Kings (A).

Grant Gilchrist is congratulated after scoring his second try in as many weeks (Image: SNS)

• Minutes played between his sixth and seventh career tries – 7,145.
• Minutes played between his seventh and eighth career tries – 98.

Try 5: Ben Muncaster*

He is the first back-row to score a try double for Edinburgh in the URC since Bill Mata against Scarlets on November 2 2018.

His senior back row colleagues (Magnus Bradbury, Luke Crosbie, Jamie Ritchie and Hamish Watson) have played a combined 495 matches for the club without any of them ever scoring two tries in the same game.

* players who have scored in their last two consecutive appearances for Glasgow / Edinburgh.

** players who have scored in their last three consecutive appearances for Glasgow / Edinburgh.