The opening leg of the Greaves Sports 1872 Cup, between Glasgow and Edinburgh, will take place at Firhill today (27 December, kick off 3.05pm, coverage starts on STV at 2.40pm) and it promises to be a special event in the Scottish sporting calendar.

Despite the wintry weather conditions, the match will take place. Magners League leaders Glasgow will be aiming to reclaim the trophy from holders Edinburgh, currently second in Celtic rugby’s standings, in front of a sizeable crowd.

For all the essential match information regarding the trip to Firhill to experience the oldest intercity rivalry in rugby please click here. To watch Chris Cusiter’s thoughts on the match click here and to see what Edinburgh captain Chris Paterson has to say on the game please click here.

Glasgow: B Stortoni, DTH van der Merwe, M Evans, G Morrison, T Evans, D Parks, C Cusiter, J Welsh, D Hall, M Low, A Kellock (captain), R Gray, K Brown, J Barclay, R Vernon.
Edinburgh: C Paterson (captain), J Houston, B Cairns, N De Luca, T Visser, P Godman, G Laidlaw, A Jacobsen, R Ford, G Cross, S Turnbull, S MacLeod, A MacDonald, R Grant, S Newlands.