'Great win on the road' for Glasgow & Edinburgh show 'grit & steel'

'Great win on the road' for Glasgow & Edinburgh show 'grit & steel'
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We asked for your views after bonus-point victories in the Champions Cup for both Glasgow and Edinburgh, against Sale and Toulon, respectively.

Here's what you had to say on the two performances:

Sale 21-26 Glasgow Warriors

Chris: Gregor Hiddleston and Seb Stephen - take a bow. Brilliant performances from both - penalty at the end aside, which the canny Tom Curry bought, they were fantastic. Future looks bright at two. Amazing what a week's difference makes (and a win!). Can't wait to see the boys take on the French Giants!

Andy: George Horne made a big difference when he came on last week, but his kicking from hand is still inconsistent, but it is worrying that Jamie Dobie's decision making on when and how deep to kick has been poor in the last three or four games for Glasgow and Scotland. He gave away possession three times with poor kicks and let Sale back into contention.

Robert: Much more like Warriors, the forwards set the platform with some standout performers, the low penalty count never gave Sale inroads and Kyle Steyn and Josh McKay were superb in difficult conditions, great to have Zander Fagerson up and running again, such an important player for Glasgow.

Jamie: With the best team out, Glasgow have the mental fortitude and flair to beat the good teams. Never frightened to throw wide at every occasion, they look for holes in the opposition defence and create overlaps. The issue is the depth of the squad which is why they can be soundly beaten by Scarlets then win against Sale. Great result.

Stuart: Great win for the Warriors on the road. Team played really well and didn't give up. 14 points down and hit them for 26 points unanswered. Weather conditions were bad, particularly the wind, and my hat goes off to McKay for his great display with the high balls. The team played as a team and the replacements played their part too. Stephen had some great carries when he came on.

Kenny: A good win on the road at a venue that can be tricky. Rory Darge nailed it in saying that the Warriors did not panic despite going two tries down early in the match. Some might complain that we should have held on to the significant lead but Sale are a classy side and were always going to battle on to the end of the match.

Edinburgh 33-20 Toulon

Stair: What a night at the Hive! Great to see the younger players tearing into Toulon. This was the performance that we waited all last season for. Worth getting soaked for.

Steve: On my most optimistic day, I did not see this coming. We'll gloss over the first seven minutes as they didn't matter in the final tally, but from then on it was a gutsy, controlled and importantly disciplined performance. Being Edinburgh though, there's only a 50/50 chance this team will pitch up next week.

Anon: Liam McConnell was immense tonight, Cammy Scott cool as a cucumber, and Ollie Blyth-Rafferty sensational first start for the young man. If we can make this the minimum standard, Edinburgh will doing OK.

Bruce: Real gutsy performance played out in terrible conditions. I did not see that coming after last weekend's under-par win over Ospreys. The quality of rugby by both sides was remarkable considering the match was played out entirely in bucketing rain. Well done Edinburgh, great show of steel and grit.

Stu: Massive win against the best scrum in the Top14. Blyth-Lafferty, Scott, and McConnell all excellent for guys who haven't played much. If Edinburgh can just play with intensity like that week in, week out then they can be dangerous.

Martin: Why can't Edinburgh play like this in the URC games. They came out of the trap with fire in their bellies. Great all round performance in very trying conditions