Rugby rivals may have shared a Christmas feast... but ruthless Glasgow coach Franco is plotting second helpings of pain for Edinburgh
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When Mosese Tuipulotu was pictured enjoying Christmas dinner the other day with big brother Sione, Tom Jordan, Josh McKay, Jack Dempsey and others, the thought arose that it might have been the closest an Edinburgh player had got to a Glasgow counterpart all week.
![[Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu was happy to welcome his brother into enemy territory]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/22/93531383-0-image-a-82_1735338796490.jpg)
Mosese was evidently a very welcome interloper into the annual gathering of Warriors’ southern hemisphere ‘orphans’, those players spending the festive period thousands of miles from close friends and family. It was another sign of the warm bonds that have been forged at Scotstoun over the last few years, head coach Franco Smith cultivating a happy dressing room that, in turn, has become a winning one.
![[The Tuipulotu siblings greet each other at Hampden and will now meet again at Murrayfield]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/22/93531589-0-image-a-87_1735338838192.jpg)
Little wonder that most of their overseas talent have been happy to commit their long-term futures to the project as Warriors chase a second successive URC title while also aiming to go far in the Champions Cup. This afternoon’s second leg of the 1872 Cup is a chance to add further silverware to the cabinet but, truthfully, it is the thought of accumulating a further four or five URC points to their tally that holds most appeal for Smith and his players.
![[Glasgow's Tom Jordan watches Matt Fagerson get to grips with Tuipulotu in Glasgow's win]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/22/93531629-0-image-a-84_1735338809606.jpg)
When Warriors lost this corresponding fixture at Murrayfield 12 months ago but still won the cup on aggregate, the subsequent trophy lift was one of the most despondent ever seen. Edinburgh's Mosese Tuipulotu joined several Glasgow stars and their friends for a festive meal.
![[Warriors head coach Franco Smith wants his side to maintain their derby dominance]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/27/22/93531591-0-image-a-85_1735338823495.jpg)
