Peter Wright
Former Scotland prop on BBC Radio Scotland

Cardiff's flanker cynically slows down Glasgow ball with the try-line calling, and the referee shows no hesitation in sending him to the bin.

Glasgow have a penalty 5m out, and a big chance here...

No, they can't.

Tom Jordan gets caught in two minds, and offloads when he should've held onto the ball.

It goes loose and Cardiff can clear their lines.

Better from Glasgow.

Stafford McDowall takes the hosts into Cardiff's 22.

Can they hit back instantly?

Play has resumed after that stoppage, and Cardiff are on the front foot here...

Oh dear.

Rory Darge has twisted his knee in a tackle, and is receiving medical treatment.

He waved the physios on immediately, and there's a stretcher coming out for the Glasgow flanker. He looks in a lot of pain.

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Cardiff have their first real spell of possession and territory, but some excellent work from Fraser Brown and Rory Darge halts a maul in its tracks, and wins Glasgow the feed at a scrum.

Some strong carries from Glasgow's forwards take them deep into Cardiff territory, but Zander Fagerson fumbles a loose ball, and we'll have the first scrum of the evening.

George Horne taps-and-goes and takes the hosts into Cardiff's 22, but some overeager work at the ruck sees a penalty go Cardiff's way.

Still, a bright start for Glasgow.

Glasgow kick long, James Botham catches cleanly, and we are under way...

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Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer on Sportsound

Cardiff Director of Rugby Dai Young has also been speaking pre-match, to Premier Sports: "We expect Glasgow to play more like they did in the second half last week - more adventurous and attacking.

"We've got to start showing consistency in our away performances - they weren't good enough last season. [James] Ratti had a great season last year, so he's eager to get out on the park.

There's always a temptation [to play Taulupe Faletau], but we've got to manage his minutes with some big games coming up."

Glasgow head coach Franco Smith has been talking to BBC Radio Scotland ahead of kick-off: "I'm really excited", he said. "We're the best prepared we can be for this one, so hopefully we can step up from last week.

"The [preseason] game against Ayrshire Bulls, we can't really count. It was just a hit-out for most players. So we went straight into it last week. The supporters must understand that a couple of the losses last season drove the players in preseason - they were embarrassed. Effort and hard work are only words if you can't covert them into action.

"We're going to write our own book from this point onwards. Nobody wants to lose games - it would have been okay if we'd not played well but squeezed a win out. We need to follow a process to be consistent.

"Hopefully, physically, we'll see a different outfit tonight."

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For the visitors, the headline news from their team sheet is that they travel north without the totemic presence of Taulupe Faletau.

The Welsh international was named player of the match in the 20-13 win over Munster, but Cardiff say his game time is being managed. James Ratti replaces him at number eight.

There are two further changes - full-back Matthew Morgan replaces the injured Liam Williams, and centre Mason Grady comes in for Rey Lee-Lo.

Glasgow were bound to make changes after their humbling 33-11 defeat away to Benetton last week, and Franco Smith does indeed shuffle the pack.

Two alterations in the front row sees Zander Fagerson and Fraser Brown come in for Lucio Sordoni and Johnny Matthews, whilst Scott Cummings and Rory Darge are also named in the starting XV.

In the backs, Tom Jordan continues at fly-half following a difficult professional debut in Treviso.