For the first time in history, defending BKT URC champions Glasgow Warriors will take their home tie to Hampden Park, as they take on Edinburgh in a new battlefield on Sunday 22 December (kick-off 3pm).

The two teams then head to the home of Scottish rugby six days later, as Scottish Gas Murrayfield hosts the decider on Saturday 28 December (kick-off 3pm) as the destination of the 1872 Cup is revealed.

→ Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Rugby, Hampden Park (Sunday 22 December, 3pm) Match Tickets

→ Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors, Scottish Gas Murrayfield (Saturday 28 December, 3pm) Match Tickets

The match – played by teams of 20-a-side – was won by an Edinburgh drop-goal to nil, giving the men from the capital the victory.

In the 2007/08 season, a new chapter in Scotland’s greatest rugby rivalry was written, as the 1872 Cup was born. Incorporated into the BKT United Rugby Championship schedule, the two teams go head-to-head in a festive double-header to determine national bragging rights and crucial league points – not to mention the destination of the 1872 Cup itself.

Glasgow Warriors are the current holders of the trophy, having defended their title in the 2023/24 campaign courtesy of a 36-29 aggregate victory across the two legs of the tie.

Click the video below to find out how the 1872 Cup trophy was brought back to life.