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Strange Scenes On Sky Sports As Glasgow Vs Edinburgh PRO14 Game Evacuated

Strange Scenes On Sky Sports As Glasgow Vs Edinburgh PRO14 Game Evacuated
PJ Browne
By PJ Browne
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Shortly before half-time in Glasgow and Edinburgh's Pro14 clash at Scotstoun on Saturday afternoon an announcement came over the stadium tannoy that the ground would have to be evacuated. There were approximately 7,350 spectators in the stadium.

According to Sky Sports, it was due to a fire alarm in the North Stand.

The players initially remained in the centre of the pitch. However, Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill soon told Sky Sports that he and his players would have "go stand in the car park with you boys".

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Glasgow led the game 3-0 at the time.

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The game restarted at 4:30 with the beginning of the second half. Both Edinburgh head coach Cockerill and Glasgow head coach Dave Rennie had agreed not to play the two minutes which had remained in the first half.

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