'Dream team for the ages' - an all-star Edinburgh/Glasgow XV
In the beginning, there was Hughenden, then Firhill, Scotstoun, and on one almost glorious night in the Pro14 final of 2019, Celtic Park.
Glasgow have brought their rugby to four different stadiums in the city and on Sunday they'll make it five when they host Edinburgh at Hampden in the 1872 Cup.
There's been a lot of talk of history around this fixture, a lot of buzz about the continuing story of the reigning URC champions. It's a terrific one, that's for certain. Edinburgh folk must be fed up listening to it, mind you.
How about something on how great they both have been and could be if you combined the best of east and west since the URC's humble origins 23 years ago? A dream team for the ages. There's fun to be had with this. Blazing rows, too.
Full-back: In rugby terms, it has to be Stuart Hogg. Moving on…
Right wing: Consistently excellent and deserving of more from his club career, Darcy Graham has been a joy. His appetite for ball is through the roof. His appreciation of space and execution when he finds that space is world class.
Outside centre: More Glasgow contenders and Huw Jones makes it. A URC winner, a guy with incredible class and an attacking game to die for. He had incredible highs early in his career, then a whole load of lows, but he's been more of a complete these past few years then he was when shooting the lights out for Scotland.
Inside centre: How can you separate them? Jones and Sione Tuipulotu are the most devastating midfield combination in the history of Scottish rugby. We'll be waiting generations to see a partnership as good as this.
Left wing: A victory for Van der Merwe - DTH van der Merwe. Big Duhan hasn't done enough in an Edinburgh shirt. Tommy Seymour came incredibly close, but the Canadian flyer, and try scorer against Munster in the storied final of 2015, is in.
Fly-half: Like Darcy Graham, a guy whose medal cabinet does nothing to reflect the scale of his brilliance. Finn Russell hasn't played in this competition since 2018, but banked a lot of wondrous moments before he hit Paris.
Scrum-half: It could have been Greig Laidlaw, but at the risk of being accused of recency bias - it's not, I'm ancient, I remember them from way back - George Horne and his capacity to play at speed while cutting defences to shreds is remarkable. Niko Matawalu had that quality too, but Horne is still doing it now. Glasgow's third highest try scorer.
Loosehead: Quite a few heavyweight contenders, not least the Lion Ryan Grant and soon-to-be Lion, Pierre Schoeman. The guy we're going for was never a Lion, but he was such a great player. Allan Jacobsen was a colossus, a ferocious competitor, beloved by his fellow players, which tells you a lot.
Hooker: For fear of being accused of favouring regular guests on our podcast, we're not going with Fraser Brown even though he was magnificent for Glasgow. Neutrality, see? Ross Ford takes it. Longevity, quality, physicality. A serious player.
Tighthead: Zander Fagerson. Already well on his way to being one of the great Scottish players. Has everything. A generational prop.
Second-row: We want an other-worldly feel to this team, so Leone Nakarawa, one of the heroes of 2015, is a must-have. A mesmeric off-loader, a skill-set that made you gulp, a running game that was pure magic.
Second-row: Tough. Al Kellock? The Gray boys? A number of others. All would be great picks, but Grant Gilchrist has been a great Edinburgh servant and has come roaring back to form this season. Exceptional lineout man. Made his Edinburgh debut more than 13 years ago. That's insane.
Blindside: The competition is fierce and so is Matt Fagerson, perpetual motion, savagely physical, a bedrock of a champion team last season.
Openside: His body of work has been brilliant for years. He's had dips in form but the autumn suggested his belligerent self is returning fast. Jamie Ritchie at his best is a poaching king and an attritional giant. Massively influential when in full flow.
No 8: And to round off the East-West Dream Team since the dawn of the Pro12 - Bill Mata. Yes, there were most consistent players but show me one who had the genius Mata had. He could do things few other players on the planet could do.
We could do another version of this - give it a go and let us know - but these lads in their pomp would take a bit of beating.
