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November 08, 2020

Glasgow team to take on Ulster

Posted by Editor on November 8, 2020 12:54 PM | No comments | Print | E-mail author

Peter Horne makes his third successive start at stand-off
Danny Wilson has named his Glasgow team for Monday night's PRO14 meeting with Ulster in Belfast (ko 8.15pm).

A Glasgow Warriors side showing seven changes from last week's home defeat to Leinster will take to the field in Belfast tomorrow night, as Danny Wilson's men travel to the Kingspan Stadium for their first Guinness PRO14 trip to Ulster since April 2018.

The team sees summer arrival Enrique Pieretto make his first start for the club since arriving at Scotstoun over the summer, as the Argentina international packs down at tight-head prop.

Pieretto is joined in the front row by Aki Seiuli and Grant Stewart, with Seiuli one of only three players in the squad to have played a part in each of Glasgow's outings to date this campaign.

Kiran McDonald makes his first appearance of the season in the second row, as the former Glasgow Hawk starts alongside Robert Harley in the engine room.

The back row is once again unchanged, as club co-captain Ryan Wilson and Tom Gordon pack down either side of Samoan international number eight TJ Ioane.

Jamie Dobie is promoted from the bench to take the scrum-half jersey, with Peter Horne making his third successive start at fly-half.

A new look midfield partnership sees Stafford McDowall come into the starting XV at inside centre, whilst Scotland 7s star Robbie Fergusson is in line to make his first Glasgow Warriors appearance in five years after being named in the number 13 shirt.

Nikola Matawalu and Ratu Tagive will start on the wings, with Glenn Bryce starting at full-back for his first outing of the campaign.

On the bench, Lewis Bean is in line to become the 316th player to represent the club after arriving on a short-term loan deal from Northampton Saints to provide cover in the second row.

After his try-scoring performance against Leinster last time out, D'arcy Rae rotates to the bench to join Alex Allan and Johnny Matthews as the front row replacements.

Hamish Bain is another to move to the replacements after starting against both the Ospreys and Leinster, where he joins Tongan international Fotu Lokotui.

Brandon Thomson retains his place in the matchday squad after making his first appearance of the campaign last week, with Sean Kennedy rounding out the Glasgow replacements.

Speaking to glasgowwarriors.org, Head Coach Danny Wilson said: "With our internationals staying with Scotland we have had to make a number of changes across the park.

"Monday is massive opportunity for a lot of our young guys to step up and show what they can do.

"We're putting out a young fast energetic squad out onto the park and we're excited to see what this team will produce.

"We know they are going to show up and give their all for the jersey."

Glasgow Warriors

15 Glenn Bryce

14 Ratu Tagive
13 Robbie Fergusson
12 Stafford McDowall
11 Nikola Matawalu

10 Peter Horne
9 Jamie Dobie

1 Aki Seiuli
2 Grant Stewart
3 Enrique Pieretto
4 Robert Harley
5 Kiran McDonald
6 Ryan Wilson (Captain)
7 Tom Gordon
8 TJ Ioane

Substitutes

16 Johnny Matthews
17 Alex Allan
18 D'arcy Rae
19 Lewis Bean
20 Hamish Bain
21 Fotu Lokotui
22 Sean Kennedy
23 Brandon Thomson

Unavailable due to injury: Mesu Dolokoto, Richie Gray, Lee Jones, Patrick Kelly, Leone Nakarawa, Kyle Steyn.

Unavailable due to international duty: Fraser Brown, Scott Cummings, Matt Fagerson, Zander Fagerson, Nick Grigg, Adam Hastings, George Horne, Sam Johnson, Huw Jones, Oli Kebble, Ali Price, George Turner