Glasgow Warriors Captain Jon Petrie is making his comeback from an injury lay-off period of nearly four months.

The back row forward injured his shoulder in the first match of the season, against Newport Gwent Dragons in early September and has undergone surgery and intensive physio re-hab since to be able to return in the game against the Reivers on Saturday (Netherdale, 2.00pm).

He said: "I'm really pleased to be starting as it's been a long slog getting back from this injury over the past four months so it's excellent to get back playing. Now I'm just looking forward to having a good January and getting in a few solid games for Glasgow."

Head coach Hugh Campbell said: "We're delighted to have Jon back playing for us. In his absence I think the young guys like John Beattie, John Barclay and Steve Swindall really stepped up and proved that they're very much part of the team here at Glasgow and they all played exceptionally well against some high calibre opposition.

"However, having a player of Jon's experience in the side will always give us the added bonus of further guidance and leadership on the pitch."

Glasgow Warriors team to play Border Reivers in the Celtic League at Netherdale, Galashiels, on Hogmanay (2.00pm):

15 Graydon Staniforth

14 Hefin O'Hare

13 Graeme Morrison

12 Andy Henderson

11 Rory Lamont

10 Dan Parks

9 Sam Pinder

1 Kevin Tkachuk

2 Scott Lawson*

3 Euan Murray*

4 Tim Barker

5 Dan Turner

6 John Beattie*

8 Jon Petrie (CAPTAIN)

7 John Barclay*

Substitutes

16 Fergus Thomson*

17 Lee Harrison

18 Gregor Hayter

19 Steve Swindall

20 Graeme Beveridge

21 Colin Gregor*

22 Andy Craig

* Members of the Scottish Institute of Sport.

Unavailable due to injury: Stuart Corsar (knee), Paul Dearlove (head (stitches)), Calvin Howarth (ankle), Donnie Macfadyen (knee), Ben Prescott (shoulder), Colin Shaw (knee), Andrew Wilson (ankle).

Rested: Craig Hamilton