Scotland internationals return for Warriors
Glasgow Warriors welcome back seven Scotland internationals and Patrick Schickerling for Friday's United Rugby Championship meeting with Bulls at Scotstoun.Wing Kyle Rowe, fly-half Tom Jordan and scrum-half George Horne are the backs returning, while back-rows Gregor Brown and Rory Darge, loosehead prop Nathan McBeth and lock Max Williamson are back in the pack, along with tighthead Schickerling.Ollie Smith moves from outside centre to full-back, captain Kyle Steyn moves from the wing to outside centre and McDowall moves from outside to inside centre. Another Scotland cap, lock Scott Cummings, could make his return from injury as a replacement.Reigning champions Glasgow are already assured a home play-off quarter-final but winning on Friday would help towards a home semi-final should the Warriors reach the last four.Head coach Franco Smith said: "The Bulls will pose an extremely physical test tomorrow night, one that we know that we will need to match across the field."Training this week has been fully focused on ensuring we display the best version of ourselves tomorrow night, and we look forward to running out in front of what promises to be a sold-out Scotstoun."Glasgow Warriors: Smith, Cancelliere, Steyn (capt), McDowall, Rowe, Jordan, Horne; McBeth, Hiddleston, Schickerling, Williamson, Samuel, Brown, Darge, Mann.Replacements: Matthews, Bhatti, Talakai, Cummings, Ferrie, Vailanu, Dobie, Hastings.
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