It's the holiday weekend in Glasgow and Ayr head to Old Anniesland for a derby with Hawks. This is the first time the two have met since Ayr beat Hawks to win the Glasgow Cup last season, as well as being the first match between the two since Hawks' re-instatement into the Premiership.
With several former Hawks players flying down to Millbrae last season, the two sides know each other well and Ayr head coach Peter Laverie believes there will be "a bit more of an edge" to the match.
"There'll be plenty of touchline coaching banter too as we lock horns with the Sinclair-Dempsey combo," Laverie says. "Generally one of them will be trying to be louder than the other!"
He continues: "It promises to be a good spectacle as both sides will play a fast, open game while the contact area will be key as the teams look to secure the league points. It's a big game and we'll need to work hard to earn a victory at but it should be an excellent game to watch."
Laverie identifies Hawks half-backs Paddy Boyer and Mike Adamson and forwards Steven Findlay and Ross Miller as the danger men, and is looking forward to the contest between hookers Finlay Gillies and Fergus Scott, who are both Glasgow Warriors.
The Ayr squad is much the same as last week's, with the exception of Dean Kelbrick's absence. He is being rested as a precaution after taking a knock to the knee. Ross Curle comes into the starting line-up, with Richard Dalgleish providing cover on the bench after some excellent performances for the 2nd XV.
Team:
15. Grant Anderson, 14. Craig Gossman, 13. Ross Curle, 12. Robbie Fergusson, 11. Kerr Gossman; 10. Finn Russell, 9. Murray McConnell; 1. Denford Mutamangira, 2. Fergus Scott, 3. Nick Cox; 4. Scott Sutherland, 5. Callum Templeton; 6. Graham Fisken, 7. Andrew Dunlop, 8. Calum Forrester (capt).
Replacements:
16. David Young, 17. George Hunter, 18. Peter McCallum, 19. Peter Jericevich, 20. Richard Dalgleish.
Kick-off 3pm. Live scoring will be available on Twitter.
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