Ayr are back at Millbrae after three weeks on the road and are ready to face Hawick. With a bonus point win under their belts last week against Glasgow Hawks, the men in pink and black will be keen to keep the momentum going and give the home crowd something to cheer about.
Despite Hawick's place at second bottom of the RBS Premiership table, Ayr know that the Borderers are a tough side in what continues to be a highly competitive league.
"Hawick enjoyed a good win against Stirling County last week and will be keen to get another result at Millbrae," says Ayr head coach Peter Laverie. "They work very hard for each other and pride themselves on making life difficult for the opposition, so the challenge for us is to impose our style of play on the game."
Laverie hopes that style of play will be the "high-tempo rugby" that Ayr demonstrated in last week's second-half against Hawks which saw some excellent tries being scored.
With injuries and squad rotation, there are a few changes to the line-up. Captain Calum Forrester is injured, so full-back Grant Anderson will be leading the team, whilst Callum Templeton moves to number eight and Peter McCallum partners Scott Sutherland in the second row.
Ross Curle starts at stand-off while Finn Russell takes a well-earned rest for the week, having played throughout the summer on the McPhail Scholarship in New Zealand. Richard Dalgleish takes over at outside centre. David Young starts at hooker.
It's an exciting bench, with Glasgow Warriors' Ed Kalman providing cover at prop, Graham Williamson featuring for the first time this season and the highly experienced Cammy Taylor returning to the squad.
Team:
15. Grant Anderson (capt), 14. Craig Gossman, 13. Richard Dalgleish, 12. Robbie Fergusson, 11. Kerr Gossman; 10. Ross Curle, 9. Peter Jericevich; 1. Denford Mutamangira, 2. David Young, 3. George Hunter; 4. Scott Sutherland, 5. Peter McCallum; 6. Graham Fisken, 7. Andrew Dunlop, 8. Callum Templeton.
Replacements:
16. Fergus Scott, 17. Ed Kalman, 18. Graham Williamson, 19. Murray McConnell, 20. Cammy Taylor.
Kick-off 3pm.
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