Ayr head to Laigh Bent tomorrow to start their BT Cup campaign against BT National League Division 2 side Hamilton Bulls and will be hoping to blow away the cobwebs after the Christmas holidays.
The Bulls are currently second in their league and will be eager to give their BT Premiership visitors the run around in this third round tie.
"We expect a physical encounter at Laigh Bent this weekend," says Ayr head coach Calum Forrester. "It is important that we start the new year strongly, with a good performance on Saturday, to kick start the second half of the season."
There are several changes to the squad from the last match in mid-December, with various players unavailable. Gavin Lowe makes his first appearance in a pink and black shirt after his stint with the Scotland Sevens squad. Cammy Taylor and Richard Dalgleish take the wing berths and Robbie Fergusson moves to outside centre.
In the forwards, Stuart Fenwick, James Malcolm and Fraser Watt make up a new-look front row and number eight Peter McCallum makes a welcome return from injury.
Team:
15. Craig Gossman; 14. Richard Dalgleish, 13. Robbie Fergusson, 12. Dean Kelbrick (capt), 11. Cameron Taylor; 10. Gavin Lowe, 9. David Armstrong; 1. Stuart Fenwick, 2. James Malcolm, 3. Fraser Watt; 4. Robert McAlpine, 5. Scott Sutherland; 6. Graham Fisken, 7. Andrew Dunlop, 8. Peter McCallum.
Replacements:
16. Fergus Scott, 17. George Hunter, 18. Blair Macpherson, 19. Will Bordill, 20. Murray Beckwith.
Kick-off 1.30pm!
For those travelling to Laigh Bent, Hamilton Central train station is within walking distance, and for drivers, the postcode of ML3 6PY is preferable for sat-nav. For those who can't make it, follow the scores live on Twitter.
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