Selkirk v Ayr preview

Ayr hit the road on Saturday as they travel to the Borders to take on Selkirk at Philiphaugh in the BT Premiership.

It will be the first meeting between the two clubs since the hosts were promoted from BT National League Division 1.  They had an extraordinary campaign last year, remaining undefeated in their league.  It's been a difficult transition to the BT Premiership for them, but with the irrepressible Peter Wright as head coach, they will be expertly prepared for this clash and will be ready to give Ayr the run-around.

'Philiphaugh is one of the toughest places to play in the league,' says Ayr head coach Calum Forrester.  'Selkirk's performances have been improving each week.  We will need to be at our best to come away with the result that we desire.'

There are a few changes to the squad, with Richard Dalgleish and Cameron Taylor swapping places from the bench to the starting line-up and Scott Sutherland returning to the second row.  Glasgow Warrior D'arcy Rae is among the substitutes.

The 2nd XV are away to Edinburgh Accies, with Millbrae RFC at home to Uddingston.  The Rugby World Cup semi-final between South Africa and New Zealand will be shown live in the clubhouse at Millbrae.

Ayr:

15. Grant Anderson; 14. Haddon McPherson, 13. Robbie Fergusson, 12. Ross Curle (c), 11. Richard Dalgleish; 10. Frazier Climo, 9. Alistair Price; 1. George Hunter, 2. James Malcolm, 3. Javan Sebastian; 4. Robert McAlpine, 5. Scott Sutherland; 6. Blair Macpherson, 7. Will Bordill, 8. Pete McCallum.

Replacements:

16. Lewis Anderson, 17. D'arcy Rae, 18. Graham Fisken, 19. Cameron Taylor, 20. Danny McCluskey.

Selkirk:

15. Josh Welsh; 14. Rory Banks, 13. Craig MacDougall, 12. Ross Dixon (c), 11. Darren Clapperton; 10. Dashton Wellman, 9. Michael Davies; 1. Kieran Cooney, 2. James Bett, 3. Damian Byrne; 4. John Everitt, 5. Andrew Renwick; 6. Ewan MacDougall, 7.Callum Johnston, 8. Craig Marshall.

Replacements:

16. Callum McEwan, 17. Ross Purves, 18. Bruce Riddell, 19. P Forrest, 20. M Gordon.

Please note the early kick-off of 1.30pm!  Follow the scores live on Twitter.