Playing at the picturesque ground in Balerno on the leafy outskirts of Edinburgh is always a tough proposition for any visiting team, but Ayr will be hoping there is a repeat of last year's away victory after a couple of disappointing matches at the start of this season.
"There were lots of positive to take from our second half display (against Melrose last week)," says Ayr head coach Calum Forrester, "but we will need to tighten up on our defence in order to get a result this weekend."
Ayr are buoyed by the return of prop George Hunter and second row Scott Sutherland, and Glasgow Warriors' Brandon Thomson could make his Ayr debut from the bench.
Ayr 1st XV
15. Grant Anderson; 14. Scott Lyle, 13. Danny McCluskey, 12. Stafford McDowall, 11. Craig Gossman; 10. Frazier Climo, 9. Harry Warr; 1. George Hunter, 2. Robbie Smith, 3. Steven Longwell; 4. Robert McAlpine, 5. Scott Sutherland; 6. Blair Macpherson, 7. George Stokes, 8. Pete McCallum (c).
Replacements
16. Lewis Anderson, 17. Adam Prentice, 18. Michael Badenhorst, 19. Paddy Dewhirst, 20. Brandon Thomson.
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Ayr 2nd XV have been on try-scoring form at the start of their BT Reserve 1 campaign, and after last week's loss to Melrose Storm, they will look to bounce back and keep the scores coming against Currie Chieftains A, kicking off at 3pm at Malleny.
Gregor Henry, Adam Paxton and Jack Brown all make a return to the squad after injury.
Ayr 2nd XV
15. Matt Davidson; 14. Jamie Bova, 13. James Armstrong, 12. Sam Graham, 11. Euan Hamilton; 10. James Pinkerton, 9. Lewis Young; 1. Ruairidh Sayce, 2. David Young, 3. Fraser Miller; 4. Alan Miller, 5. Adam Paxton; 6. Seth Rae, 7. Gregor Henry, 8. Craig Brown.
Replacements
16. Stuart Collier, 17. Jack Brown, 18. Cameron Taylor, 19. Johnny McCorkindale.
Kick-off 3pm! Follow the scores live via the Ultimate Rugby App.
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