Horne fit & Hiddleston the only Glasgow change for semi-final

George Horne keeps his place after an injury scareImage source, SNS
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George Horne keeps his place after an injury scare

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George Horne has won his fitness battle to start for Glasgow Warriors in the URC semi-final with Bulls at Murrayfield on Saturday, while Gregor Hiddleston comes in at hooker in the only change.

Scrum-half Horne has recovered from a hand injury sustained in last weekend's quarter-final victory over Connacht.

Jamie Dobie is set for his first Glasgow appearance since January as he makes the bench after injury, while fellow Scotland international Adam Hastings is also among the replacements.

Hiddleston starts in place of Johnny Matthews, who is not in the squad.

South Africa's Bulls are unchanged from their 45-14 drubbing of Munster, with 11 Springboks in the starting line-up - plus a further five on the bench - and captain Marcell Coetze making his 100th appearance.

Glasgow head coach Franco Smith said: "We know how strong of a challenge the Bulls will pose – they are serial contenders at the business end of the season, have one of the deepest squads in the competition, and will bring a highly physical game plan that we will need to be at our best to meet.

"Both George and Jamie have worked hard with our medical and physio teams this week to put themselves in the best position possible, with both men eager to give their all for this team.

"We look forward to representing not just Glasgow, but all of Scotland at Murrayfield."

Glasgow Warriors: Josh McKay, Kyle Steyn (c), Stafford McDowall, Sione Tuipulotu, Kyle Rowe, Dan Lancaster, George Horne; Patrick Schickerling, Gregor Hiddleston, Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Alex Samuel, Matt Fagerson, Rory Darge, Jack Dempsey.

Replacements: Seb Stephen, Rory Sutherland, Sam Talakai, Jare Oguntibeju, Euan Ferrie, Sione Vailanu, Jamie Dobie, Adam Hastings.

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