Ayr have laid a few bogeys this season in their title challenge and Craig Redpath's men have to overcome another this afternoon, never having won a league encounter at Old Anniesland. But such is their confidence after wins over Currie and Melrose that they will probably start favourites, with Redpath fielding the same XV.

Hawks bring in Richie McKnight in place of Stephen Biggart, while with Ewan Smith out, Alan Dale comes into the second row with Sandy Warnock switching to No 8

Venue: Old Anniesland Key clash: Ricky Munday v Nick Lavelle

Glasgow Hawks

R Kerr; S Low, J Kerr, S Duffy, M Evans; M Strang, R McKnight; N Cox, J Maclay, G Mories, A Dale, A Kelly, G Francis, S Warnock, J Fitzpatrick.

Ayr

J McClung; P Gentile, B Colley, N Lavelle, C Taylor; R McCallum, A Macfarlane; J Kee, P MacArthur, E Logan, D Kelly, S Lines, E Kellow, P Burke, G Tippet.

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This article was posted on 23-Dec-2006, 09:04 by Hugh Barrow.