A fifth new signing, back-rower Rory Pitman, is among the Glasgow replacements while there is a start for Nick Campbell, the lock who plays his club rugby for Glasgow Hawks and is part of the Scottish Rugby Elite Development programme.
Sean Lineen told glasgowwarriors.org: “There’s massive enthusiasm in the camp about getting back out there and giving the Glasgow crowd something to get excited about right from the start of the season.
“In terms of passion and commitment, the support we receive at Firhill is right up there with the best in the RaboDirect PRO12, and our task as a team and a club is to give even more of the Glasgow public a reason to get involved and feel that the Warriors represent them.
“The team and coaches are right behind the initiative to let kids in for free on Friday, and we’ll be going all out to give everyone who comes along a positive taste of what they can expect when the competitive games come around.
“All the guys we’ve brought in have shown up very well in pre-season in terms of the attitude and application they’ve had.
“It’s good to be able to give them a run-out in match conditions now, just to let them get familiar with our patterns and how we play the game, and in that respect it’s good to also have guys who are steeped in Glasgow rugby in there too: players like Rob Dewey [who will captain the side], Colin Shaw, Ed Kalman and James Eddie.
“Ayr were good enough to accommodate us for what was a great hit out on Tuesday night, so we’re not going into the Falcons match completely cold, and while there are bound to be bits of our game that are a bit rusty, it’s a chance for us to set out our stall for the season ahead and show what we’re all about.”
Scott Wight - one of the new Warriors making his first appearance for the team - said: “I know I speak for the other boys that will be making their first Glasgow appearance when I say that it’s a night we’re all massively looking forward to.
“We’ve all worked hard to put ourselves in a position where we get to pull on the shirt, and it’s going to be a tremendously proud moment when it actually happens.”
Ryan Grant and Robert Harley will be among the Glasgow replacements for tomorrow’s match. Both will then return to the national squad to join the preparations for the match with Italy at Murrayfield next Saturday.
Glasgow Warriors

15 Peter Murchie
14 Tommy Seymour
13 Rob Dewey (CAPTAIN)
12 Troy Nathan
11 Colin Shaw
10 Scott Wight
9 Henry Pyrgos
1 Gordon Reid
2 Pat MacArthur
3 Ed Kalman
4 Tom Ryder
5 Nick Campbell
6 James Eddie
7 Chris Fusaro
8 Ryan Wilson
SUBSTITUTES
16 Finlay Gillies
17 Ryan Grant
18 Jon Welsh
19 Robert Harley
20 Duncan Weir
21 Colin Gregor
22 Peter Horne
23 Alex Dunbar
Other substitutes: Rory Pitman, Dave McCall, Stuart Hogg, Federico Aramburu, Ross Doneghan
Not considered due to injury: Mike Cusack (foot), Calum Forrester (knee), Fergus Thomson (shoulder)

This article was posted on 11-Aug-2011, 11:26 by Hugh Barrow.