Glasgow Warriors have named their team to take on Ulster at Firhill on Friday (ko 7.35pm, live on BBC ALBA).
The Ulster game will see Glasgow on the trail of a fifth straight RaboDirect PRO12 win, and a fourth successive triumph at Firhill in all competitions but head coach Sean Lineen today called for a “big reaction” to defeat at the RDS, telling www.glasgowwarriors.org: “We were disappointed with the manner of our loss to Leinster, and as a group we’ve been working hard all week to address the areas where we didn’t get it right.
“The players have shown great character and determination in the last couple of months, securing a number of excellent results in the process, and that’s what we’re looking for in spades come Friday night.
“Ulster are a tough proposition all over the field: we’ll need to show real aggression in contact and appetite for the battle.
“The guys have delivered that many times already this season, so I’ve every confidence they’ll put in a much improved performance.”
Glasgow have made six changes to their starting line-up. Samoa World Cup winger David Lemi makes his Glasgow debut in a backline where Federico Aramburu (wing), Troy Nathan (outside centre) and RDS try-scorer Henry Pyrgos (scrum-half) also come into the mix.
Up front, loose-head prop Jon Welsh makes his first start since suffering an ankle injury against the same opponents back in September, while Tom Ryder comes into the second row.
Having played for Ayr in the British and Irish Cup last weekend, tight-head Moray Low is among the Glasgow replacements and is set to make his first club appearance of the campaign.
Sean said: “We’ve freshened things up a little bit this weekend, while also being mindful of the need to have options on the bench for what is sure to be another tight match.
“David Lemi has already made clear his class in training, and he’s the sort of player our fans will really take to. Henry has been progressing well and deserves a start, and it’s also really pleasing to have Jon and Moray back fit and chomping at the bit for games.
“Tom Ryder has been one of our most consistent players so far this season, and he’s pushing Al [Kellock] and Richie [Gray] very hard. It’s great to have that level of competition, as it should raise everyone’s game.”
Glasgow Warriors

15 Stuart Hogg
14 David Lemi
13 Troy Nathan
12 Graeme Morrison
11 Federico Aramburu
10 Duncan Weir
9 Henry Pyrgos
1 Jon Welsh
2 Pat MacArthur
3 Michael Cusack
4 Tom Ryder
5 Alastair Kellock (Captain)
6 Robert Harley
7 John Barclay
8 Ryan Wilson
Substitutes
16 Dougie Hall
17 Ryan Grant
18 Moray Low
19 Richie Gray
20 Chris Fusaro
21 Chris Cusiter
22 Alex Dunbar
23 Colin Shaw

This article was posted on 23-Nov-2011, 19:03 by Hugh Barrow.