Horne set to make Boroughmuir Bears comeback

GEORGE HORNE is set to make his comeback following three months out of action with a knee injury off the bench for Boroughmuir Bears in tonight’s Super6 Sprint Series round five clash against Southern Knights at

Meggetland. It is just as well the match isn’t against Ayrshire Bulls, because the Glasgow Warriors and Scotland scrum-half is an assistant coach to big brother Pete at Millbrae.

Bears head coach Graham Shiel has made just one change to his starting XV from the side which secured a maiden victory in of this campaign at Stirling

County last time out, with Euan Ferrie returning from Glasgow Warriors duty to replace Ewan Stewart in the second-row.

Meanwhile, Scotland Under18 hooker Jerry Blyth-Lafferty is in line for a debut off the bench.

“The Stirling County result was testament to the effort and commitment shown by the whole squad,” said Shiel.

For their part, Southern

Knights are looking to bounce back from a 62-12 home defeat to Ayrshire Bulls last time out. They are boosted by the return of No.8 Harry Borthwick, openside flanker Allan Ferrie and second-row Dalton Redpath.

In the backline, Paul Eti Slater comes in at outside-centre with Robbie Chalmers shifting to inside-centre in place of the benched Cameron Scott.

Boroughmuir Bears (versus Southern Knights at Meggetland, tonight, 7.45pm): T Brown; G Faulds, D Munn, R McCallum, A Scott; H Mercer, M Johnstone; B Sweet, C Tait, C Smith, E Ferrie, H Bain, J King, S McGinley (C), T Andrews. Subs J Blyth Lafferty, C Anderson, M Goodwin, J Fisher, M Mncube, G Horne, L McConnell, R Kerr. Southern Knights C Grieve; B Wara, P Eti Slater, R Chalmers, A Cross; N Chamberlain, B Afshar; G Shiells, F Renwick (C), I Brace, D Redpath, R Brown, S Derrick, A Ferrie, H Borthwick. Subs J Bett, C Bowker, M Woodward, T Brown, W Nelson, C Scott, M Redpath, K Clark.