Gael Force welcome back flanker Ross Rennie

Published on Thursday 19 November 2009 23:02

GAEL Force head coach Stephen Gemmell welcomes Ross Rennie back to action for the opening match of the British and Irish Cup at Cornish Pirates on Sunday – the first competitive match the Scotland flanker has played for 11 months.

Before he underwent knee surgery, Rennie's last outing was for Edinburgh against Glasgow in late December and the 23-year-old says he is delighted to return. Rennie said: "I'm excited to be back playing again and I would like to thank everyone who has helped me to recover from my injury, especially Edinburgh physio Jo Stephen, conditioning coach Bill Knowles and surgeon Andy Williams."

Gael Force (team to play Cornish Pirates in the British and Irish Cup at Recreation Ground, Camborne on Sunday, kick-off 2pm): P Horne (Glasgow); C Kinloch (Glasgow), H O'Hare (Glasgow), S Wilson (N Acad and Edinburgh Accies), A Turnbull (Edinburgh); D Blair (captain, Edinburgh), R Samson (Edinburgh); N Little (N Acad and Hawick), F Thomson (Glasgow), D Young (Edinburgh), T Barker (Glasgow), D Turner (Glasgow), F McKenzie (Edinburgh), S McInally (N Acad and Watsonians), R Rennie (Edinburgh). Subs: S Crombie (Edinburgh), C Phillips (N Acad and Stewart's-Melville), J Eddie (Glasgow), C Forrester (Glasgow), P Jericevich (N Acad and Glasgow Hawks), R Aitken (N Acad and Howe and Fife), T Bury (N Acad and Boroughmuir).