Glasgow call on pros for home sevens

GLASGOW have included a clutch of professionals in their sevens team in a bid to stop the city's prestigious title heading east for the second year in a row.

The Jenkins & Marr Glasgow City Sevens promises to be a celebration of rugby after host club Cartha Queen's Park were awarded the BT Club of the Month award after finishing second in Division 2 and pushing Watsonians all the way in their BT Cup semi-final.

Their sevens - won by Edinburgh last year - has grown into a tournament to rival some of the long-established events in the Borders. Again it features Scotland's three professional sides, as well as Sale Sharks.

This year Glasgow include professionals Stevie Swindall, Andrew Wilson, Graydon Staniforth, Eric Milligan and Iain Kennedy, and also have a quartet of Scotland U21 caps - Ben Addison, Colin White, AJ MacFarlane and Allan Kelly - as well as Richard Mill, Stirling County's under-19 international.

Meanwhile, Glasgow lock James Eddie has been awarded the William Purves Quaich as "Outstanding Scottish Young Player of the Year".

Jenkins & Marr Glasgow City Sevens (Dumbreck, first ties 1.30pm): Glasgow Warriors v Edinburgh Accies, CUS Torino v Melrose, West of Scotland v Sale Sharks, Glasgow Hawks v Hamilton, Aberdeen GSFP v Cartha Queens Park, Kilmarnock v Border Reivers, Edinburgh Gunners v Hillhead/Jordanhill, GHA v Dundee HSFP.