Glasgow v Edinburgh: Danny Wilson names Huw Jones at full-back in first Warriors selection

Scotland centre to fill in at No 15 in 1872 Cup clash as rugby returns to BT Murrayfield

Huw Jones starts at full-back tomorrow. Picture: SRU/SNS

New Glasgow Warriors coach Danny Wilson has selected centre Huw Jones at full-back for tomorrow evening’s 1872 Cup decider against Edinburgh behond closed doors at BT Murrayfield (kick-off 5.15pm, live on Premier Sports).

Jones has 25 caps but will be in a less than familiar role when professional rugby resumes in Scotland with the first of two inter-city derbies. With star full-back Stuart Hogg now at Exeter Chiefs former Scotland forwards coach will experiment with Jones.

Co-captain Fraser Brown will lead the Warriors out after being named as one of the squad’s co-captains earlier this week, a year after skippering the Warriors to a 34-10 victory over Edinburgh at Scotstoun.

Oli Kebble and Zander Fagerson will pack down on either side of Brown in the front row.An all-Scotland pairing of Scott Cummings and the returning Richie Gray forms the second-row partnership in a squad which contains 17 internationals.

The Guinness Pro14, which was suspended in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, will wrap up with derby games before a shortened post-season of semi-finals andMatt Fagerson starts at openside flanker for the first time this season, with Rob Harley and Ryan Wilson completing the back-row.The backline sees Ali Price and Adam Hastings at half-back with Pete Horne and Nick Grigg paired together in the centres. Former Scotland man Tommy Seymour, who has covered full-back in the past, is preferred in his usual wing position.

Speaking to glasgowwarriors.org Wilson said: “This is the first opportunity for myself and the coaching team to look at different combinations, and we’ve considered a number of factors when selecting this side.

“We’ve looked closely on how we bring our own style into the game, as well as the weapons we know that Edinburgh will bring tomorrow evening.“We’ve had to consider our options at 15, and Huw is someone that we felt can be a real asset in that position. His running ability is second to none, and he’ll bring a lot of attacking strength.“We’re also grateful to Scarlets for loaning us Dylan [Evans] as cover in a position where we’ve currently got a couple of injuries – he’s an athletic loose-head and he’s capable of making an impression off the bench.“The boys have trained well this week and they’re all looking forward to getting back out and into a competitive match.”

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