Glasgow Warriors name strong, experienced squad for Heineken Champions Cup opener


Head coach Dave Rennie has gone fully loaded as he begins his third and final assault with Glasgow on Europe's premier club competition, the Heineken Champions Cup, with Australian wing Ratu Tagive making his first European start.
Glasgow’s most-capped player Rob Harley returns to the side to make his 218th appearance as he partners Scott Cummings in the second-row.Club co-captains Callum Gibbins and Ryan Wilson start together on the flanks for the first time this season, with the Kiwi openside taking the primary leadership role this weekend and Matt Fagerson continuing at No 8 to complete the back-row.
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Hide AdNick Grigg comes back into the side at outside centre, lining up outside fellow Scotland international Sam Johnson in midfield.Tommy Seymour continues at full-back in an unchanged back-three, with DTH van der Merwe and Tagive starting on the wings.Ali Price is in line t make his first appearance of the new season from the bench, following the foot injury sustained by the scrum-half at the recent Rugby World Cup in Japan.Scotland centre Pete Horne also returns from injury into the matchday squad.
GLASGOW WARRIORS TEAM (to play Sale Sharks in the Heineken Champions Cup, Pool 2, at Scotstoun, tomorrow,, kick-off 1pm, live on BT Sport 3 and BT Sport Ultimate)
15. Tommy Seymour
14. Ratu Tagive
13. Nick Grigg
12. Sam Johnson
11. DTH van der Merwe
10. Adam Hastings
9. George Horne
1. Oli Kebble
2. Fraser Brown
3. Zander Fagerson
4. Rob Harley
5. Scott Cummings
6. Ryan Wilson
7. Callum Gibbins (C)
8. Matt Fagerson
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16. George Turner
17. Alex Allan
18. D’arcy Rae
19. Tim Swinson
20. Chris Fusaro
21. Ali Price
22. Pete Horne
23. Kyle Steyn