Glasgow’s Duncan Weir back after six months out

Glasgow Warriors' Duncan Weir in training ahead of the RaboDirect PRO12 clash with Scarlets. Picture: SNS

FLY-HALF Duncan Weir will make his return from a broken leg which kept him out of action for almost six months when he starts for Glasgow Warriors against Scarlets in Llanelli tomorrow.

The 22-year-old, who suffered the injury in a home game against the Ospreys in April, forms a new half-back pairing with Scotland international Chris Cusiter as Gregor Townsend makes ten changes from the team which beat Zebre.

Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend said: “I’m delighted that Duncan is able to re-join the squad after several months out of action.

“He has worked hard throughout his rehab and looked sharp in training, as well as during his recent games with Stirling County.”

Scarlets have won their last five matches against Scottish opposition, and Townsend is keen for his team to avenge last season’s defeat to the Welsh side.

Townsend said: “We’ve had a good week of training and the players are full of determination going into the game tomorrow.

“Scarlets are a very strong side who are well coached under Simon Easterby. They have a good record against us and we’ll need to improve a number of aspects of our game if we’re to come away with a positive result.”

In other team news, Sean Maitland continues at full-back, while Fijian scrum-half Niko Matawalu starts on the right wing with Sean Lamont on the opposite wing.

In the front row British and Irish Lion Ryan Grant starts, while in the back row Richie Vernon replaces injured South African star Josh Strauss.

GLASGOW WARRIORS TEAM v Scarlets:

Maitland, Matawalu, Bennett, Dunbar, Lamont, Weir, Cusiter; Grant, MacArthur, Low, Swinson, Kellock (capt), Harley, Fusaro, Vernon. Subs: Brown, Yanuyanutawa, Welsh, Eddie, Ashe, Wight, Ascarate, van der Merwe.