Franco Smith makes six changes for Glasgow’s cup clash against Edinburgh

Glasgow head coach Franco Smith has opted to make six changes to his starting pack for Saturday’s 1872 Cup second leg away to Edinburgh.

Warriors defeated their inter-city rivals 24-12 in an attritional affair at Hampden last weekend.

While Smith has kept the same back-line – meaning captain Kyle Steyn will make his 100th appearance for the club – he has reshuffled his entire front row and second row, with back-rowers Matt Fagerson and Jack Dempsey the only two forwards remaining in the starting XV.

Senior players Zander Fagerson, Gregor Brown and Scott Cummings, who stands to make his 150th appearance for Glasgow on Saturday, are rotated to the bench.

Edinburgh have made three changes to their XV from last weekend, with hooker Ewan Ashman and centre Piers O’Conor both missing out due to concussion.

Prop Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, 19, drops to the bench where he is joined by his 21-year-old brother Jerry, who ⁠is set for his professional debut.

Harri Morris and Paul Hill come into the front row, while James Lang returns from injury to take O’Conor’s place in midfield.