Friday 31 March 2017

Ayr v Glasgow Hawks BT Premiership semi-final preview

It's a semi-final showdown at Millbrae once again this Saturday as Ayr take on Glasgow Hawks, with a place in the BT Premiership play-off final up for grabs, kicking off at 3pm.

Ayr had the upper hand in last week's BT Cup semi-final but the slate has been wiped clean and the men in pink and black know anything can happen when they go up against Hawks.

"We learnt from last season that the results from previous matches mean nothing at this stage in the season," says Ayr head coach Calum Forrester. "The players' attitude has been great at training this week and our focus has turned fully to this weekend."

The only change to Ayr's squad is the return of Robert McAlpine from illness.

"Craig Stevenson is the unlucky player to miss out after performing well last week," adds Forrester.

With this possibly Ayr's last home game of the season, the players will be eager to put in another good performance for the Millbrae faithful.

Ayr
15. Grant Anderson; 14. Danny McCluskey, 13. Archie Russell, 12. Ross Curle, 11. Craig Gossman; 10. Frazier Climo, 9. David Armstrong; 1. George Hunter, 2. Lewis Anderson, 3. Steven Longwell; 4. Robert McAlpine, 5. Scott Sutherland; 6. Blair Macpherson, 7. Will Bordill, 8. Pete McCallum (c).

Replacements
16. David Young, 17. Djustice Sears-Duru, 18. Adam Prentice, 19. Gregor Henry, 20. Harry Warr, 21. Stafford McDowall, 22. Richard Dalgleish.

Glasgow Hawks
15. Jack Steele; 14. Sean Yacoubian, 13. Paddy Kelly, 12. Brendan McGroarty, 11. Kerr Gossman; 10. Hagen Schulte, 9. George Horne; 1. Steven Findlay (c), 2. Cammy Fenton, 3. Gary Strain; 4. Scott Cummings, 5. Andrew Kirkland; 6. Matt Smith, 7. Matt Fagerson, 8. Bruce Flockhart.

Replacements
16. Grant Stewart, 17. Chris Barnes, 18. Lyall Archer, 19. Stephen Leckey, 20. Tjiuee Uanivi, 21. Paddy Boyer, 22. Josh Henderson.

Kick-off 3pm! Follow the scores live on Twitter.

Please note that entry is £10 for adults, with under-18s free.

Ayr U23s v Glasgow Hawks U23s kicks off at Millbrae at 2pm.

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