Regular prop Tom Smith is carrying a hip injury ahead of the clash so Edinburgh prop Allan Jacobsen joins the squad after being withdrawn from the Celtic League clash with Leinster this week.

Bath flanker Scott Gray has also been called up while back-row forward Jon Petrie of Glasgow returns to the international set-up.

Squad: M Blair (Edinburgh Rugby), G Bulloch (Glasgow Rugby), S Cross (Edinburgh Rugby), C Cusiter (The Borders), S Danielli (Bath Rugby), B Douglas (The Borders), S Gray (Bath Rugby), S Grimes (Newcastle Falcons), A Henderson (Glasgow Rugby), N Hines (Edinburgh Rugby), B Hinshelwood (Worcester), A Hogg (Edinburgh Rugby), A Jacobsen (Edinburgh Rugby), G Kerr (Leeds Tykes), B Laney (Edinburgh Rugby), D Lee (Edinburgh Rugby), C Mather (Glasgow Rugby), S Murray (Edinburgh Rugby), D Parks (Glasgow Rugby), C Paterson (Edinburgh Rugby), J Petrie (Glasgow Rugby), T Philip (Edinburgh Rugby), R Russell (Saracens), T Smith (Northampton Saints), S Taylor (Edinburgh Rugby), J White (Sale Sharks), S Webster (Edinburgh Rugby).