"However, this week will give us an opportunity to play in front of a patriotic Borders crowd and I have no doubt it will help lift the team's spirits during this difficult time."
In the back division, Nick De Luca starts in the centre, switching with Bryan Rennie who moves to the bench.
In the pack, John Dalziel moves to flanker making room for Craig Hamilton who starts in the second row alongside Opeta Palepoi.
Palepoi moves to the other side of the scrum from last week as Hamilton pulls on the number five shirt.
Two new faces appear on the bench as National Academy prop Bruce McNeil features alongside Stuart Grimes who has recovered sufficiently from a knee operation.
Border Reivers team to play Ulster in the Magners League at Netherdale on Friday 13 April (kick-off 7:30pm)
15 Stuart Moffat
14 Dougie Flockhart
13 Ben MacDougall
12 Nick De Luca
11 Garry Law
10 Steve Jones
9 Chris Cusiter CAPTAIN *
1 Gavin Kerr
2 Ross Ford *
3 Bruce Douglas
4 Opeta Palepoi
5 Craig Hamilton
6 John Dalziel
7 Andy Miller
8 Kelly Brown *
Substitutes
16 Steve Scott
17 Bruce McNeil
18 Stuart Grimes
19 Richie Vernon
20 Rob Chrystie
21 Gregor Townsend
22 Bryan Rennie
* = Member of Scottish Institute of Sport
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