Futhermore a back injury to hooker Steve Scott meant that The Borders has only four front row players, one short of the minimum requirement in a squad of 22. Failure to have found a fifth player could have resulted in the game being cancelled. Negotiations on Wednesday, however, secured the services of Australian born Anderson, who is Scottish qualifed. Anderson will start on the bench.
Meanwhile Simon Danielli returns to action after an injury-enforced lay-off. "It's a real bonus to have Simon back in the team" said head coach Steve Bates. In the absence of Thomson, flanker Scott Gray, who trained with the Scotland squad earlier this week, takes over the captaincy.
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