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  • Champions Cup: Glasgow Warriors 19-28 Northampton Saints - Cancelliere try before visitors respond through Lawes & Freeman (2) plus three Smith penalties

  • Smith charges over for Glasgow in closing stages & penalty try completes scoring

  • Challenge Cup: Clermont 31-18 Edinburgh - Maola & Newsome cross for hosts & Belleau adds penalty before Swiel splits post to get Scots on the board

  • Sebastian crosses after the interval & Scott penalty reduces deficit to four points; Clermont hit back with Newsome & Biwizu tries then Goosen scores at other end

  1. Hundred up for Fagerson as Jones returnspublished at 19:28 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2023

    Glasgow v Northampton (20:00)

    Huw Jones returns to the Glasgow starting XV for the first time since October as they kick off their Champions Cup group stage.

    The Scotland centre is one of seven changes that head coach Franco Smith makes to the side that lost to Munster in the URC last weekend, knocking them off top spot.

    Both props are swapped with Jamie Bhatti and Zander Fagerson returning. Scott Cummings moves to blindside flanker to allow Richie Gray to return in the second-row.

    Matt Fagerson makes his 100th Glasgow appearance, coming in at number eight for Henco Venter.

    Tom Jordan replaces Duncan Weir at fly-half and Argentine winger Sebastian Cancelliere comes in for Kyle Rowe. Sione Tuipulotu is the other man to drop out.

    Ally Miller also comes onto the bench as Smith opts for a 6/2 split with his replacements.

    Fagerson brothersImage source, SNS
    Image caption,

    Matt Fagerson joins brother Zander as a Glasgow centurion

  2. LINE-UPS from Stade Marcel-Michelinpublished at 19:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2023

    Clermont v Edinburgh (20:00)

    Clermont: Newsome, Delguy, Heriteau, Moala, Roziere, Belleau, Bezy; Falgoux (c), Fainga'a, Ojovan, Simmons, Lavanini, Dessaigne, Yato, Sowakula.

    Replacements: Beheregaray, Bibi Biziwu, Kiteau, Lee, Tixeront, Jauneau, Plisson, Fouyssac.

    Edinburgh: Swiel, Paterson, Bennett, Dean, Van der Merwe, Scott, Vellacott (c); Hislop, Ashman, Sebastian, Sykes, Hodgson, Crosbie, Watson, Mata.

    Replacements: McBurney, Venter, Williams, Young, Boyle, Shiel, Currie, Goosen.

  3. Line-ups from Scotstounpublished at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2023

    Glasgow v Northampton (20:00)

    Glasgow Warriors: McKay, Cancelliere, Jones, McDowall (c), Smith, Jordan, Kennedy; Bhatti, Matthews, Z Fagerson, Manjezi, Gray, Cummings, Darge, M Fagerson.

    Replacements: Turner, McBeth, Sordoni, Williamson, Miller, Vailanu, Afshar, Thompson.

    Northampton Saints: Furbank (c), Sleightholme, Freeman, Dingwall, Hendy, F Smith, Mitchell; Waller, Langdon, Hill, Lockett, Moon, Lawes, Scott-Young, Graham.

    Replacements: R Smith, Haffar, Davison, Mayanavanua, Pearson, James, Litchfield, Seabrook.

  4. Evening allpublished at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2023

    European rugby under lights - what a way to start the weekend.

    Our primary focus this evening will be the game at Scotstoun, as Glasgow host Northampton in the Champions Cup, but we'll also be bringing you all the updates from central France, where Edinburgh take on Clermont in the Challenge Cup.

    Kick-off is around 45 minutes away, so let's get to it.

    General view of ScotstounImage source, SNS