It's been a breathless opening, as both sides look to keep the ball in play.

Glasgow move over halfway through Facundo Cordero, but Adam Hastings knocks on, and we'll have the first stoppage of the game.

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Josh McKay and Sione Tuipulotu have been rested amid seven Glasgow changes for this game.

Stafford McDowall will lead the Warriors out at Scotstoun after the centre was named as captain on his return from injury.

Johnny Matthews is retained from the win away in Cardiff in an all-Scotland front-row, with props Jamie Bhatti and Zander Fagerson coming into the starting line-up.

Gregor Brown moves to the second-row from blindside flanker, where Euan Ferrie gets the nod, while Rory Darge returns after recovering from a head injury sustained in the home win over Benetton.

George Horne and Adam Hastings form the half-back combination, having also recovered from head injuries.

A reshuffled back-three means Kyle Rowe moves to full-back as Jamie Dobie and Facundo Cordero line up on the wings.

Glasgow: Rowe, Dobie, Jones, McDowall (c), Cordero, Hastings, Horne;Bhatti, Matthews, Fagerson, Brown, Cummings, Ferrie, Darge, Dempsey.

Replacements: Stewart, McBeth, Schickerling, Samuel, Williamson, Venter, Afshar, Jordan.

Zebre: Prisciantelli, Trulla, Paea, Gregory, Gesi, Da Re, Garcia; Rizzoli, Ribaldi, Nocera, Krumov, Zambonin, Ferrari, Andreani, Licata (c).

Replacements: Bigi, Taddei, Neculai, Canali, Bianchi, Fusco, Mazza, Cambriani.

Andy Burke
BBC Sport Scotland at Scotstoun Stadium

Normally when you run down the list of the URC fixtures at the start of any season, most sides will mentally put a little asterisk next to any home game against Zebre and mark that down as a prime opportunity for five points.

No doubt that is what Glasgow will be aiming for tonight, but they need only to look back to their last meeting with the Italians here at Scotstoun to appreciate that the result will not simply take care of itself.

Warriors were made to sweat before ultimately coming through to win 38-26 when the sides met in May.

The champions should be far too good for their opponents this evening, but they will need to go out and prove it.

Good evening one and all, and welcome to our coverage of tonight's United Rugby Championship action from Scotstoun, as Glasgow Warriors host Zebre Parma.

Franco Smith's side have won two of their opening three league games this season, looking to defend their title, and will want to make it three from four tonight.

Kick-off is under 10 minutes away...

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