Chris Fusaro and Ryan Grant are both in line to make their 100th Glasgow Warriors appearance when they play Benetton Treviso in the GUINNESS PRO12 tomorrow evening. Fusaro starts at openside flanker, while loosehead prop Grant has been named amongst the replacements. Georgia international Shalva Mamukashvili makes his first start for the club and Alex Dunbar returns from injury as the Warriors look to bounce back from defeat to Northampton Saints last time out. The Warriors have won their last 15 clashes with Italian opposition and Treviso have not won on the road since 2013 but Warriors head coach Gregor Townsend is not underestimating the challenge. "Any game that you play straight after a defeat becomes more important as you are determined to get back to winning ways,” he said. "Treviso have got a very strong forward pack with a few internationalists and they will be a very tough opponent, so it’ll take 80 minutes of effort and accuracy to win tomorrow night. "It’ll be a big night for Chris (Fusaro) and Ryan (Grant) who are set to become centurions. Both have played a big role for the club over a number of years and fully deserve to become part of a special group of players who have reached that milestone." Following the defeat to Northampton Saints last weekend, Stuart Hogg continues at full-back, with Taqele Naiyaravoro coming in for Tommy Seymour on the right wing and Sean Lamont completing the back three. Mark Bennett continues at outside centre, with Dunbar returning at inside centre following a six-week layoff – Finn Russell and Grayson Hart are the half-backs. In the pack Gordon Reid replaces Grant in the starting line-up, while hooker Mamukashvili makes his first start and second appearance, in place of the injured Pat MacArthur. Mike Cusack returns at tighthead. Tim Swinson comes in for Leone Nakarawa in the second-row and partners Jonny Gray while in the back row Rob Harley continues at blindside, with Fusaro coming in for former Treviso man Simone Favaro and Adam Ashe replacing Josh Strauss at No.8. Treviso have named their side with Luke McLean, Andrea Pratichetti and Simone Ragusi in the back three – Tommaso Iannone and Sam Christie are the centres and the half-backs are Chris Smylie at scrum-half and Jayden Hayward at fly-half. The front row will consist of Matteo Zanusso, Ornel Gega and Filippo Filippetto, the locks will be Filo Paulo and Jeff Montauriol. Finally, the back row sees Marco Barbini, Francesco Minto and Braam Steyn line up together. And head coach Umberto Casellato – whose side have lost their last 16 matches in all competitions – remained upbeat. “We’ll head to Glasgow where last year we produced a good performance,” he said. “In the PRO12 we have more confidence. We will go there with faith, we mustn’t get down, and instead we have to keep working. “We are working every day: we have to try to be positive, to find the motivation but unfortunately things keep repeating themselves.” At Scotstoun Stadium, 7.35pm Referee: David Wilkinson (IRFU, 35th competition game) Assistant Referees: Lloyd Linton, Graeme Wells (both SRU) Citing Commissioner: John Kirk (SRU)
