Despite being plagued by injuries for close to 18 months, an ever up-beat Fergus Thomson was delighted put his lay-off behind him as he gets ready to return for Glasgow against Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium tomorrow night (Friday 30 October, kick-off 7.05pm).

Glasgow Warriors will field the same starting XV that defeated Connacht (34-20) with Scotland hooker Thomson the only change to the match-day 22 after recovering from a string of injuries.

Thomson gets back to fitness for the Warriors

He said: “I’m relieved to back and happy to be selected in the squad. It’s been a bit frustrating for me over the past 18-months, having been absent with a few injuries, but I’m back now and can just get on with it for the rest of the season.

“Competition for places is the main thing, as it spurs everyone on to perform, so the more people that come back from injury the better.

“I just want to get back into team, get some decent game time, show everyone what I can do and enjoy being back playing for Glasgow, that’s the main thing.”

Tickets for Glasgow’s next home game against Gloucester in the Heineken Cup on Friday 11 December (kick-off 7.30pm) are priced at £15 for adults in advance with a new AnyGame voucher (£20 on match days), £10 for concessions (including students) and £5 for under 18s.  They can be purchased now by calling the Ticket Hotline on 0844 800 3490 or by logging onto www.glasgowwarriors.org

Glasgow Warriors’ new AnyGame Vouchers have been introduced to encourage supporters to buy early and, to avoid queues, are not for sale or collection on match days.

Thomson has eight caps for his country