Glasgow Warriors head coach, Sean Lineen, today named a 22-man squad for Friday night's Magners League match against Connacht (5 March, kick-off 8pm) as he continues to consider his starting XV.

"Connacht are on a roll with the way they're playing right now and they are a hard team to beat at home," Lineen said.

"We've got a group of players here who are hurting after the Cardiff game. They know that how our season progresses is in their hands and it's a huge responsibility, but I know they can do it."

Forwards: Tim Barker, James Eddie, Calum Forrester, Chris Fusaro (Heriot's)*, Richie Gray, Dougie Hall, Ed Kalman, Fergus Thomson, Kevin Tkachuk, Dan Turner, Richie Vernon, Jon Welsh

Backs: Alex Dunbar (Selkirk)*, Colin Gregor, Peter Horne, Ruaridh Jackson, DTH van der Merwe, Mark McMillan, Peter Murchie, Hefin O'Hare, Colin Shaw, Bernardo Stortoni

* = Member of Scottish Rugby's National Academy

The team to play Connacht will be announced before 12noon on Thursday (4 March).