THE SOUTHERN Knights welcome Heriot’s to the Greenyards tonight, hoping to extend their lead at the top of the FORSOC Super6 Table.

The Knights go into the game in top form after an impressive 25-8 victory over Watsonians last Friday night.

A sizeable crowd is anticipated to watch live rugby under the lights.

Freddy Owsley will start on the wing, Cameron Jones takes over from Murdo McAndrew at scrum-half, Russell Anderson replaces Fraser Renwick at hooker, and Ruaridh Knott is at blindside flanker in place of Harry Borthwick.

The visitors on the other hand come into the game on the back of a heavy home defeat to in-form Ayrshire Bulls and are currently nine points adrift.

Head Coach has made a number of changes and Ross Jones, Callum Young, Alex Ball and Fraser Hastie are the only players starting in the same positions as they played on Saturday.

Rory McMichael, Rob Kay, Ruairidh Leishman and captain Iain Wilson have all retained their places in the side but have changed position.

Dan Gamble who missed the summer’s U20s Six Nations with a neck injury starts at tight-head prop with Nathan Chamberlain at stand-off.

Southern Knights (v Heriot’s at The Greenyards on Friday 24th September @ 7.30pm): J Jenkins; S Pecqueur, N Godsmark©, C Scott, F Owsley; J Baggott, C Jones; S Gunn, R Anderson, E McLaren, J Head, A Runciman, R Knott, A Ferrie, I Moody. Substitutes: F Renwick, G Shiells, C Crookshanks, D Redpath, I Sim, M McAndrew, A Mitchell, P Anderson.

Heriot’s: R Jones; J Couper, R McMichael, R Kay, C Young; N Chamberlain, A Ball; C Keen, M Liness, D Gamble, R Seydak, F Hastie, R Leishman, I Wilson©, C Marshall. Substitutes: C Fenton, A Nimmo, J Scott, J McLean, J Hill, J Gelderbloom, B Houston, B Evans.