| On his new signing, head coach Steve Bates said: “Rob is a young and exciting scrum-half and I’m sure he will thrive here at the Reivers as, being a Borderer, it is his local side.
Looking ahead to the game, Bates added: “Llanelli are coming here off the back of two great wins against Ulster and Munster so we know that we have to be at our best this Friday.”
There are four changes to the Borders side, one positional, which played Ulster last weekend.
In the back division, Garry Law returns to inside centre having recovered from a groin strain to replace Nick De Luca who is unavailable due to an ankle injury.
Lock Opeta Palepoi makes his comeback after suffering a back injury during the Heineken Cup game against Northampton Saints at Franklin’s Gardens.
In the back-row, National Academy (Borders) flanker Scott Newlands starts at blindside and Scott Gray starts at No. 8.
Bryan Rennie, who joined the Reivers over the summer from National Cup winners Watsonians, has been named on the bench after being sidelined since August following a knee operation.
The captain for Friday night is still to be confirmed.
Border Reivers team to play Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League at Netherdale on Friday 10 November (kick-off 7:30pm)
15 Calum MacRae
14 Simon Danielli
13 Ben MacDougall
12 Garry Law
11 Brendon Daniel
10 Steve Jones
9 Brendan McKerchar
1 Ryan Grant
2 Steve Scott
3 Bruce Douglas
4 Craig Hamilton
5 Opeta Palepoi
6 Scott Newlands
7 Andy Miller
8 Scott Gray
Substitutes
16 Sean Crombie
17 Ed Kalman
18 Richie Vernon
19 John Dalziel
20 Rob Chrystie
21 Gregor Townsend
22 Bryan Rennie
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