GLASGOW Warriors wing Junior Bulumakau will make his first start of the season against Edinburgh during the 1872 Cup clash at Murrayfield on Boxing Day.

The 25-year-old scored a try from the bench against Ospreys last month and has been called into Gregor Townsend's starting line-up in the place of Scotland international Tommy Seymour. 

Mark Bennett comes in for Sam Johnson in the midfield, while Henry Pyrgos replaces Ali Price at scrum-half in another change to the back line from last week's win against Racing 92.

There are three changes in the Warriors pack as Alex Allan replaces Gordon Reid at prop, second row Brian Alainu'uese comes in for Tim Swinson and Simone Favaro returns from injury to start ahead of Ryan Wilson at flanker. 

Tom Brown will make his 100th appearance for Edinburgh during the game after being named in Duncan Hodge's starting XV.

Four changes have been made to the capital side, with Phil Burleigh returning at centre following suspension and Scotland fly-half Duncan Weir taking the number 10 shirt. 

Captain Grant Gilchrist comes in at second row while Magnus Bradbury starts at blindside flanker, prompting a switch to number eight for Cornell Du Preez. 

Edinburgh team

15. Blair Kinghorn
14. Damien Hoyland
13. Chris Dean
12. Phil Burleigh
11. Tom Brown
10. Duncan Weir
9. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne


1. Alasdair Dickinson
2. Ross Ford
3. Simon Berghan
4. Ben Toolis
5. Grant Gilchrist
6. Magnus Bradbury
7. Hamish Watson
8. Cornell Du Preez

Replacements

16. Stuart McInally
17. Allan Dell
18. Murray McCallum
19. Fraser McKenzie
20. Viliame Mata
21. Sean Kennedy
22. Jason Tovey
23. Glenn Bryce

Glasgow team

15. Stuart Hogg (92)
14. Junior Bulumakau (5)
13. Mark Bennett (60)
12. Alex Dunbar (90)
11. Lee Jones (43)
10. Finn Russell (55)
9. Henry Pyrgos CO-CAPTAIN (114)

1. Alex Allan (36)
2. Fraser Brown (56)
3. Zander Fagerson (42)
4. Brian Alainu'uese (5)
5. Jonny Gray CO-CAPTAIN (65)
6. Rob Harley (148)
7. Simone Favaro (25)
8. Josh Strauss (100) 

Replacements

16. Pat MacArthur (143)
17. Ryan Grant (108)
18. Sila Puafisi (33)
19. Adam Ashe  (29)
20. Chris Fusaro (114)
21. Ali Price (33)
22. Nick Grigg (8)
23. Sean Lamont (105)