“Derbies are matches for which everyone needs no additional motivation, and we are relishing the prospect of going toe-to-toe with Edinburgh this weekend,” said Smith..
“Playing at Hampden Park was a landmark occasion for the club last season, and we are looking forward to the opportunity to showcase our club on a bigger stage once again this weekend.
“The atmosphere at Scotstoun on Saturday night was one of the loudest we have heard in all my time here, and we want to see and hear as many of the Warrior Nation at Hampden as possible this Saturday.”
Glasgow Warriors (v Edinburgh @ Hampden Park on Saturday, 3pm kick-off BST – live on Premier Sports): O Smith; K Steyn ©, S McDowall, S Tuipulotu, J Dobie; A Hastings, G Horne; N McBeth, G Hiddleston, Z Fagerson, M Williamson, S Cummings, M Fagerson, R Darge, J Dempsey. Replacements: S Stephen, R Sutherland, S Talakai, A Craig, G Brown, A Miller, B Afshar, D Lancaster.
Unavailable for selection: Jamie Bhatti (calf), Euan Ferrie (ankle), Huw Jones (ankle), Johnny Matthews (neck), Josh McKay (hamstring), Kyle Rowe (knee), Charlie Savala (knee), Tavi Tuipulotu (knee)