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Investec Champions Cup: Harlequins v Glasgow Warriors
Venue: Twickenham Stoop Date: Saturday, 18 January Kick-off: 20:00 GMT
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Harlequins make three changes for their final Investec Champions Cup Pool 4 game against Glasgow Warriors.
Lock Stephan Lewies returns to the starting XV, while flanker Chandler Cunningham-South is recalled to the back row.
Ben Waghorn replaces injured centre Luke Northmore to make his full European debut as Quins look to seal their place in the last 16.
The hosts are third in the table, level on points with fourth-placed Stormers and Sale Sharks in fifth, while Racing 92 are a point behind in sixth.
However, Quins' points difference advantage over Sale means a bonus-point win over Glasgow would almost certainly seal a place in the knockout stages.
The visitors, who have already secured a home tie in the next round, make five changes for the trip to Twickenham Stoop.
Jack Dempsey returns to number eight to make his first Glasgow appearance since October, while Euan Ferrie is named in the second row.
In the backs, Jamie Dobie is named at scrum-half, Kyle Rowe starts on the wing and Stafford McDowall returns from suspension to captain the side from inside centre.
"We know that Harlequins will pose probably our toughest test of the pool stage tomorrow night," said Glasgow head coach Franco Smith.
"They have proved against the Stormers that they are an incredibly difficult team to beat at home, so we need to continue our own progress and focus on our own performance."
Harlequins: Green; David, Beard, Waghorn, Murley; Smith, Porter; Baxter, Walker, Lamositele, Chisholm, Lewies, Cunningham-South, Kenningham, Dombrandt (capt).
Replacements: Riley, Jones, Kerrod, Launchbury, Lawday, W Evans, Care, J Evans.
Glasgow: McKay, Cancelliere, Jones, McDowall (capt), Rowe, Jordan, Dobie; Sutherland, Matthews, Z Fagerson, Ferrie, Cummings, M Fagerson, Darge, Dempsey.
Replacements: Hiddleston, Bhatti, Talakai, Samuel, Brown, Venter, Afshar, Weir.
Referee: Pierre Brousset (Fra)
