Five Glasgow players have been selected for the Scotland ‘A’ team that head coach Nick Scrivener hopes will accomplish a hat-trick of wins at Netherdale when they play Italy A on Friday night (kick-off 7.30pm, admission FREE). The Scots have emerged victorious from both previous clashes at the Gala_ground this term, beating USA Eagles 25-0 back in November, and seeing_off Ireland Wolfhounds 32-13 in fine fashion last weekend.Five Glasgow players have been selected for the Scotland ‘A’ team_that head coach Nick Scrivener hopes will accomplish a hat-trick of wins_at Netherdale when they play Italy A on Friday night (kick-off 7.30pm, admission FREE). The Scots have emerged victorious from both previous clashes at the Gala_ground this term, beating USA Eagles 25-0 back in November, and seeing_off Ireland Wolfhounds 32-13 in fine fashion last weekend.As well as giving them the opportunity to maintain their 100% record, Friday’s match offers Nick Scrivener’s side the chance to gain revenge for the 13-3 defeat they suffered against the same opposition in Biella last February. The starting line-up for this week’s game shows seven changes from that which ran out to face the Irish. Jim Thompson, who impressed at full-back in that match, is suffering from an ankle injury and has been replaced by Jack Cuthbert, one of seven players from Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations squad who will start on Friday. Two other members of this group, Alex Grove and Simon Danielli, come in at outside centre and left wing respectively, taking the places of Ben Cairns and Hefin OHare who are both among the replacements. In the forwards, Scott Lawson takes the hooker berth, while Saracens back-five forward Tom Ryder, who made a first Scotland A appearance against the USA, will line up in the second row with Scott MacLeod remaining with the senior squad. Stuart McInally and Ryan Grant also come into the pack, in place of Ryan Wilson and Jon Welsh respectively. Both Wilson and Welsh are suffering from shoulder injuries. Grant, their fellow Glasgow Warrior, has made one Scotland A appearance to date, against Italy A in 2007. On the bench, there are places for former Edinburgh hooker Stevie Lawrie, and Aly Muldowney, the Glasgow lock, who is in line to make his Scotland A debut. Scrivener today urged his men to replicate the dynamism and physicality they showed against the Wolfhounds as they look to close out another positive result. He said: I was really pleased with how the players stepped up to the plate in the second half last week after a difficult start, and the key now is to bring all the same elements to this Friday’s performance. Well need to be just as sharp and just as intense, because although Italy A lost to England Saxons last weekend, they showed the sort of qualities up front that you’d expect from an Italian side and if we let them impose their game, life will become quite difficult for us. Were sending out another strong team this weekend, and Im looking forward to seeing them all deliver, because some of the players whove dropped out of the starting line-up from last weekend are very unlucky to find themselves in that position. As ever with A team rugby, it’s about everyone coming together in a short space of time, following a common purpose, and doing whatever it takes to win the game. It would certainly be very satisfying to come away with [a record of] three from three for the season, but to put ourselves in a position to achieve that, it’s going to take another massive group effort from everyone. As with all home Scotland A, under-20, club international, under-18, under-17 and Scotland Women games this season, admission to Friday’s fixture is FREE. A match programme will be available at the turnstiles, and supporters are encouraged to make a small donation if they pick one up. All monies will be donated to the Bill McLaren Foundation. Last week’s collection raised the fantastic sum of ?1064.90 for the same cause. Both the Bill McLaren Foundation and Scottish Rugby would like to thank all supporters who contributed so generously. Before Friday’s game, there will be a minute’s silence in memory of Bill Hogg OBE, the former secretary of Scottish Rugby who sadly passed away last weekend. SCOTLAND A TEAM TO PLAY ITALY A AT NETHERDALE, GALASHIELS, ON FRIDAY 4 FEBRUARY (KICK-OFF 7.30PM, ADMISSION FREE) 15 Jack Cuthbert (Bath) 14 Lee Jones (Edinburgh)13 Alex Grove (Worcester Warriors)12 John Houston (Edinburgh)11 Simon Danielli (Ulster) 10 David Blair (Edinburgh)9 Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh, CAPTAIN) 1 Ryan Grant (Glasgow Warriors)2 Scott Lawson (Gloucester)3 Geoff Cross (Edinburgh)4 Tom Ryder (Saracens)5 Fraser McKenzie (Edinburgh)6 Stuart McInally (Edinburgh)8 Johnnie Beattie (Glasgow Warriors)7 Alan MacDonald (Edinburgh) SUBSTITUTES 16 Stevie Lawrie (Doncaster Knights)17 Kyle Traynor (Edinburgh)18 Aly Muldowney (Glasgow Warriors)19 Roddy Grant (Edinburgh)20 Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors)21 Ben Cairns (Edinburgh)22 Hefin OHare (Glasgow Warriors)