GLASGOW and Scotland forward Adam Ashe faces up to three months out after undergoing ankle surgery.
The back-row was injured during last weekend’s Champions Cup defeat by Leinster and Warriors confirmed he would be out for 10 to 12 weeks.
The 24-year-old has six Scotland caps and was not named in Gregor Townsend’s autumn Tests squad, which came out three days after he was injured.
Ashe limped off the pitch after an hour on Saturday and has been replaced by Matt Fagerson in the starting XV as Dave Rennie’s men prepare to host the Southern Kings for the first time at Scotstoun.
The South African side joined the Guinness PRO14 this season but have yet to register a point and have the worst defence in the competition having conceded 223 points in their six matches.
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