Nathan Hines will go head to head with fellow Scotland lock Scott Murray when Perpignan travel to face Montauban in tonight's French Top 14 game.

Hines and his Perpignan colleagues have put together an unbeaten run that extends to 10 matches and they occupy fourth place, meaning they are on track for a play-off berth, with six fixtures left to play.

Scrum-half Chris Cusiter, who returned to action as a second-half substitute last weekend after a recent thigh injury, is also in the 24-strong Perpignan squad for the trip.

The team in third place, Stade Francais, have Simon Taylor in their ranks - the Scotland back row is now regarded as an automatic selection for the Parisian side - who welcome strugglers Albi.

Meanwhile, Mark Rennie, on loan from Bourgoin, is expected to feature for Bayonne in their fixture away to bottom side Auch.

Elsewhere, big-spending division two pacesetters Toulon welcome back their Scottish captain, Phil Fitzgerald, for tomorrow's match at Narbonne. The hooker has completed a 30-day ban for his part in a mass brawl during last month's match against Pau.