Nigel Carolan has confirmed that George Horne is facing a race against the clock to prove his fitness for the Bulls on Saturday but Glasgow Warriors hope to have at least one senior scrum-half available.
Horne sustained a bruised hand in the United Rugby Champions quarter-final triumph over Connacht on Friday night and was visibly in significant pain.
The influential scrum-half couldn’t use his right-hand for several minutes before being replaced by Jack Oliver for the closing stages.
Horne is the heartbeat of the Glasgow side but he must be viewed as a doubt for the semi-final showdown at Murrayfield as he was unable to train on Monday.
Asked for an update on Horne, assistant coach Carolan replied: “I'd say if George lost his two arms and one of his legs, he'd still want to play at the weekend.
"George is still fighting. He won't train today, he's just a little bit bruised but we're going to give him every chance to get back for Saturday.
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“He's doing alright, he's just a little bit tender. At the moment we're preparing and planning that he's available.”
Warriors suffered badly as they exited the Champions Cup at the quarter-final stage against Toulon with their two best scrum-halves unavailable.
Jamie Dobie, however, was on the verge of returning from injury against Connacht and he’s almost certain to feature against the Bulls with Carolan hopeful that both Scotland internationals will be available - Ben Afshar could also return if one of the duo misses out.
“We’d be hopeful that one or both could be available," added Carolan.
"I'll turn it around as well, even for the last 20 minutes, young Jack Oliver in our academy, he stepped up to the plate. I thought he had really good control. Ben Afshar, he's learning. He got injured a few weeks ago but he's back training now as well.
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“We've developed a lot of players but when you've got George on the field and Jamie, they're two of the best at what they do. To have one or both of them on the field with us will give us the best chance of success.
“With Ben, the moonboot was more precautionary but he's progressing really well. Everyone else has a full bill of health. With Huw Jones back in the mix now as well and Jamie Dobie really close. We're close to a full deck bar the long term guys, Gregor Brown and Alex Craig.”
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