Ospreys team to face Connacht
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Loading...The Ospreys team to play Connacht at the Liberty Stadium on Friday 6th April 2018, 7.35pm KO is as follows:
OSPREYS
15 Dan Evans
14 Jeff Hassler
13 Kieron Fonotia
12 Ashley Beck
11 Hanno Dirksen
10 Dan Biggar
9 Tom Habberfield
1 Nicky Smith
2 Scott Otten
3 Dmitri Arhip
4 Bradley Davies
5 Alun Wyn Jones (Capt)
6 Guy Mercer
7 Sam Cross
8 James King
REPLACEMENTS
16 Ifan Phillips
17 Rhodri Jones
18 Ma’afu Fia
19 Adam Beard
20 Morgan Morris
21 Matthew Aubrey
22 Sam Davies
23 Owen Watkin
Morgan Morris will make his Guinness PRO14 debut if he comes off the bench
The following players are unavailable for selection due to injury:
Cory Allen – Pectoral
Scott Baldwin – Foot
Dan Baker – Knee
Josh Cole – Knee
Olly Cracknell – Shoulder
Keelan Giles – Knee
Hugh Gustafson – Achilles
Dafydd Howells – Shoulder
Paul James – Shoulder
Ben John – HIA
Will Jones – Ankle
Dan Lydiate – Bicep
Rob McCusker – Calf
Brian Mujati – Shoulder
Sam Parry – Chest
Gareth Thomas – Shoulder
Rory Thornton – Shoulder
Rhys Webb – Knee
Justin Tipuric and Tom Williams are in Australia with Wales 7s at the Commonwealth Games
Interim Head Coach, Allen Clarke, said:
“We are at the point of the season where every game matters now. We respect the importance of this fixture to our aspirations for the season and understand that while the bigger picture is important we have to focus one game at a time. Get too far ahead of ourselves and we’ll come unstuck.
“We know that Connacht are a good team, well prepared and with threats all over the park so they have our utmost respect. We have to make sure we are at the level we were against Leinster, That is the benchmark for us for the rest of the season.“
Forthcoming Fixtures
Fri 13 Apr – 7.35pm KO – Ulster v Ospreys –Kingspan Stadium
Fri 21 Apr – 6.45pm KO (Local) – Zebre v Ospreys – Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi
Sat 28 Apr – 5.35pm KO – Cardiff Blues v Ospreys – Principality Stadium
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