SPORTS NEWS – OSPREYS TEAM TO PLAY THE DRAGONS

Ospreys team to play the Dragons

The Ospreys team to play the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Sunday 30th December 2018, KO 3.00pm (local time), is as follows:

15 Dan Evans

14 George North

13 Scott Williams

12 Owen Watkin

11 Luke Morgan

10 Sam Davies

9 Aled Davies

1 Gareth Thomas

2 Scott Baldwin

3 Tom Botha

4 Adam Beard

5 Alun Wyn Jones 

6 Olly Cracknell

7 Justin Tipuric (Capt)

8 James King 

REPLACEMENTS:

16 Scott Otten

17 Rhodri Jones/Rowan Jenkins

18 Alex Jeffries

19 Lloyd Ashley

20 Sam Cross

21 Tom Habberfield

22 Luke Price/James Hook

23 Cory Allen

If involved Rhodri Jones will make his 100^th Championship appearance (Scarlets 62, Ospreys 37)

The following players were unavailable for selection due to injury:

Dan Baker – Knee; Bradley Davies – Knee; Ma’afu Fia – Achilles; Lesley Klim – Hamstring; Dan Lydiate – Elbow; Nicky Smith – Ankle; Kieran Williams – Groin

Ospreys Head Coach, Allen Clarke, said: 

“Sunday’s match against the Dragons is another big game for our club and supporters to look forward to.

 “There’s a great vibe in camp coupled with a constant ambition to get better week on week. It’s important to us that every squad member is progressing, feeling valued and, equally, adding value to the team whether in the match day 23 or not. 

“The focus this week has been on backing up what we did well in the win over Scarlets whilst honing in on subtle improvements we can make to our game. Yet again the players are driving standards in aiming to back up last week’s performance.”

Forthcoming Fixtures:

Sat 5 Jan – 3.00pm – Ospreys v Cardiff Blues – Liberty Stadium

Sat 12 Jan – 3.00pm – Ospreys v Worcester Warriors – Liberty Stadium

Sat 19 Jan – 2.00pm (Local) – Pau v Ospreys – Stade Municipal de Hameau

Fri 24 Jan – 7.35pm – Glasgow v Ospreys – Scotstoun