SPORTS NEWS – OSPREYS TEAM TO PLAY GLASGOW WARRIORS THIS EVENING

Ospreys team to play Glasgow Warriors this evening

The Ospreys team will play Glasgow Warriors at Liberty Stadium this evening (Friday the 2nd of November 2018).

KO 7.35pm, is as follows:

15 Dan Evans

14 Hanno Dirksen

13 Cory Allen

12 Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler

11 Keelan Giles

10 Sam Davies

9 Tom Habberfield

1 Rhodri Jones

2 Scott Otten

3 Ma’afu Fia

4 Lloyd Ashley

5 James King

6 Olly Cracknell (Capt)

7 Will Jones

8 Rob McCusker

REPLACEMENTS

16 Sam Parry

17 Gareth Thomas

18 Tom Botha

19 James Ratti

20 Guido Volpi

21 Matthew Aubrey

22 James Hook

23 Tom Williams

Gareth Thomas will make his 50th Ospreys appearance if he comes off the bench

Sam Parry will make his 100th Championship appearance (PRO12/14) if he comes off the bench

The following players were unavailable for selection due to injury:

Dan Baker – Knee

Sam Cross – Shoulder

Bradley Davies – Knee

Gheorghe Gajion – Hamstring

Paul James – Shoulder

Lesley Klim – Hamstring

Harri Morgan – Calf

Giorgi Nemsadze – Neck

Luke Price- Fractured tibia

Joe Thomas – Groin

Scott Williams – Hamstring

Ospreys Head Coach, Allen Clarke, said:

“Selection this week is a reward for last week’s performance and the win over Connacht. It’s a big challenge on Friday night against the Conference leaders, a team with real strength in depth.

“We’ve had a good training week and that needs to translate into performance on game day. The players have challenged themselves to continue raising the bar and are looking forward to going again, against the in-form team in the league, who are consistently one of the best teams in the PRO14.”

Forthcoming Fixtures

Fri 23 Nov – 7.35pm – Leinster v Ospreys – RDS

Fri 30 Nov – 7.35pm – Ospreys v Zebre – Liberty Stadium

Sat 8 Dec – 3.00pm – Ospreys v Stade Francais – Liberty Stadium

Fri 14 Dec – 8.45pm (Local) – Stade Francais v Ospreys – Stade Jean Bouin