The Ospreys team to face Stade Francais in the Heineken Cup at Stade Jean-Bouin on Friday 20th Jan - kick off at 8.30pm (local time), will be asfollows: -
The Ospreys team to face Stade Francais in the Heineken Cup at Stade Jean-Bouin on Friday 20th Jan - kick off at 8.30pm (local time), will be as follows: -
15 Adrian Cashmore
14 Stefan Terblanche
13 Sonny Parker
12 Leigh Davies
11 Richard Mustoe
10 Shaun Connor
9 Richard Rees
1 Duncan Jones (Captain)
2 Richard Hibbard
3 Adam Jones
4 Andrew Newman
5 Lyndon Bateman
6 James Bater
7 Lee Beach
8 Jonathan Thomas
16 Huw Bennett - Front Row
17 CaiGriffiths - Front Row
18 Andrew Millward
19 Steve Tandy
20 Rhodri Wells
21 Matthew Jones
22 Andrew Bishop
Comment from Head Coach, Lyn Jones:
"Stade Francais are one of the best sides in Europe and they still have everything to play for in the Heineken Cup. They will be looking for revenge after their defeat at the Liberty Stadium, but we showed significant improvements against Clermont last weekend and the players are keen to maintain performance levels this weekend"
"They have got strength in depth throughout their side with no obvious weaknesses. Our lineout and kicking game was solid against Clermont and we will again need to be on top of this aspect of our game if we are to secure a strong platform and territorial advantage. Playing Stade Francais in Paris is one of the biggest challenges in rugby and our players are looking forward to experiencing the unique French atmosphere in front of what I am sure will be an intimidating crowd"
Injury and squad availability news
We currently have ten players unavailable: -
Gavin Henson and Ian Evans are serving their suspension following the match against Leicester
Andy Lloyd (knee ligament) will possibly return against Glasgow next weekend
Shane Williams has a slight leg strain and Richard Pugh suffered a dead leg against Clermont last weekend
Barry Williams (back) and Paul James (neck) are under assessment
Brent Cockbain (hamstring), Ryan Jones (shoulder reconstruction) and David Bishop (fractured kneecap) are unlikely to play this season
January 2006 Fixtures
Celtic League - Glasgow Warriors v Ospreys - Firhill - Friday 27th January - kick off at 7.30pm