Teams set for Ospreys Tag Rugby Final

Bryncethin will face Swansea Uplands in the Final of the Ospreys Tag Rugby tournament at the Liberty Stadium, ahead of the Ospreys crunch Magners League clash against Munster.

 

The two teams have battled their way through to the showpiece game after four rounds of rugby, and will compete for silverware on Saturday evening, kicking off at 5.45pm, with the cup being presented by an Ospreys player at 6.00pm, before both teams take a lap of honour at half-time.

Matches have been played at the Liberty Stadium in the half-time interval of Ospreys games throughout the season to get to this stage. Bryncethin have seen off Waunarlwydd, South Gower, Neath Athletic and then Bridgend Sports in a local derby in the semis, while Swansea Uplands have had to overcome Skewen, Tondu, local rivals Fall Bay, and finally, Kenfig Hill.

The Bryncethin squad for the final is as follows:

Players

Rhys Cawley

Rhys Williams

Jake Whitefield

Shaun Batchelor

Miles Blakeman

Michael Gillette

Ifan Hunnum

Hollie Morgan

Ben Daniel

Cory Ryall

Jac Jervis

Will Laverick

Thomas Bassett

Morgan Hughes.

Coaches

Barry Whitefield

Rob Cawley

 

 

The Swansea Uplands squad for the final is as follows:

Players

Harvey James

Leo Pietrapertosa

Bryn Parker

Theo Evans

Ashton Minie-Rose

Cody Ryan

Rhys Statham

Rhys Blyth

Sam Powell

Taran James-White

Tom Gregory

Sunny Kennedy

Jack Walters

Iestyn Jones

Iwan Norman

Coaches:

Stephen James

Dale James

Tony Pietrapertosa

Alistair Parker

 

Supporters are encouraged to arrive early to help make a special day for these youngsters even more memorable.

The Ospreys Tag Rugby Final will be followed at 6.00pm by a performance from the Ospreys Supporters Choir, while Swansea's West Street Gymnastics Club will be performing from 6.15pm.

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