Both the Ospreys U16s teams are in action on Wednesday evening, and here’s how they line up.
The Ospreys East U16s look to continue last week’s winning ways to make it two out of three, when they take on Cardiff Blues South U16s tomorrow evening, in Cardiff Arms Park, K.O. 7.15pm.
Ospreys East U16s:
15. Cori Lewis-Jenkins
14. Luke Smith
13. Gus Paterson
12. Ollie Fish
11. Ellis Evans
10. Rhys Cawley
9. Connor Howard
1. John Coates
2. Ryan Neagle
3. Xander Molitika
4. Daffydd Jenkins
5. Fynn Mordecai
6. Kyan Lloyd (C)
7. Luke Weaver
8. Kian Jones
REPLACEMENTS
16. Josh Burns
17. Sam Bolton
18. Sam Johnson
19. Ellis Hart
20. Dylan Samuel
21. Iori Commerford-Davies
22. Jack Davies
23. Sam Neil
Paul Watkin, Head Coach, commented on the game:
“I’m very happy with the result last Wednesday against the Dragons, particularly with a good performance against the Scarlets the week before which didn’t give the result we wanted.
“During last Wednesday’s game against the Dragons, we had a 10-minute period between 20-30 minutes into the first half where we scored 21 points, and I was a little disappointed we couldn’t carry that form into the second half.
“We are now looking forward to the Blues game on Wednesday night and the message is that the 10-minute period witnessed during last week’s game is to be repeated, but this time for a longer period of the game.”
The Ospreys West U16s also look to continue last week’s success when they travel to Ystrad Mynach tomorrow evening to face the Dragons Black U16, K.O. 7.15pm.
Ospreys West U16s:
15. Luke Morgan
14. Iestyn Lewis
13. Tiegue Williams
12. Rhys Harris
11. George Dunn
10. Luca Caplin
9. Scott Hawkins
1. Llyr Davies
2. Will Ellis
3. James Williams
4. George Lloyd
5. Damon Watts
6. Carwyn Sion
7. Lewis Walker
8. Oscar Muxworthy (C)
REPLACEMENTS
16. Aneurin Morgan
17. Matthew Richards
18. Cameron Jones
19. Dafydd Thomas
20. Dylan Price
21. Brandon Jones
22. Dan Edwards
23. Sam Powell
Speaking ahead of the game, Head Coach Tom Snelgrove said:
“This week sees a different challenge for us all. After the disappointing result against the Blues, we asked the players to work on a few key areas of the game, and they did just that, and we have seen that with improvements made in many areas, which was more pleasing than the result.
“The big question mark now is can we keep improving? This is a challenge not only for the players but for us as coaching team as well. We fully appreciate the Dragons are going to be a very tough challenge on their own patch with them putting together a very good second half last week. The last games of the blocks are generally always the toughest as teams have settled down and players are beginning to enjoy the experience.”
