Ospreys have announced their team to face Leinster Rugby in Round 12 of the BKT URC. The game is taking place at the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday and will kick off at 19:35pm.
Justin Tipuric will captain a side that sees a few changes in the backline from the Ospreys’ New Year’s Day win over Cardiff.
Reuben Morgan-Williams lines up at scrum half, whilst Cai Evans and Mat Protheroe also come into the starting team.
15. Cai Evans
14. Mat Protheroe
13. Michael Collins
12. Keiran Williams
11. Keelan Giles
10. Owen Williams
9. Reuben Morgan-Williams
1. Nicky Smith
2. Dewi Lake
3. Tomas Francis
4. Rhys Davies
5. Alun Wyn Jones
6. Ethan Roots
7. Justin Tipuric ©
8. Morgan Morris
Replacements:
16. Scott Baldwin
17. Gareth Thomas
18. Tom Botha
19. Huw Sutton
20. Harri Deaves
21. Matthew Aubrey
22. Joe Hawkins
23. Jack Walsh
Head Coach, Toby Booth, said: “The challenge is to maintain our good momentum in this critical block of games.
“Every year everyone talks about Leinster as the champions elect before the ball kicks off, they’ve got great strength in-depth and are effectively the super power of the BKT URC. It’s a great challenge and we’re looking forward to it.”