The Ospreys team to play Worcester Warriors on Saturday 4th February 2012 at Sixways, kick off at 3.00pm will be as follows:
15 Richard Fussell
14 Hanno Dirksen
13 Tom Isaacs
12 Sonny Parker (Capt)
11 Eli Walker
10 Matthew Morgan
9 Rhys Webb
1 Cai Griffiths
2 Scott Baldwin
3 Joe Rees
4 Lloyd Peers
5 James Goode
6 James King
7 Sam Lewis
8 Morgan Allen
Replacements:
16 Mefin Davies
17 Duncan Jones
18 Will Taylor
19 Tom Smith
20 Chauncey O’Toole
21 Tom Habberfield
22 Dan Biggar
23 Kahn Fotuali’i
The following players were not considered because of injury:
Stefan Watermeyer – Hip
Aaron Jarvis – Rib
Richard Kelly - Wrist
Ben John - Groin
Alun Wyn Jones – Foot
Gareth Owen – ACL
Nikki Walker – ACL
George Stowers is suspended
There are 19 players absent on international duty with Wales, Ireland, Wales U20 and Wales Sevens.
Ospreys Coach, Steve Tandy, commented:
“The win over the Dragons was very pleasing. We had a good training week and followed it up with a good performance. We tried to play rugby, moved the ball about and scored some good tries. We should have won by more though, we let a few chances go, and didn’t take the kicks we had, so there’s still plenty to work on.
“This weekend there’s a different challenge for a team that is still pretty young. Last Friday at the Brewery Field was about being at home, having everybody behind you and representing the community. Going to difficult place like Worcester, a Premiership ground, where they will be against you, asks different questions of young players and we’ll find out a bit about them.
“We can expect Worcester to be competitive in the scrum, they pride themselves in that area, and in the lineout. It’s going to be a real test for this group of players.”
Forthcoming fixtures
Sat 4 Feb – Worcester v Ospreys – Sixways – LV= Cup – 3.00pm
Fri 10 Feb – Edinburgh v Ospreys – Murrayfield – RaboDirect PRO12 – 7.35pm
Fri 17 Feb – Ospreys v Aironi – Liberty Stadium – RaboDirect PRO12 – 7.30pm
Fri 24 Feb – Ulster v Ospreys – Ravenhill – RaboDirect PRO12 – 7.05pm
Fri 2 Mar – Ospreys v Glasgow – Liberty Stadium – RaboDirect PRO12 – 7.05pm
Fri 23 Mar – Leinster v Ospreys – RDS Showground – RaboDirect PRO12 – 7.05pm
Sat 31 Mar – Ospreys v Benetton Treviso – Liberty Stadium – RaboDirect PRO12 – 6.30pm