Ospreys team to play Cardiff Blues

The Ospreys team to play Cardiff Blues at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday 30th March, KO 17.15, is as follows:

15 Richard Fussell

14 Tom Habberfield

13 Jonathan Spratt

12 Ashley Beck

11 Tom Isaacs

10 Dan Biggar

9 Kahn Fotuali’i

 

1 Ryan Bevington

2 Richard Hibbard

3 Adam Jones

4 Alun Wyn Jones (Capt)

5 Ian Evans

6 James King

7 Justin Tipuric

8 Jonathan Thomas

 

REPLACEMENTS

16 Scott Baldwin

17 Duncan Jones

18 Dmitri Arhip

19 Lloyd Peers

20 Joe Bearman

21 Rhys Webb

22 Matthew Morgan

23 Ben John

 

The following players were not considered because of injury:

Ryan Jones – Shoulder

Ian Gough – Back

Eli Walker - Back

Morgan Allen - Shoulder

Andrew Bishop – Back

Hanno Dirksen – Knee

Tom Smith – Groin

Joe Rees - Neck

Aaron Jarvis - Knee

 

Head Coach, Steve Tandy, said:

“Overall we can be pleased with last week against the Dragons, but despite the margin of the win we know that there is plenty of room for improvement this weekend.

“We’ve only got four games left in the regular season so each one is crucial now and it’s vital that we are on the top of our game, on and off the field. It’s a big occasion for regional rugby in Wales on Saturday, and it’s going to be great to play at the Millennium Stadium with a big Ospreys crowd behind us, but we mustn’t allow ourselves to be distracted.

“We have to be 100 per cent focused on the job, and we have to kick on from last weekend’s win to allow us to really build some momentum going into the final three games, starting with Treviso at the Liberty in two weeks. We are very proud of what we’ve achieved in this league, and to be the reigning champions, and we have to put in four champions performances if we are going to book a place in the play-offs.”

Tickets for Judgement Day will be on sale all day on Saturday from the Cardiff Blues Ticket Office, right up until kick-off.

Forthcoming Fixtures

Sat 13 Apr – 18.30KO – Ospreys v Benetton Treviso – RaboDirect PRO12

Fri 19 Apr – 19.35KO – Glasgow v Ospreys – RaboDirect PRO12

Fri 3 May – 19.45KO – Leinster v Ospreys