The Ospreys team to play the Dragons at Rodney Parade on Sunday 30th December 2018, 3pm KO, is as follows:
15 Dan Evans
14 George North
13 Scott Williams
12 Owen Watkin
11 Luke Morgan
10 Sam Davies
9 Aled Davies
1 Gareth Thomas
2 Scott Baldwin
3 Tom Botha
4 Adam Beard
5 Alun Wyn Jones
6 Olly Cracknell
7 Justin Tipuric (Capt)
8 James King
REPLACEMENTS
16 Scott Otten
17 Rhodri Jones/Rowan Jenkins
18 Alex Jeffries
19 Lloyd Ashley
20 Sam Cross
21 Tom Habberfield
22 Luke Price/James Hook
23 Cory Allen
If involved Rhodri Jones will make his 100th Championship appearance (Scarlets 62, Ospreys 37)
The following players were unavailable for selection due to injury:
Dan Baker – Knee; Bradley Davies – Knee; Ma’afu Fia – Achilles; Lesley Klim – Hamstring; Dan Lydiate – Elbow; Nicky Smith - Ankle; Kieran Williams - Groin
Ospreys Head Coach, Allen Clarke, said:
“Sunday's match against the Dragons is another big game for our club and supporters to look forward to.
"There's a great vibe in camp coupled with a constant ambition to get better week on week. It's important to us that every squad member is progressing, feeling valued and, equally, adding value to the team whether in the match day 23 or not.
"The focus this week has been on backing up what we did well in the win over Scarlets whilst honing in on subtle improvements we can make to our game. Yet again the players are driving standards in aiming to back up last week's performance."
Forthcoming Fixtures
Sat 5 Jan – 3.00pm – Ospreys v Cardiff Blues – Liberty Stadium
Sat 12 Jan – 3.00pm – Ospreys v Worcester Warriors – Liberty Stadium
Sat 19 Jan – 2.00pm (Local) – Pau v Ospreys - Stade Municipal de Hameau
Fri 24 Jan – 7.35pm – Glasgow v Ospreys - Scotstoun
