The Ospreys team to play Edinburgh at the Liberty Stadium, in Guinness PRO12 Round 10, on Friday 2nd December 2016, KO 7.35pm UK, is as follows:
15 Dan Evans
14 Keelan Giles
13 Ashley Beck
12 Josh Matavesi
11 Dafydd Howells
10 Sam Davies
9 Brendon Leonard
1 Nicky Smith
2 Sam Parry
3 Ma’afu Fia
4 Rory Thornton
5 Alun Wyn Jones (Capt)
6 James King
7 Justin Tipuric
8 Dan Baker
REPLACEMENTS
16 Scott Baldwin
17 Paul James
18 Dmitri Arhip
19 Lloyd Ashley
20 Sam Underhill
21 Tom Habberfield
22 Dan Biggar
23 Kieron Fonotia
The following players were unavailable for selection due to injury:
Tyler Ardron – Thumb
Bradley Davies - Knee
Hanno Dirksen – Knee
Jeff Hassler – Achilles
Ben John – Groin
Dan Lydiate - Knee
Eli Walker - Foot
Owen Watkin – Knee
Rhys Webb – Ankle
Head Coach, Steve Tandy, commented:
“This is a big game for us. We’ve had a pretty decent start to the season and are sitting at the right end of the table but it’s the start of a busy period with some important games coming up. We want to keep the momentum going and to do that we’ve got to get a good performance in on Friday night.
“We are missing one or two boys but we’re able to bring back in some key players after a month away in Wales camp. Some have played a bit more than others, but they are all busting to pull the black shirt on again. There are boys like Kingy, Keelan, Sam, who are itching to get on the field because they’ve probably had a frustrating month, while we know what Alun Wyn, Tips, Dan and Sam bring to the table.
“Selection hasn’t been easy as we’ve done okay over the last month but we’ve gone with a mix that we think will get the job done on the night while having an eye on some of the challenges ahead of us, with a couple of European games and a derby against the Scarlets, the next PRO12 game.
“Edinburgh were probably a little unfortunate last Sunday against the Dragons so I’m sure they’ll want to make up for it on Friday night. We’ll have to be aware of that and deal with it.”
Forthcoming Fixtures
Thurs 8 Dec – 8.45pm (Local) – Grenoble v Ospreys – Stade Des Alpes – ERCC
Sat 17 Dec – 3.00pm – Ospreys v Grenoble – Liberty Stadium – ERCC
Tues 27 Dec – 3.00pm – Ospreys v Scarlets – Liberty Stadium – PRO12
Sun 1 Jan – 5.05pm – Dragons v Ospreys – Rodney Parade – PRO12