The Ospreys team to play Glasgow at Scotstoun on Sunday 1st November 2015, KO 2.30pm, is as follows:
15 Dan Evans
14 Tom Grabham
13 Ben John
12 Josh Matavesi
11 Eli Walker
10 Dan Biggar
9 Brendon Leonard
1 Paul James
2 Sam Parry
3 Aaron Jarvis
4 Lloyd Ashley (Capt)
5 Rory Thornton
6 Dan Lydiate
7 Justin Tipuric
8 James King
REPLACEMENTS
16 Scott Baldwin
17 Ryan Bevington
18 Dmitri Arhip
19 Alun Wyn Jones
20 Dan Baker
21 Tom Habberfield
22 Sam Davies
23 Jonathan Spratt
The following players were unavailable for selection due to injury:
Tyler Ardron - Knee
Adam Beard – Shoulder
Ashley Beck – ACL
Hanno Dirksen - Hip
Jeff Hassler – Knee
Nicky Smith - Ankle
De Kock Steenkamp - Hip
Dan Suter – Neck
Rhys Webb – Foot
Ifereimi Boladau and Matthew Dwyer were unavailable for selection due to involvement with British Army Rugby at the IDRC tournament
Ospreys Head Coach, Steve Tandy, said:
“It doesn’t get much tougher than going away to the champions but we are up for it. We know that it was extremely disappointing last weekend but you can’t afford to dwell on things like that. You’ve got to face up to the challenge, work on putting things right and do what you’ve got to do to ensure there’s no repeat of a performance which fell well short of the standard expected of an Ospreys team.
“Saying that, the reaction has been a good one, and with more of the World Cup boys coming back into the environment this week, they’ve been able to lift everybody. There’s been some straight talking and honesty, and there’s been a bit of an edge about the place. We know that we have to be better, that there has to be more accuracy and attention to detail in what we do. People have to be clear about what their role is, what is expected of them. When that clarity isn’t there, you get the confusion we saw at times last weekend.
“We are going to one of the toughest places in the PRO12, there’s going to be a full house, and they will want to pick up some points to improve their own position as they have also been badly hit by the World Cup. That should make for a cracking contest, and we’ll have to be up a few notches from where we’ve been so far this season.”
Forthcoming Fixtures
Sat 7 Nov – 2.30pm KO - Ospreys v Zebre – PRO12
Sun 15 Nov – 5.15pm KO – Ospreys v Exeter Chiefs – ERCC
Sun 22 Nov – 2.00pm KO (Local) – Clermont Auvergne v Ospreys – ERCC
Sat 28 Nov – 3.00pm KO – Ospreys v Cardiff Blues – PRO12