The Ospreys team to play Leicester Tigers at Welford RD on Friday 25th August 2017, KO 7.45pm, is as follows:
15 Dan Evans
14 Keelan Giles
13 Cory Allen
12 Owen Watkin
11 Jeff Hassler
10 James Hook
9 Tom Habberfield (Capt)
1 Paul James
2 Sam Parry
3 Ma’afu Fia
4 Bradley Davies
5 Rory Thornton
6 Rob McCusker
7 Olly Cracknell
8 Dan Baker
REPLACEMENTS
16 Ifan Phillips
17 Nicky Smith
18 Rhodri Jones
19 Lloyd Ashley
20 Adam Beard
21 Matthew Aubrey
22 Joe Thomas
23 Ben John
- Gareth Thomas
- Sam Cross
- Reuben Morgan-Williams
- Tom Williams
- Jay Baker
- James Ratti
(- denotes unnumbered jersey)
Ospreys Head Coach, Steve Tandy, said:
“Friday night will be another test for us and we are looking forward to it. We’ve got a few more boys coming back in to the reckoning on Friday and the team’s got a bit more of a familiar look to it. It was a tight, evenly contested game in Bridgend two weeks ago, like the two matches last summer were, and we’re expecting another physical encounter against a powerful, well drilled team who will be among the top sides in England again this season.
“Last weekend was a really useful run-out for a young team, going up against what was a strong Bath line-up and we learnt a lot from the afternoon as well as getting some valuable minutes on the board for certain players.
“Pre-season is always a bit of a strange time but it’s important we get what can out of these matches with the ultimate aim always to be ready for the opening weekend of the PRO14. That’s what we are working towards with Friday night part of a wider plan to make sure we are ready for the Zebre match at the Liberty Stadium next weekend.
Forthcoming Fixtures
Sat 2 Sep – 2.30pm KO – Ospreys v Zebre – Liberty Stadium – PRO14
Sat 9 Sep – 3.15pm KO – Glasgow v Ospreys – Scotstoun – PRO14
Sat 16 Sep – 3.15pm KO - Ospreys v Munster – Liberty Stadium – PRO14
Fri 22 Sep – 8.35pm KO (Local) Benetton Treviso v Ospreys – Stadio Comunale di Monigo – PRO14
