The Ospreys team to face Stade Francais in the Heineken Cup at the Stade Jean Bouin "â¬" Saturday 28th October "â¬" kick off at 2.35pm, will be as follows:
The Ospreys team to face Stade Francais in the Heineken Cup at the Stade Jean Bouin "â¬" Saturday 28th October "â¬" kick off at 2.35pm, will be as follows: - 15 Lee Byrne 14 Nikki Walker 13 Sonny Parker 12 Andrew Bishop 11 Richard Mustoe 10 Gavin Henson 9 Justin Marshall 8 Ryan Jones 7 Steven Tandy 6 Filo Tiatia 5 Ian Evans 4 Brent Cockbain 3 Adam Jones 2 Huw Bennett 1 Duncan Jones (Capt) Replacements 16 Barry Williams 17 Paul James 18 Alun-Wyn Jones 19 Jonathan Thomas 20 Jason Spice 21 James Hook 22 Stefan Terblanche
Comment from Head Coach, Lyn Jones:
"â¬ÅIt was great to start this competition with a positive result against the English champions. We recognise that we have to improve what we can control and that primarily that means focussing on our performance. Saturday"â¬â¢s fixture represents what I am sure most rugby people would agree is the toughest test in European rugby. To face the leaders of the Championnat on their home patch is a massive challenge, but we will have to be careful not to show them too much respect."â¬Â
"â¬ÅWe will work on factors that are within our control, being our preparation and performance . We will concentrate on what is good in our game and look to go out and express ourselves in a positive manner. We clearly have the manpower required to get a result and if we see an improvement on last week"â¬â¢s performance, particularly in attack, we will be in with a shout."â¬Â