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The Ospreys team to face Worcester Warriors on Saturday 27th October in the EDF Energy Cup, at Sixways, kick off at 2.30pm, will be as follows: -
15 Lee Byrne 14 Nikki Walker 13 Sonny Parker 12 Gavin Henson 11 Shane Williams 10 James Hook 9 Justin Marshall
8 Filo Tiatia (Capt) 7 Ben Lewis 6 Jonathan Thomas 5 Ian Evans 4 Ian Gough 3 Cai Griffiths 2 Huw Bennett 1 Duncan Jones
Replacements:
16 Richard Hibbard 17 Adam Jones 18 Alun Wyn Jones 19 Steve Tandy 20 Mike Phillips 21 Shaun Connor 22 Andrew Bishop
Head Coach, Lyn Jones, commented as follows:
"After last years narrow loss in the final against Leicester at Twickenham both players and supporters are keen to see us make amends and go one step further this year. This is a great tournament and we hugely enjoyed last season's competition. There is always an edge when you play the English clubs that comes from both traditional rivalries and from the fact that we simply do not come up against each other that often. This lack of familiarity is exciting for us as coaches and players and it should give spectators an enjoyable and open match."
"Worcester have not had the best of starts this season, losing all but one of their games, but this is not for want of trying and I am sure they will prove to be strong opposition on Saturday. Their game is organised and structured and they are well coached, as you would expect with Mike and Clive at the helm. They will be disappointed to have lost games by the odd score and we know that we will have to be at our best to get what we want out of the game."
Injury and squad availability news
The following players are unavailable for selection due to injury:
Gareth Owen (illness) will be available to face London Irish next weekend
Andy Lloyd (shoulder strain) will be out for another two weeks
David Bishop (knee) will return next month
Ryan Jones (shoulder) is progressing well with his rehabilitation programme but is unlikely to play before the end of 2007 |