The Ospreys have named their squad to face the Newcastle Falcons in the EPCR Challenge Cup. The fixture will take place at the Swansea.com Stadium and is kicking off on Saturday 11th January at 5:30pm.
Jac Morgan is set to captain the side.
Gareth Thomas starts for the Ospreys at loosehead, with Sam Parry lining up at hooker and Rhys Henry completing the front three.
Will Spencer partners with Will Griffiths at lock. Jac Morgan lines up at six, Justin Tipuric takes up the other flank and Morgan Morris starts at eight.
Reuben Morgan-Williams starts at scrum half with Dan Edwards at 10. Keiran Williams partners Owen Watkin in the centre.
In the back three, Jack Walsh starts at full back, with Keelan Giles on one wing and Dan Kasende on the other.
Starting XV:
15. Jack Walsh
14. Dan Kasende
13. Owen Watkin
12. Keiran Williams
11. Keelan Giles
10. Dan Edwards
9. Reuben Morgan-Williams
1. Gareth Thomas
2. Sam Parry
3. Rhys Henry
4. Will Spencer
5. Will Griffiths
6. Jac Morgan ©
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Morgan Morris
Replacements:
16. Lewis Lloyd
17. Garyn Phillips
18. Tom Botha
19. James Ratti
20. Morgan Morse
21. Kieran Hardy
22. Evardi Boshoff
23. Harri Houston
Head Coach, Mark Jones, said: “Newcastle are a dangerous side and despite results so far, they will still be looking at this competition with a view to qualifying.
“We’ve gone well in EPCR competitions in recent years, and we’re aiming to continue that by picking up a win this week and putting ourselves in the best position possible to qualify for the knockout stages.”
Unavailable list: Dewi Lake, Huw Sutton, Adam Beard, Harri Deaves, Phil Cokanasiga, Luke Scully, Liam Edwards, Rhys Davies, Connor Moyse, Max Nagy, Iestyn Hopkins.