The Ospreys have named their squad to face the Scarlets in the West Wales Derby. The fixture will take place at the Swansea.com Stadium and is kicking off on Saturday 21st December at 5:15pm.
Jac Morgan is set to captain the side.
Gareth Thomas starts for the Ospreys at loosehead, with Sam Parry lining up at hooker and Tom Botha completing the front three.
Will Spencer partners with James Fender 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. Tom Botha
4. Will Spencer
5. James Fender
6. Jac Morgan ©
7. Justin Tipuric
8. Morgan Morris
Replacements:
16. Lewis Lloyd
17. Garyn Phillips
18. Rhys Henry
19. Will Griffiths
20. Morgan Morse
21. Kieran Hardy
22. Evardi Boshoff
23. Iestyn Hopkins
Head Coach, Mark Jones, said: “This is a proud fixture that has been around 20 plus years in the current badges, the history goes back a long way. Both teams will be aware of what’s at stake and we’re excited about the opportunity to go up against a very good team.
“Most importantly though, we’ll be looking at our own process and execution. It doesn’t matter who you play in the BKT URC, if you don’t play to your level you’ll get found out."
Unavailable: Ethan Lewis, Dewi Lake, Huw Sutton, James Ratti, Adam Beard, Rhys Davies, Liam Edwards Harri Deaves, Owen Williams, Phil Cokanasiga, Luke Scully, Ryan Conbeer, Tom Florence, Harri Houston.