The Ospreys team to play Toulon on Saturday 22nd January 2011, at The Liberty Stadium, kick off at 3.30pm, will be as follows:
15 Lee Byrne
14 Nikki Walker
13 Sonny Parker
12 James Hook
11 Richard Fussell
10 Dan Biggar
9 Rhys Webb
1 Duncan Jones
2 Richard Hibbard
3 Craig Mitchell
4 Ian Gough
5 Alun Wyn Jones (Capt)
6 Ryan Jones
7 Justin Tipuric
8 Jonathan Thomas
Replacements
16 Huw Bennett
17 Ryan Bevington
18 Cai Griffiths
19 Jerry Collins
20 Marty Holah
21 Mike Phillips
22 Ashley Beck
23 Shane Williams
The following players were not considered because of injury:
Jonathan Spratt – ACL
Ben Lewis – Neck
Conor McInerney – Knee
Andrew Bishop – Ankle
Adam Jones – Elbow
Tommy Bowe - Knee
Ospreys Director of Coaching, Scott Johnson, said:
“It’s been a difficult week, there’s no getting away from it. There’s been a lot of looking inward and identifying where things went wrong last Sunday, but it’s a good thing that we can get straight back on the horse to play a damn good Toulon side who will want to finish in style.
“At this level the difference between success and failure comes down to the finest of margins. A dropped ball here, a missed overlap there, split second decisions can have such huge implications. We’ve got to get that right, we’ve got to be making the correct decisions if we want to win these important games.
“Toulon have shown over the course of this pool that they are quality team and it should be great game on Saturday on many different levels. We will be determined to begin the process of redeeming ourselves, to show the true Ospreys, and who knows, maybe bag an Amlin Cup place, while Toulon will want to try and secure a home quarter-final so there is plenty for both teams to play for. As a footy fan, never mind a coach, I’m looking forward to it.”
Forthcoming fixtures
Sat 29 Jan – Cardiff Blues V Ospreys – CC Stadium – LV= Cup – 6.30pm
Sun 6 Feb – Ospreys V London Wasps – RH Brewery Field – LV= Cup – 3.00pm
Sun 13 Feb – Ospreys V Ulster – Liberty Stadium – Magners League – 5.10pm
Sat 19 Feb – Benetton Treviso V Ospreys – Stadio Comunale di Monigo – Magners League – 5.30pm