After a disappointing HCC opening loss against the English champions, Leicester Tigers, things do not get any easier for the Ospreys as they travel to France to face French champions, Montpelier in their second HCC match.
The squad is likely to be very similar as the Tigers with the notable absence of George North but buoyed by the returning Dewi Lake.
N Smith G Thomas D Lake S Parry T Francis T Botha A Beard AWJ R Davies J Morgan J Tipuric M Morris E Roots
R Webb RMW J Walsh O William K Giles K Williams J Hawkins A Cuthbert M Nagy M Collins
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N Smith S Parry T Francis A Beard AWJ J Morgan J Tipuric E Roots
R Webb O Williams K Giles K Williams J Hawkins A Cuthbert M Nagy
Discuss...
What a fantastic defensive performance especially epitomised by the back 5 of the scrum, more of that will be needed next week and ongoing, really got in their faces, which Montpellier didn't expect or like, apart from Luke Morgan's two brainfarts, there was nothing to criticise, in actual fact his attitude in hitting Willemse in the tackle he has to be commended, no yellow streak in him. If it hadn't been for an over zealous referee to keep looking and the TMO finally finding an image with Cuthbert barely touching the line we would be coming home with an extra point. As Jason pointed out in another article he hadn't watched this game I would say on that performance, if and when we can sign outsiders we need to sign Owen Williams. To me it looks as though Anscombe will be going so Owen would be good replacement.
Well done Ospreys all we need to do now is replicate that performance from now till the end of the season and it will all be going in the right direction