After two tough losses, the Ospreys will be looking to bounce back into URC Top 8 Playoff contention when they host the Lions from South Africa this coming Saturday.
I predict that we will be at as full strength as possible for this game as it is a must-win match or we can say goodbye to a Top 8 finish.
Two of the three Cheetahs lads have returned home with only Boshoff extending his stay. I have not heard how Nicky Smith is but he looked like he had popped a rib last week so I won't include him in the squad. Lake and Morgan are still not back yet.
Potential 23
G Thomas G Phillips S Parry L Lloyd T Botha R Henry A Beard R Davies H Sutton J Tipuric M Morris J Ratti H Deaves
RMW L Davies D Edwards O Williams K Giles E Boshoff K Williams O Watkin M Protheroe/L Morgan J Walsh
Starting XV
G Thomas S Parry T Botha A Beard R Davies Ratti Tips M Morris
RMW D Edwards K Giles K Williams E Boshoff M Protheroe/L Morgan J Walsh
Slightly edited the squad and the XV.
Excellent win and hopefully no serious injuries.
Here is our line up
Here is how our opponents line up
A poster on Twitter has said that Nagy is available for selection but Iestyn Hopkins is definitely out and requires surgery. Also Nicky Smith will not play this weekend but should be okay for Sale and Cuthbert is out with his hamstring injury. Not sure where he has had his info from.
We might see our new hooker - Chris Moore in this squad if he is able and allowed to play (assume he has been brought in on a short term loan.
Agree with most of that Jason, surely Ratti would be 6, extra lineout option and plenty of carrying grunt, I would have thought Watkin would start, but instead of whom? The difference between the 2 9s last weekend was stark, especially out of hand, Casey's were nearly all contestable whereas RMW was the exact opposite.
Toby reckoned that Nagy was up for selection last week so he is one possible option.
If Boshoff has stayed on do you know how long his loan extension could be? There are a lot of unknowns around the fitness of Fender, Fricker, Florence, WillGriff , Dom Morris, Ethan Lewis etc. Getting Dewi and Jac back on the pitch is obviously important but we also need the depth these guys bring especially for opposed training.
Is max nagy fit to play?