So after a few weeks of Wales being battered by the Southern Hemisphere teams (at the time of writing we have lost to Fiji and Australia and face the might SA on Saturday where I suspect we will take another hammering) and breaking our players, the Ospreys will return to face perennial Italian strugglers Zebre in Italy a week on Saturday.
Predicting a squad for this game is difficult given we will not know the extent of any injuries to our TW boys but we do know that we will almost certainly be without Adam Beard. I suspect that Dewi and Jack will likely be rested if we can and possibly Gar Thom as well. We could be struggling for a hooker reserve but will we risk Fender and Will Griff? Several players have (?) due to not knowing if they are fit and available.
Potential Squad
R Henry G Phillips S Parry AN Other T Botha B Warren J Ratti J Fender (?) W Griffiths (?) J Tipuric AN Other M Morris H Deaves (?)
K Hardy RMW D Edwards O Williams K Williams O Watkin P Cokansiga (?) K Giles R Conbeer (?) M Nagy
Discuss.
Because he has come from outside I tend to forget that Greatbanks is only 21 so Fender is his senior by 2 years with all that means at that tender age.
Something the commentator pointed out is that our bench was an average age of just 23 as well.