The Ospreys have called up a number of Wales players for their United Rugby Championship match against Glasgow Warriors at Swansea Stadium.com
Adam Bird, Nicky Smith and Davy Lake return to the starting line-up, with George North taking his place on the bench. Justin Tipuric also returns to the open side to captain the team that missed last weekend’s victory over the Sharks at Twickenham Stoop to play for the Barbarians against Wales.
The Ospreys made a decent start to the season with wins over Zebre and Sharks respectively, and also deserved a convincing defeat in Galway against Connacht. Glasgow are currently fifth in the URC table after a comfortable win over the Stormers last weekend.
The game is only available on Viaplay and is not broadcast on open television. You can follow live updates below.
Start: 5:15 pm
Ospreys: Max Nagy Luke Morgan, Keiran Williams, Owen Watkin, Mat Prothero; Jack Walsh, Ruben Morgan-Williams; Nicky Smith, Davy Lake, Ben Warren, Rhys Davies, Adam Bird, Harry Deaves, Justin Tipuric (captain), Morgan Morris. Substitutions: Ethan Lewis, Garín Phillips. Tom Botha, James Fender, James Rattie, Luke Davies, George North, Dan Edwards.
Glasgow: Ollie Smith; Sebastian Cancelliere, Sione Tuipulotu, Stafford McDowall (captain), Kyle Rowe; Duncan Weir, Jamie Dobie; Jamie Bhatti, Johnny Matthews, Lucio Sordoni, Sinthu Manjezi, Richie Gray, Matt Fagerson, Sione Wailanu, Hanko Venter. Substitutions: Angus Fraser, Allan Dell, Enrique Pieretto, Greg Peterson, Alex Samuel, Ally Miller, Sean Kennedy, Tom Jordan.
Judge: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
View from the opposition side
Glasgow Warriors coach Franco Smith:
“We were really pleased with the win over the Stormers last weekend, but we know we have a lot more to come this season.
“The Ospreys have made a good start to the season and will give us a tough test tomorrow as they look to defend their proud home record.
“We are also delighted to welcome Sinta and Enrique into our squad for the match following long-term injuries. “Our medical and healthcare teams are doing a fantastic job preparing our players for their return to action and have both been working hard in preparation for tomorrow’s game.”
View of the osprey camp.
Ospreys coach Toby Booth:
“Everyone knows what Franco (Smith) does there, combined with the Scottish way of playing. They will certainly go to the city.
“Glasgow will try to impose a very dynamic and fast style on us, so we will have to show the defensive qualities we showed against the Sharks.”
“We also have more strength in our five teams this week with the return of internationals and that will help.”
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Source: Wales Online
View from the opposition side
Glasgow Warriors coach Franco Smith:
“We were really pleased with the win over the Stormers last weekend, but we know we have a lot more to come this season.
“The Ospreys have made a good start to the season and will give us a tough test tomorrow as they look to defend their proud home record.
“We are also delighted to welcome Sinta and Enrique into our squad for the match following long-term injuries. “Our medical and healthcare teams are doing a fantastic job preparing our players for their return to action and have both been working hard in preparation for tomorrow’s game.”
View of the osprey camp.
Ospreys coach Toby Booth:
“Everyone knows what Franco (Smith) does there, combined with the Scottish way of playing. They will certainly go to the city.
“Glasgow will try to impose a very dynamic and fast style on us, so we will have to show the defensive qualities we showed against the Sharks.”
“We also have more strength in our five teams this week with the return of internationals and that will help.”
Welcome
The Ospreys face Glasgow Warriors at Swansea.com Stadium looking for a third victory in the United Rugby Championship.
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