Ospreys announce team to face Glasgow Warriors

Ospreys have named their squad to face the Glasgow Warriors in Round 4 of the BKT URC. The game will take place at the Swansea.com Stadium and is kicking off on Saturday 11th November at 17:15pm.

The team sees a host of internationals return to the fold with Dan Edwards possibly in line to make his debut off the bench

Nicky Smith starts at loosehead, with Dewi Lake lining up at hooker and Ben Warren completing the front three.

Rhys Davies partners with Adam Beard in the second row. In the back row, Harri Deaves gets the start following on from his quality display against the Sharks, with Justin Tipuric returning as captain and Morgan Morris starting at eight after his POTM performance last week.

Reuben Morgan-Williams lines up at scrum half, with Jack Walsh starting at 10. Owen Watkin partners with Keiran Williams in the centre.

In the back three, Max Nagy starts at full back, with Mat Protheroe and Luke Morgan on the wings.

George North also returns and takes up a place on the bench.

Starting XV:

15. Max Nagy

14. Luke Morgan

13. Keiran Williams

12. Owen Watkin

11. Mat Protheroe

10. Jack Walsh

9. Reuben Morgan-Williams

1. Nicky Smith

2. Dewi Lake

3. Ben Warren

4. Rhys Davies

5. Adam Beard

6. Harri Deaves

7. Justin Tipuric ©

8. Morgan Morris

Replacements:

16. Ethan Lewis

17. Garyn Phillips

18. Tom Botha

19. James Fender

20. James Ratti

21. Luke Davies

22. George North

23. Dan Edwards

Head Coach, Toby Booth, said:

“Everyone knows what Franco is doing there in conjunction with the Scottish way of playing. They’re going to roll into town very confident.

“Glasgow are going to try to impose a very dynamic fast style against us, so we’ll have to produce defensive qualities like we showed against the Sharks. We’ve also got more strength in depth in our tight five this week with the returning internationals which will be a help.”