The Ospreys have announced their starting team and bench to take on Edinburgh this Saturday. The good news is that they have started with the backline many have been desperate to see – including Bowe replacing Sonny Parker at 13. No disrespect to Sonny who has been a great servent to the Ospreys so far but recently he has become even more contact hungry than normal, not passing much or hitting the gaps as well as he used to… though perhaps linked to having a lack of creative 12 inside of him.
The Ospreys pack has a slightly more confusing look to it, with Jonathan Thomas still in the 2nd row and Tom Smith at 6. Tom has looked distinctly underpowered at the contact area since he has been with teh Ospreys – maybe he has yet to develop what Phil Vickery scientifically calls ‘man strength’ but I remain unconvinced at the moment.
Ospreys Team to Play Edinburgh
15 Lee Byrne
14 Shane Williams
13 Tommy Bowe
12 James Hook
11 Nikki Walker
10 Dan Biggar
9 Mike Phillips
1 Duncan Jones
2 Richard Hibbard
3 Cai Griffiths
4 Alun-wyn Jones
5 Jonathan Thomas
6 Tom Smith
7 Marty Holah
8 Ryan Jones ©
Replacements:
16 Huw Bennett
17 Craig Mitchell
18 Ian Evans
19 Jerry Collins
20 Jamie Nutbrown
21 Gareth Owen
22 Andrew Bishop
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