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BBC News
04-04-2025
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Ospreys ring changes chasing Scarlets Cup revenge
European Challenge Cup: Ospreys v ScarletsVenue: Stadium, Swansea Date: Sunday, 6 April Kick off: 17:30 BSTCoverage: Listen and live text commentary on the BBC Sport website and app. Ospreys head coach Mark Jones has rung the changes for Sunday's European Challenge Cup last-16 tie against contrast Scarlets' Dwayne Peel makes just two tweaks to his side that beat their Welsh neighbours 38-22 in the United Rugby Championship (URC) last international Ryan Elias switches with Marnus van der Merwe at hooker and Jac Price comes in for Alex Craig at brings in full-back Jack Walsh, wings Dan Kasende and Keelan Giles, centre Keiran Williams and scrum-half Reuben hooker Dewi Lake returns to the Ospreys pack along with prop Tom Botha and lock Rhys Davies. Flanker Justin Tipuric's re-introduction to the back row sees Wales captain Jac Morgan switch from open to blind-side. Lake has not started for club or country since Ospreys' Challenge Cup trip to Montpellier in undergoing bicep surgery he made two replacement appearances for Wales in the Six Nations and came off the bench for Ospreys at Parc y Scarlets last weekend. The visitors led the Welsh derby 17-0 after 15 minutes in Llanelli, but the home side stormed back with six tries to record their first win against Ospreys since January 2022."We realise it will be a different challenge this week," said Peel. "It takes me back to the old December double headers in the Heineken Cup."Momentum is important and we need to carry that final 60 minutes of last Saturday into this game. Ospreys will be pumped for it, we need to make sure from an emotional point of view we are right there and then we can play our game on the back of that."Despite last weekend's defeat Jones remains positive for the re-match."We're looking forward to this one," the Ospreys coach said."Ospreys v Scarlets is always a massive fixture and for it to be the first time the teams have faced each other in the knockout rounds of an EPCR competition, it adds an extra edge."We're expecting a big crowd on the weekend, which is brilliant. We know our supporters will get behind the boys and be our 16th man, which is what Welsh derbies are all about."Ospreys have home advantage having clinched second place in Pool 2 with a stunning late comeback victory at Pau, along with wins against Newcastle and Lions, losing only at finished third in Pool 3, beating Black Lion and Vannes at home, but losing at Bayonne and Gloucester. Ospreys: Jack Walsh; Dan Kasende, Evardi Boshoff, Keiran Williams, Keelan Giles; Dan Edwards, Reuben Morgan-Williams; Gareth Thomas, Dewi Lake, Tom Botha, Rhys Davies, Adam Beard, Jac Morgan (capt), Justin Tipuric, Morgan Sam Parry, Garyn Phillips, Ben Warren, James Fender, Morgan Morse, Luke Davies. Owen Williams, Iestyn Blair Murray; Macs Page, Joe Roberts, Eddie James, Ellis Mee; Ioan Lloyd, Gareth Davies; Alec Hepburn, Ryan Elias, Henry Thomas, Jac Price, Sam Lousi, Vaea Fifita, Josh Macleod (capt), Taine Marnus van der Merwe, Sam O'Connor, Sam Wainwright, Alex Craig, Jarrod Taylor, Efan Jones, Ioan Nicholas, Dan Matthew Carley (RFU)Assistant referees: Anthony Woodthorpe & Jamie Leahy (RFU)TMO: David Rose (RFU)
BBC News
28-02-2025
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Scarlets wing Lewis back for Ulster trip
United Rugby Championship: Ulster v ScarletsVenue: Kingspan Stadium, Belfast Date: Saturday 1 March Kick-off: 17:15 GMTCoverage: Watch live on S4C, BBC Two NI, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport online from 17:00 GMT. Listen live on BBC Radio Wales. Wing Tomi Lewis will make his first Scarlets appearance for nine months in Saturday's United Rugby Championship (URC) trip to 26, has not featured since rupturing his Achilles in last June's defeat to is named in a side showing seven personnel changes from the loss out in Page starts on the other wing, while there is new front row of Alec Hepburn, Ryan Elias and Sam Wainwright. Elias takes over the captaincy in the continued absence of injured flanker Josh Alex Craig starts alongside Sam Lousi, while Max Douglas switches to blind-side flanker in a back row that includes Dan Davis and Jarrod squad centre Joe Roberts starts but Taine Plumtree misses out because of a head injury after the flanker was also released by national interim coach Matt Sherratt. Friends reunited Scrum-half Conor McKee will make his competitive Ulster debut when he partners fly-half Jack go into the contest 14th in the table after losing seven of their 11 fixtures which include the most recent defeats by Italian sides Zebre and Belfast-based side have not lost at home to a Welsh region since Scarlets defeated them in February 2016 and Ulster have won their last five league fixtures against Dwayne Peel's only away victory this season was 25-19 against Cardiff at the Arms Park in October 2024 and they have not beaten an Irish province since Connacht visited Llanelli in March Scarlets assistant coach Jared Payne, the trip to Belfast will be a homecoming, with the former Ireland centre spending 10 years as a player and coach with Ulster."It will be my first time on the visiting team," said Payne."It will be good to go back, see a few old friends and obviously try and get one over on them as well."They have had their fair share of injuries this season, they are getting a few players back this week and knowing a few of the guys who are stepping back into the fold they are pretty competitive and will want to right the wrongs of the last few weeks. "I am sure they are going to come out fighting and are going to be a dangerous team." Ulster: Stewart Moore; Michael Lowry, James Hume, Stuart McCloskey, Jacob Stockdale; Jack Murphy, Conor McKee; Callum Reid, Rob Herring, Scott Wilson, Alan O'Connor (capt), Matthew Dalton, Matty Rae, Nick Timoney, James John Andrew, Sam Crean, Tom O'Toole, Kieran Treadwell, David McCann, Nathan Doak, Jake Flannery, Jude Ioan Nicholas; Macs Page, Joe Roberts, Johnny Williams, Tomi Lewis; Ioan Lloyd, Gareth Davies; Alec Hepburn, Ryan Elias (capt), Sam Wainwright, Alex Craig, Sam Lousi, Max Douglas, Dan Davis, Jarrod Marnus van der Merwe, Sam O'Connor, Gabe Hawley, Jac Price, Vaea Fifita, Archie Hughes, Charlie Titcombe, Steff Sam Grove-White (SRU)Assistant referees: Padraic Reidy (IRFU), Paula Haycock (IRFU)TMO: Rob McGreer (SRU).
