Depleted Ospreys side confident of win against Connacht

Connacht must be boosted by the absence of James Hook from a severely depleted Ospreys side for their Magners League tussle at The Liberty Stadium on on Sunday (2.15pm).

Ospreys Coach Sean Holley commented: “Connacht may feel that we are a depleted side, but our success this season and in the past is down to us having a strong squad and players who are all challenging for places in the starting fifteen.

"The side that we have named is a good mix of youth an experience, with a lot of quality in the team. There is some fine young talent within the Ospreys region and I’m excited about the prospect of seeing the likes of Jonathan Spratt and Ashley Beck in action, especially with Andrew Bishop being recalled back to the Wales squad".

THE OSPREYS (v Connacht):

15 Gareth Owen

14 Kristian Phillips

13 Sonny Parker

12 Jonathan Spratt

11 Jonny Vaughton

10 Dan Biggar

9 Jamie Nutbrown

1 Paul James - capt

2 Richard Hibbard

3 Cai Griffiths

4 Filipo Levi

5 Jonathan Thomas

6 Tom Smith

7 Steve Tandy

8 Filo Tiatia.

Replacements

16 Ed Shervington

17 Ryan Bevington

18 Andy Lloyd

19 Marty Holah

20 Rhys Webb

21 Ashley Beck

22 David Bishop