Line-Up vs Glasgow

Team Announced
By Andrew Collins
September 20 2006

Dai Young's side for Glasgow shows 8 changes to that which startd the game against Leinster last week.

Having won their opening game against Munster, Cardiff have fallen to two away losses against The Ospreys and Leinster - both by small amounts - but now aim to get their title champaign back on the rails with a 5-point victory over Glasgow on Friday at 6.40pm.

Marc Strchbina becomes the latest addition to the injury list, while Nick Robinson and Rhys Thomas recover to take their place in the starting line up. Mike Phillips will have a last minute fitness test, the scrum half spot will be decided following his failure/success to start the game.

Elsewhere, Ben Blair continues at full back, and as last week demonstarted, will relenquish Nick Robinson of kicking duties. Blair scored all of Cardiff's 9 points, missing just 1 effort from the half way line.

He told the South Wales Echo this week that he would rate his performance at 5/10, and that he aims to show the home fans what he can do for the Blues.

He lines up in a much better looking Cardiff side than the one that lost to Leinster, though the largely 'second-string' side of last week held their own at Donnaybrooke, and put out an encouraging display whilst claiming a bonus point in defeat.

Cardiff did the double over Glasgow last year, and will be looking to repeat the home scoreline this week, when they scored 5 tries to the Warriors penalty reply.

Kick off, for some ridiculas reason, is 6.40pm.

Cardiff Blues Team vs Glasgow:
Ben Blair; Mosese Luveitasau, Tom Riley, Tom Shanklin, Chris Czekaj; Nicky Robinson, Wayne Evans/Ed Fairhurst/Mike Phillips; Gethin Jenkins, T. Rhys Thomas, Toufaao Filise, Deiniol Jones, Robert Sidoli, Scott Morgan, Martyn Williams, Xavier Rush (capt).

John Yapp, Gareth Williams, James Goode, Mark Lewis, Wayne Evans/Ed Fairhurst/Mike Phillips, Nick Macleod, Dai Flannigan.