- Llanelli vs.
Perpignan
Llanelli resume their Heineken Cup battle on Friday against French
outfit Perpignan and they will be boosted by the news that Hooker Robyn
McBride will be fit for the clash. McBride has missed the Six nations
and Llanelli's impressive win over Neath last weekend
However, the Scarlets must
not go into the match thinking that the French sides do not perform away
from home as Perpignan have a squad with the ability to cause an upset.
Australian outside half Manny Edmonds is the main French danger man.
The Llanelli team reads:
B Davies; G Evans, M
Watkins, L Davies (capt), S Finau; S Jones, D Peel; I Thomas, R McBryde,
M Madden, V Cooper, C Wyatt, D Jones, S Quinnell, S Easterby.
Replacements: A Gravell, J Davies, J Cudmore, I Boobyer, G Easterby, M
Jones, G Bowen.
- London Wasps vs.
Pontypridd
Pontypridd travel to High
Wycombe this weekend hoping to match their european form of last season
when they take on London Wasps at Adams Park.
Coach Lynn Howells has
stated that his team will not simply be trying to keep the score down on
Saturday and insists that "We are going up there to WIN!" He also
believes that people must forget about last weeks loss against Cardiff
and focus on the most important games of the season so far against the
Zurich Premiership high flyers.
Injury concerns to several
key players has meant that coach Lynn Howells has delayed naming his
starting fifteen. Centre Jonny Bryant, lock Robert Sidoli and prop
Duncan Bell will all face fitness tests before Howells decides who will
start. Also Neil Jenkins had been expected to make way fro Ceri Sweeney
to take over but it now looks as though Jenkins will start.
The probable Pontypridd
team reads:
Davey, Wyatt, Parker,
Bryant/James, E Lewis, Jenkins, Baber, G Jenkins, Davies (C), Bell/Cronk,
Cockbain, Sidoli/McIntosh, Kelly, O'Connor/Parks, Owen.
- Padova vs Caerphilly
Caerphilly
travel to Italy for the first leg of their Parker Pen Shield semi final.
The Caerphilly team reads:
S Tuipulotu; G Lewis, R
Boobyer, R Higgett, T Taufahema; J Thomas, A Chilten; L Manning, F
Vunipola, D Sweet, D Davies, P Jones, J El-Abd, S Grainger, M Workman.
Replacements: G Liddon, T Carless, N Rouse, A Williams, G Jones, F
McLaughlin, R Howells.
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