The Ospreys team to play Toyota Cheetahs at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday 24th February 2018, 5.30pm KO is as follows:

15 Dan Evans

14 Jeff Hassler

13 Kieron Fonotia

12 Ashley Beck

11 Tom Habberfield (Capt)

10 Sam Davies

9 Reuben Morgan-Williams



1 Nicky Smith

2 Sam Parry

3 Dmitri Arhip

4 Adam Beard

5 James King

6 Olly Cracknell

7 Guy Mercer

8 Sam Cross



REPLACEMENTS



16 Ifan Phillips

17 Rhodri Jones

18 Ma’afu Fia

19 Alex Jeffries

20 James Hook

21 Luke Price

22 Owen Watkin

23 Hanno Dirksen



Reuben Morgan-Williams makes his first Guinness PRO14 start

Alex Jeffries will make his PRO14 debut if he comes off the bench

Ashley Beck makes his 100th Championship appearance

Ma’afu Fia will make his 50th Ospreys appearance if he comes off the bench



The following players are unavailable for selection due to international duty:



Dan Biggar, Bradley Davies, Alun Wyn Jones, Justin Tipuric



The following players are unavailable for selection due to injury:



Cory Allen – Pectoral

Lloyd Ashley - Foot

Scott Baldwin - Foot

Dan Baker – Knee

Josh Cole – Knee

Dewi Cross - Hamstring

Keelan Giles – Knee

Hugh Gustafson - Achilles

Dafydd Howells - Shoulder

Paul James – Shoulder

Ben John – HIA

Will Jones - Foot

Dan Lydiate – Bicep

Rob McCusker - Calf

Brian Mujati – Shoulder

Scott Otten - Ankle

James Ratti - Stinger

Rory Thornton – Shoulder

Eli Walker – Back

Rhys Webb - Knee

Kieran Williams – Ankle

Tom Williams - Forearm





Interim Head Coach, Allen Clarke, said:



“Everybody here understands the importance of this game to our aspirations for this season. The win last weekend was crucial for us and we got what we needed from the Kings game even if we know that the performance wasn’t at the level we want it to be.



“There’s a healthy realism about where we are and what we need to do to improve our position over the coming weeks, starting on Saturday evening. We have to build on the last result.



“We know where we are in the table but to give credit to the squad the mood is good and the environment is a positive one with people wanting to be here, wanting to work hard.



“Whatever the outcome this weekend, or this season, that’s something positive that we can build on for the future. Ultimately though, we all understand that we’ll be judged by what happens on the field on game day.”



Forthcoming Fixtures



Sat 24 Feb – 5.30pm KO – Ospreys v Cheetahs – Liberty Stadium

Sat 3 Mar – 6.30pm KO – Zebre v Ospreys - Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi

Sat 24 Mar – 7.35pm KO – Ospreys v Leinster – Liberty Stadium

Fri 6 Apr – 7.35pm KO – Ospreys v Connacht – Liberty Stadium