Having penned a one year senior team contract earlier this week, Freddie Clarke is now set to captain Gloucester in their Anglo Welsh tie against the Ospreys this Friday. Ollie Thorley, who also signed a new deal earlier this week lines up on the wing.
New deal
Captain’s armband
Good week for @Freddie_Clarke pic.twitter.com/gwcz6NUDaj
— Gloucester Rugby (@gloucesterrugby) 25 January 2018
Familiar Face Returns
Gloucester will be looking for a strong performance following a poor defeat in the Challenge Cup against Pau. The game will see the return of former Gloucester fly half James hook who lines up in the Ospreys starting line-up.
Henry Trinder and Mark Atkinson have the duty of taking care of the former player in midfield.
Gloucester name strong side with aim of winning the competition
Gloucester have highlighted their want in playing in and trying to win the final, which is held at Kingsholm. Their side named features several returning players in Paddy McAllistor and Henry Trinder, so it’s being used a game to ease players back into regular rugby.
Freddie Clarke will be the main focus of the night with him signing his first senior contract at the club and getting the opportunity to captain the side so soon after.
- Cameron Orr
- Richard Hibbard
- Fraser Balmain
- Ed Slater
- Mariano Galarza
- Freddie Clarke (c)
- Will Safe
- Ben Morgan
- Callum Braley
- Billy Burns
- Ollie Thorley
- Mark Atkinson
- Henry Trinder
- Henry Purdy
- David Halaifonua
Bench; Henry Walker, Paddy McAllistor, Gareth Denman, Callum Allen, Gareth Evans, Ben Vellacott, Matt Scott, Tom Hudson.
Ospreys teams
15 Cai Evans, 14 Dafydd Howells, 13 Joe Thomas, 12 James Hook, 11 Jay Baker, 10 Luke Price (Capt), 9 Reuben Morgan-Williams, 1 Gareth Thomas, 2 Scott Otten, 3 Alex Jeffries, 4 James Ratti, 5 Lloyd Ashley, 6 Guy Mercer, 7 Will Jones, 8 Morgan Morris
REPLACEMENTS; 16 Ifan Phillips, 17 Rowan Jenkins, 18 Rhodri Jones, 19 Kieran Martin, 20 Josh Cole, 21 Matthew Aubrey, 22 Callum Carson, 23 Dewi Cross.
