The Ospreys Team to Face Newport Gwent Dragons...

15 Lee Byrne
14 Tommy Bowe
13 James Hook
12 Andrew Bishop
11 Shane Williams
10 Dan Biggar
9 Mike Phillips
1 Duncan Jones
2 Huw Bennett
3 Adam Jones
4 Filipo Levi
5 Alun Wyn Jones
6 Tom Smith
7 Marty Holah
8 Ryan Jones (Capt)

16 Ed Shervington
17 Paul James
18 Ian Gough
19 Filo Tiatia
20 Tavis Knoyle
21 Jonathan Spratt
22 Gareth Owen

Tavis Knoyle will make his Ospreys debut if he comes off the bench

Ospreys Head Coach Sean Holley commented:

"Although we have to accept that it is now unlikely that we will be able to overcome Munster at the top of the table, there is still a lot to play for in these final three games, as individuals and as a team. We have two home games remaining, starting on Thursday evening and we owe it to our supporters to go out on a high so we will be giving it everything to try and give them the performances that they expect.

"We still want to finish as high in the table as we can, and if we can't finish top then we want to finish second, while we also want to be the highest placed Welsh region. If we are to achieve this we know that we need to improve in certain areas and although the turnaround from Saturday's game is tight, we have worked on the parts of our game where we let ourselves down against Edinburgh."

The following players were not considered because of injury:

Jamie Nutbrown has failed to recover from a shoulder injury picked up in Munster two weeks ago, but we remain hopeful that he will be available for the last two games of the season

Sonny Parker has failed to recover from a calf injury sustained against the Scarlets last weekend, and although he misses this game, he is expected to make the Glasgow match next month

Gavin Henson has suffered damage to the ligaments on both the lateral and medial sides of his right ankle. It is not anticipated that he will be available for selection prior to the final weekend of the season

Rhodri Wells picked up a shoulder injury playing for Swansea recently but should be available for selection in the next two weeks

Jonathan Thomas has commenced a period of relative rest following specialist consultation in order to facilitate full resolution of his recurring groin problem and permit a problem free return to training and playing

Ben Lewis and Ian Evans are both recovering from ACL reconstructive surgery. Both players are achieving their targets and remain on course to be fully fit and available for the start of next season

Nikki Walker is also doing well following surgery to repair his left hamstring origin, and although he won't feature again this season is expected be fit for the start of pre season training

Lyndon Bateman is still in the early stages of his recovery following knee surgery and will return next season

Kristian Phillips is recovering from surgery to repair the damage sustained following the shoulder dislocation he suffered against Leinster. He will require a 5-6 month recovery and rehabilitation process and will be targeting a return for the start of next season

Forthcoming Fixtures
Thursday 30th April - Ospreys V Newport Gwent Dragons- Magners League - Liberty Stadium - 7.05pm
Sunday 10th May - Ospreys V Glasgow - Magners League - Liberty Stadium - 2.35pm
Friday 15th May - Munster V Ospreys - Magners League - Thomond Park - 7.45pm

All fixtures are subject to change