Exeter v Ospreys: Teams
Exeter have made 13 changes to their starting line-up for the LV=Cup clash with the Ospreys at Sandy Park on Saturday.
Last Updated: 14/10/11 5:14pm
Exeter have made 13 changes to their starting line-up for the LV=Cup clash with the Ospreys at Sandy Park on Saturday.
Only props Ben Moon and John Andress are retained for duty from those who took to the field in a heavy loss to Northampton a week ago.
Flanker Ben White and full-back Jack Nowell make their first-ever starts for the club, while Gareth Steenson will skipper the side in the absence of Tom Hayes.
The Ospreys will be looking to extend a brilliant start to the season that has seen them record six wins out of six in the RaboDirect PRO12.
They have also rung the changes, though, handing debuts to scrum-half Tom Habberfield and flanker Sam Lewis.
In addition, Eli Walker, Scott Baldwin, Joe Rees, Richard Kelly and Morgan Allen will all make their first Ospreys starts and five more players could make their debuts off the bench.
"This is an exciting time for the Ospreys and a great opportunity for some of these young players to really show what they are about," acting coach Steve Tandy said.
"It will be a great benchmark to see where these boys are, Exeter are a strong team doing well in the Premiership and their fans always create a fantastic atmosphere so it's going to be a tough evening."
He added: "The boys have worked hard in training, they know their roles, now they have to pay attention to detail, be accurate and clinical, do things properly, and we'll see how they cope with the challenges that Exeter will throw up."
Exeter Chiefs: 15 Jack Nowell, 14 Mark Foster, 13 Phil Dollman, 12 Bryan Rennie, 11 Nic Sestaret, 10 Gareth Steenson (c), 9 Kevin Barrett, 8 Chad Slade, 7 Ben White, 6 Dave Ewers, 5 James Phillips, 4 Chris Bentley, 3 John Andress, 2 Simon Alcott, 1 Ben Moon.
Replacements: 16 Neil Clark, 17 Lloyd Fairbrother, 18 Ben Rogers, 19 Aly Muldowney, 20 Charlie Walker-Blair, 21 Pat Phibbs, 22 Myles Dorrian, 23 Josh Tatupu.
Ospreys: 15 Barry Davies, 14 Kristian Phillips, 13 Ben John, 12 Sonny Parker, 11 Eli Walker, 10 Matthew Morgan, 9 Tom Habberfield, 8 Morgan Allen, 7 Sam Lewis, 6 James King, 5 Richard Kelly, 4 Tom Smith (c), 3 Joe Rees, 2 Scott Baldwin, 1 Cai Griffiths.
Replacements: 16 Mefin Davies, 17 Aaron Jarvis, 18 Craig Cross, 19 Lloyd Peers, 20 Ben Thomas, 21 Tom Grabham, 22 Will Price, 23 Ross Jones.