Scarlets in midfield shake-up
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:42
The Llanelli Scarlets will field a new centre combination when they face Munster in the penultimate Magners League game of the season at Stradey Park on Saturday.
With Regan King suffering an ankle sprain and fellow midfielder Jonathan Davies nursing an ankle injury, the Scarlets have moved Nathan Brew alongside Gavin Evans - with the latter moving to outside centre.
Simon Easterby was not considered for selection due to an inflamed knee, while Dwayne Peel (shoulder) and Alix Popham (hand) are also carrying knocks.
"I'm looking forward to playing alongside Nathan," said Evans.
"When we played the Dragons a year or so ago he played at No.12 that day and he proved quite effective. He offers lots of strength and we're both looking forward to the game."
Scarlets: 15 Morgan Stoddart, 14 Dafydd James, 13 Gavin Evans, 12 Nathan Brew, 11 Matthew Watkins, 10 Stephen Jones (captain), 9 Gavin Cattle, 8 Nathan Thomas, 7
Gavin Thomas, 6 Dafydd Jones, 5 Scott MacLeod, 4 Vernon Cooper, 3 Deacon Manu, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Iestyn Thomas.
Replacements: 16 Phil John, 17 Mahonri Schwalger, 18 Lou Reed, 19 James Bater, 20 Liam Davies, 21 Rhys Priestland, 22 Darren Daniel.
Date: Saturday, May 3
Venue: Stradey Park, Llanelli
Kick-off: 14.45 (13.45 GMT)
Referee: Neil Paterson (SRU)
Touch Judges: Jon Mason (WRU), Alan Jenkins (WRU)
