Aironi v Cardiff: Teams
Cardiff Blues have made three changes for their trip to Aironi as they look to get their RaboDirect PRO 12 campaign back on track.
Last Updated: 07/10/11 11:52am
Cardiff Blues have made three changes for their trip to Aironi as they look to get their RaboDirect PRO 12 campaign back on track.
The Blues have lost three games on the trot, their worst run since 2009, and coaches Gareth Baber and Justin Burnell have jiggled their squad as they look to remedy the problem.
In the back-line, Dafydd Hewitt comes in at centre in place of Gavin Evans who drops to the bench. Richie Rees starts at scrum-half with Lewis Jones forced to be content with a place amongst the replacements.
There is one change in the forwards where Thomas Young comes in at openside flanker. Mamma Molitika moves to blindside to accommodate Young's arrival with Michael Paterson slotting into the second row in place of Deiniol Jones who moves to the bench.
Aironi: tbc
Cardiff: 15 Chris Czekaj, 14 Alex Cuthbert, 13 Casey Laulala, 12 Dafydd Hewitt, 11 Tom James, 10 Ceri Sweeney, 9 Richie Rees, 8 Xavier Rush, 7 Thomas Young, 6 Maama Molitika, 5 Paul Tito (c), 4 Michael Paterson, 3 Scott Andrews, 2 Rhys Williams,1 Sam Hobbs
Replacements: 16 Ryan Tyrrell,17 Nathan Trevett. 18 Ryan Harford, 19 Deiniol Jones, 20 Luke Hamilton, 21 Lewis Jones, 22 Gareth Davies, 23 Gavin Evans.