Scarlets v Wasps: Teams
Simon Easterby returns to captain the Scarlets as Wasps visit Stradey Park in the Heineken Cup.
Last Updated: 16/11/07 2:57pm
Simon Easterby returns to captain the Scarlets for the visit of Wasps to Stradey Park on Saturday in the latest Heineken Cup Pool Five encounter.
Easterby missed the thrashing against Clermont Auvergne due to injury but has been passed fit to play this week. He replaces James Bater in the Scarlets starting XV and Dwayne Peel as captain.
The only other change made by director of rugby Phil Davies sees one Welsh winger replace another. Mark Jones has also recovered from injury and takes the 14 jersey from Dafydd James, who drops out of the squad altogether.
On the bench there are three new faces, with Nathan Thomas, Liam Davies and Daniel Evans all coming into the match day squad.
Wasps are unchanged following the 24-23 success against Munster, but a notable bench alteration sees Josh Lewsey included.
The winger has recovered from the hamstring injury which ruled him out of last month's World Cup final between England and South Africa in Paris.
Llanelli Scarlets: 15 M Stoddart; 14 M Jones, 13 R King, 12 G Evans, 11 M Watkins; 10 S Jones, 9 D Peel; 1 I Thomas, 2 M Rees, 3 D Manu, 4 V Cooper, 5 S MacLeod, 6 S Easterby (capt), 7 G Thomas, 8 A Popham.
Replacements: 16 J Hayter, 17 B Douglas, 18 A Eustace, 19 N Thomas, 20 L Davies, 21 R Priestland, 22 D Daniel.
London Wasps: 15 M van Gisbergen; 14 P Sackey, 13 F Waters, 12 R Flutey, 11 T Voyce; 10 D Cipriani, 9 E Reddan; 1 T Payne, 2 R Ibanez, 3 N Adams, 4 S Shaw, 5 G Skivington, 6 J Haskell, 7 T Rees, 8 L Dallaglio (capt).
Replacements: 16 J Ward, 17 M Holford, 18 R Birkett, 19 J Hart, 20 S Amor, 21 D Walder, 22 J Lewsey.
Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland)