Sarries tackle Ospreys at Wembley

Published: Friday, 9. December, 2011 in category Heineken Cup

Saracens and the Ospreys got head-to-head in what promises to be a special occasion when the two sides clash in the first of their back-to-back Pool 5 games at Wembley.

The English champions return to the home of English football and lock horns with a new-look Ospreys side, which will be looking to get their campaign back in track after 26-all draw to Treviso in Italy.

Saracens will be hoping to do better than the last time they ran out at Wembley in the English capital when they lost 25-23 to reigning champions Leinster in last season's Heineken Cup.

The Ospreys, who failed to reach the quarterfinals of the tournament for the first time in three years last season, don't have a great away record in Europe and have not won in six games on the road.

The Premiership outfit, who returned to top flight European action for the first time in three years last season, like the Ospreys in the Pro12, lie in second place in their domestic league.

Teams:

Saracens: 15 Alex Goode, 14 David Strettle, 13 Owen Farrell, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Chris Wyles, 10 Charlie Hodgson, 9 Ben Spencer, 8 Ernst Joubert, 7 Jacques Burger, 6 Kelly Brown, 5 Mouritz Botha, 4 Steve Borthwick, 3 Matt Stevens, 2 Schalk Brits, 1 Rhys Gil.
Replacements: 16 Jamie George, 17 Deon Carstens, 18 Carlos Nieto, 19 George Kruis, 20 Andy Saull, 21 Peter Stringer, 22 Adam Powell, 23 James Short.

Ospreys: 15 Richard Fussell, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Andrew Bishop, 12 Ashley Beck, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Dan Biggar, 9 Rhys Webb, 8 Joe Bearman, 7 Justin Tipuric, 6 Tom Smith, 5 Jonathan Thomas, 4 Ryan Jones, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Duncan Jones.
Replacements: 16 Huw Bennett, 17 Ryan Bevington, 18 Aaron Jarvis, 19 Ian Gough, 20 George Stowers, 21 Tom Isaacs, 22 Matthew Morgan, 23 Sonny Parker.

Date: Saturday, December 10
Kick-off: 18.00 GMT
Venue: Wembley
Referee: Pascal Gauzere (France)