WRU REEBOK REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW

Cardiff Blues need their best result of the season to deny Llanelli Scarlets a place in the final at the Millennium Stadium on April 30. The Ospreys, who host the Dragons at Aberavon, have already qualified for the final, leaving the second place up for grabs when the Blues meet the Scarlets at Pentyrch.

For the Blues to qualify, they will have to come away with a victory and a bonus point to boot, whilst at the same time restricting the Scarlets to less than four tries on the night. Competition ambassador Rob Howley said, “It’s great to see the competition going to the wire with both the Blues and Scarlets in with a chance of making it through to face the Ospreys.”

The Blues will be boosted by the return of Wales under 21 Grand Slam winners’ Chris Czekaj and Rhys Shellard, but the Scarlets, who have spent all season in the top two in the table, will start as the warm favourites to go through.

Please note: The Blues fixture has been switched to University of Glamorgan Playing fields, Treforest

Full Blues team:
1 Nathan Trevett
2 Duane Goodfield
3 Philip Osbourne
4 James Connors
5 Sam Whadan
6 Daniel Thorne
7 Rhys Shellard
8 Carl Kimber
9 Tom Dickens
10 David Flanagan
11 Chris Czekaj
12 Dafydd Hewett
13 Tom Riley
14 Chris Clayton
15 Matthew McClean
16 Ross Johnston
17 Gareth Morgan
18 Gareth Jones
19 Martin Williams
20 Rory Woods
21 Gregg Evans
22 Lloyd Ryland