Ben Blair, who has recovered from a broken bone in his thumb, comes in at fullback with Leigh Halfpenny moving to the wing. There is one change in the replacements with John Yapp coming in for Taufa’ao Filise.
The Blues are guaranteed to finish in the last eight after a memorable victory in Kingsholm and will now be looking to maintain their 100% record in this season’s tournament, which would ensure a home draw in the quarter-finals.
If the Blues do secure a home quarter final, priority on quarter final tickets will be given to Season Ticket holders, Blues Card holders and to supporters who have purchased tickets for this Friday’s match against Calvisano. Supporters are advised to hold on to their Calvisano tickets as proof of purchase.
Rugby Calvisano have named former Cardiff Blues prop Ben Evans in their starting line-up while there will also be another familiar foe as ex-Dragons lock Peter Sidoli will also be lining up for the clash.
The Blues are offering supporters 25% off all tickets for tonight’s match. Tickets for match start at only £3 for juniors in the terrace and £12 for adult terrace tickets. Stand tickets are priced at £3.75 for juniors and £15 for adults. Offer ends on Friday at 11am. Tickets can be purchased online on www.cardiffblues.com/tickets or by calling 029 2030 2030.
Cardiff Blues: 15 Ben Blair 14 Leigh Halfpenny 13 Tom Shanklin 12 Jamie Roberts 11 Gareth Thomas 10 Nicky Robinson 9 Jason Spice; 1 Gethin Jenkins 2 Gareth Williams 3 Gary Powell 4 Deiniol Jones 5 Scott Morgan 6 Maama Molitika 7 Martyn Williams (Capt) 8 Andy Powell
Replacements: 16 John Yapp 17 T Rhys Thomas 18 Bradley Davies 19 Xavier Rush 20 Darren Allinson 21 Ceri Sweeney 22 Jamie Robinson
Rugby Calvisano: 15 Ben Smith 14 Ludovico Nitoglia 13 Matteo Pratichetti 12 Garcia Gonzalo 11 Daniele Forcucci 10 Gerard John Fraser 9 Pino Patelli; 1 Alisair McKenzie 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini (capt) 3 Ben Evans 4 Peter Sidoli 5 Cameron Treloar 6 Filippo Cristiano 7 Aaron Persico 8 Alessandro Zanni.
Replacements: 16 Gabriel Bocca 17 Alejandro Moreno 18 Luca Beccaris 19 Matteo Galluppi 20 Paul Griffen 21 Nanni Raineri 22 Luke McLean
