Aneurin Owen and Ewan Rosser both missed the round one victory over the Blues at the Arms Park having only just returned from South Africa with the international squad. They will be hoping to build on the 28-15 win over the Blues.
“We weren’t expecting a result like that at the Arms Park, so it was a fantastic start for us. Having Aneurin and Ewan back in the side to face the Ospreys will be a bonus for us,” said Dragons team manager, Nigel Way.
“I’m a huge fan of Aneurin’s play at centre and we all feel he has a big future at the region. There are lots of players who have developed through our pathway and he is someone who could go all the way to the very top
“We saw the result the Ospreys had against the Scarlets in their game and we are expecting a big backlash from that. We know we are going to have to be at our very best because they will come with something to prove.”
After their storming start against the Ospreys last weekend the Scarlets, reigning Regional Age Grade Under 18 champions, will host RGC on Sunday. They ran in nine tries at Neath and team manager Wyn Thomas claims such a glut was not expected so soon in a new campaign.
“We were all a bit puzzled after round one. Are we really as good as that, or was it simply an off night for the Ospreys?” asked Thomas.
“It was certainly a good start for us, especially as there were a number of players in their first year at this level. The good thing was that all the players seem to be buying into the Scarlets’ playing philosophy.
“The success of the senior side in recent years has laid the blueprint for all the teams in the region and, while winning is important, it is certainly not everything at this level. The plan
RAG Under 18 Fixtures
Wednesday, 29 August
Dragons v Ospreys – Ystrad Mynach (7.15pm)
Sunday 2nd September
Scarlets v RGC – Parc y Scarlets (2.00pm)
Teams
Dragons U18: Jake Morgan; Ewan Rosser, Ollie Lewis, Anuerin Owen, Lewis Bates;Will Reed, Dylan Davies; Henry Hibbs, Brodie Coughlan, Owen Peddle, Joe Peard, Ben Carter, Matthew Jeffries, Oli Howard, Benji Hoppe (captain)
Reps: Jack Wakeley, Arron Dowse, Clay Gibbons, Callum Oliver, Joe Coope-Franklin, Jonny Paynter, Morgan Richards, Cian Jones
Ospreys U18: Iestyn Hopkins; Tristan James, Bradley Roderick, Joe Hawkins, Callum Dodd; Iestyn Morgan, Liam Seaward; Dyfan Caredig, Oliver Burrows, Tom Sly, Adam Thomas, Rhys Thomas (captain), Travis Huntley, Jordan Evans, Morgan Strong
Reps: Jae Key, Lewys Jones, Kieran Stevens, Billy Moxey, Morgan Hibbard, Dan Hiscocks, Declan Thomas, Corey Taylor
RAG Under 16 Fixtures
Wednesday 29th August
Blues South v Scarlets West – Cardiff Arms Park (7.15pm)
Dragons Red v Blues North – Cross Keys (7.00pm)
Scarlets East v Ospreys East – Parc y Scarlets (7.00pm)
Sunday 2nd September
Dragons Black v RGC – Ystrad Mynach (2.30pm)
Teams
Scarlets West U16s: Owain Evans; Jac Williams, Dylan Davies, Aled Davies, Dylan Phillips; Osian Hill, Iwan Thomas; George Rossiter, Lewis Morgan, Eljay Taylor, Caleb Salmon, Evan Sheldon, Iestyn Thomas (captain), Joseph Emberson-Marl, Cai Ifans
Reps: Rhys Williams, Connor Byrne, Thomas Zoogah, Ethan Cartwright, Taran Richards, Luke Jones, Jac Doel, Thomas Davies
Ospreys U16 East: Cori Lewis-Jenkins; Lennon Reynolds, Jack Davies, Ollie Fish, Luke Smith; Rhys Cawley, Josh Marshall; John Coates, Josh Burns, Xander Molitika, Daffydd Jenkins, Ciaran Davies, Kyan Lloyd (captain), Luke Weaver, Kian Jones
Reps: Ryan Neagle, Michael Gillette, Sam Johnson, Sam Bolton, Dylan Samuel, Iori Commerford-Davies, Gus Paterson, Ellis Evans
