Welsh Rugby Union | Club & Community

Friday March 28 2003.

KO 7pm at Millau

The Welsh student side travel to the south of France for a challenging match against a strong French side. However they depart in confidence despite losing narrowly to the England Students side last month at Swansea by 23-17.

The Welsh side nearly clinched victory at the end of that match after a brave fight back after England had taken an early fifteen point lead.

Despite losing Llanelli flanker Gareth Williams and wing Nicky Jones(Narberth) to the Wales Sevens squad, coach John Morgan has assembled a strong side to take on the French.

Whilst the backs, who were very impressive against England, remain much the same there are enforced changes in the pack. Aberystwyth No 8 Lewis Wood comes in for his first Welsh cap and is joined by Bonymaen lock Stuart Miller and Cross Keys prop Dan Evans. Also starting is hooker Simon Jenkins of Llandovery and UW Lampeter.

15 Anthony Carter Cardiff Medicals and Bridgend RFC

14 Gareth Wright UW Swansea and Swansea

13 Gareth Chapman UWIC

12 Lee Humphreys UW Swansea and Cross Keys

11 Nick Jones UW Swansea and Narberth

10 Dan Jones Cardiff Medicals

9 Ed Lewsey Exeter Univ. and Exeter

1 David Pattison UWIC and Newport RFC

2 Simon Jenkins UW Lampeter and Llandovery RFC

3 Dan Evans UWIC and Cross Keys

4 Stuart Miller UWIC and Bonymaen RFC

5 Mike Powell UC Newport and Bridgend RFC