Backs to the Wall at Bridgend

Bridgend captain Huw Harries has warned his players that nothing less than victory will suffice tonight at The Brewery Field when they take on Munster in the Heineken Cup.

“Lose this game and we are out of Europe, it’s just as simple as that. If we want to stay in the competition we have to win all our remaining games.”. Bridgend will have ten internationals in their side plus two on the bench but will be without Lion Daffyd James who is nursing a shoulder injury

Leinster look like being without Brian O’Driscoll for their Donnybrook encounter this evening (7pm) with Newport but there was good news for Ulster ahead of their clash with Stade Francais with David Humphreys recovering from an ankle injury picked up in last Saturday’s international against England.

BRIDGEND: J Taumalolo; G Thomas, J Devereux, J Funnell, Daniel Jones; C Warlow, H Harries (capt); C Loader, G Williams, J Thiel; Deiniol Jones, C Stephens; N Budgett, R Bryan, J Ringer. Replacements: A Durston,C Ferris, M Molitika, J Hewlitt, C Noon, S van Rensburg, P Clapham.

Munster: J Staunton; J Kelly, M Mullins, J Holland, A Horgan; R O’Gara, P Stringer; P Clohessy, F Sheahan, J Hayes; M Galwey (capt), M O’Driscoll; J Williams, A Foley, D Wallace. Replacements: M Horan, J Blaney, P O’Connell, A Quinlan, M Prendergast, K Keane, C McMahon.

Referee: A Lombardi (Italy).

Leinster: G Dempsey; D Hickie, B O’Driscoll, S Horgan, G D’Arcy; N Spooner, B O’Meara; R Corrigan (capt), S Byrne, E Byrne, L Cullen, M O’Kelly, E Miller, V Costello, K Gleeson. Replacements: P Coyle, G Hickie, B Casey, T Brennan, B Willis, A Dunne, A Magro.

Newport: M Pini; M Mostyn, A Marinos, J Pritchard, M Watkins; S Howarth, O Tonu’u; R Snow, J Richards, C Anthony, S Raiwalui (capt), M Voyle, P Buxton, A Powell, J Powell. Replacements: A Garvey, C Jones, P Young, J Foster, N Brew, J Strange, D Burn.
Referee: S Dickson (Scotland)

Ulster. P Wallace; J Topping, S Strwart, J Bell, T Howe; D Humphreys, N Doak; J Fitzpatrick, P Shields, S Best; P Johns
M Blair; T McWhirter; A Ward (Capt), R Nelson.

Replacements. M Crick, C Boyd, G Longwell, N McMillen, B Free, A Larkin, B Cunningham.