It will be a real family affair in the front row when the Ospreys lock horns with the Scarlets in Saturday evening’s huge Welsh derby clash. Cousins Gareth Thomas and Steff Thomas grew up together in Newcastle Emlyn and have always been close pals, but all that will be put to one side when the props do battle at the Swansea.com Stadium. You can catch up with all the team news here.
It’s been a breakthrough season for both looseheads - on the international front for Osprey Gareth, who ended the Six Nations as Wales’ starting No 1, and with the Scarlets for the younger Steff, who has held off stiff competition to secure regular rugby, putting more than two years of injury woe behind him. Now they will looking to end the campaign on a high by helping their region securing Champions Cup rugby, with this weekend’s result set to have a major bearing on that.
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