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Henson on the bench for Ospreys

9 December 2005, 2:43 pm

By Jonathan McConnell

Gavin Henson is set to begin his comeback off the replacements' bench when the Ospreys visit Heineken Cup opponents Leicester on Sunday.

The Wales Grand Slam star has not played since the Lions' second Test defeat against New Zealand in Wellington almost six months ago.

Henson then underwent groin surgery in Germany earlier this season, before a planned return against Bristol in the Powergen Cup last weekend was put on hold by a back spasm.

"I am looking forward to seeing Gavin Henson back on the field at some stage
on Sunday," said the Ospreys assistant coach Sean Holley. "He poses an obvious threat to Leicester in attack, and it will be great to see him back doing what he does best.

"There is no harder place to visit in Europe than Welford Road, but we are relishing the challenge and
we take confidence from our last two away victories and our performance
against Stade Francais at the Liberty Stadium. We are a formidable team," added Holley.

Ospreys team:
15 Adrian Cashmore
14 Stefan Terblanche
13 Sonny Parker
12 Andrew Bishop
11 Shane Williams
10 Shaun Connor
9 Jason Spice

1 Duncan Jones
2 Barry Williams (Captain)
3 Adam Jones
4 Andrew Newman
5 Ian Evans
6 James Bater
7 Steve Tandy
8 Jonathan Thomas

16 Huw Bennett
17 Andrew Millward
18 Lyndon Bateman
19 Lee Beach
20 Matthew Jones
21 Gavin Henson
22 Richard Mustoe