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Blues' Backs Reshuffled for Warriors' Match

24th December 2003


Coach David Young has rung the changes behind the scrum in the Blues' team to play Celtic Warriors at Cardiff Arms Park on Saturday (5.30pm)

With Jamie Robinson unavailable because of a back injury, Tom Shanklin moves to outside centre and Rhys Williams moves from full back to fill the wing vacancy. Nick Robinson wears the number 15 shirt, the position in which he won his first international cap against Ireland last August.

Andrew Moore comes in at scrum half while in the pack Heino Senekal teams up with Andy Moore in the second row and Jim Brownrigg plays as a flanker.

Among the replacements hooker Rhys Thomas is set to play his first game since late-August.

Team: Nick Robinson; Rhys Williams, Tom Shanklin, Matt Allen, Craig Morgan; Iestyn Harris, Andrew Moore; John Yapp, Gareth Williams, Darren Crompton, Heino Senekal, Andy Moore, Jim Brownrigg, Nathan Thomas, Martyn Williams, capt

Replacements: Kenneth Fourie, Ben Evans, Rhys Thomas, Craig Quinnell, Dan McShane, Ryan Powell, Nick Walne

Referee: Nigel H Williams (Bryncoch)