Strong Crawshay’s side

Mar 7 2008 by Andy Howell, Western Mail

CRAWSHAY’S WELSH field five full internationals in their 22 for tonight’s clash with a powerful Leinster A team at Donnybrook, Dublin.

Wales caps Nathan Brew, Arwel Thomas and Adam Jones, Scotland’s Bruce Douglas and Tonga’s Hale T’Pole face the runaway Magners League leaders.

They will be buoyed by an 80-strong group from the Dublin Welsh Male Voice Choir, who will be singing crowd favourites on the eve of the Ireland v Wales Six Nations match.

Crawshay’s Welsh: A Thomas (Dragons); J Jones (Glam Wanderers), D Hewitt (Blues), A Bishop (Ospreys), N Brew (Scarlets & Wales); S Connor (Ospreys), W Evans (Dragons); C Griffiths (Ospreys), C Hawkins (Llanelli), B Douglas (Scarlets & Scotland), A Jones (Dragons & Wales), L Bateman (Ospreys), H Jenkins (London Welsh), T Smith (Ospreys, capt), H T’Pole (Ospreys & Tonga).