Jones starts at outside half for the All Whites having shown during the recent Under 20 Six Nations what a quality playmaker he can be. He partners Matt Aubrey at half-back for the visitors in a game in which the winner will move ahead of the losers in the table.
Both sides have one win to their name so far since the split and both teams are level on six points with four games left to play. Swansea beat Bridgend 23-20 at Ste Helen’s when they met in December in the first-half of the Premiership campaign.
Swansea’s last two matches have ended in defeat – 26-0 at home to Cross Keys and a 22-7defeat in a friendly match with the British Army – and their one win to date in Tier 2 came at the Arms Park, where they recovered from being 24 points down to beat Cardiff 34-33.
Bridgend were beaten heavily at home in their last game, the Foster’s Challenge Cup semi-final against Bedwas, and are also seeking a second win in Tier 2. Wales Under 20 lock Jack Pope returns to the pack and the home side feature German international Jamie Murphy at centre.
Bridgend: Mathew Edwards; Tom O’Flaherty, Joe Gatt, Jamie Murphy (captain), Mike Powell; Jacob Lloyd, Connor Tantum; Lewis Francis, Iestyn Merriman, Garyn Daniel, Jack Pope, Kyle Maiden, Tom Morgan, Gareth Beer, Matthew John
Reps: Jake Lewis, Eddie Drake, Cai Lewis, Shaun O’Rourke, Owain Lloyd, Will Baird, Garin Lougher, Daniel Howells
Swansea: Josh Flye; Adam Williams, Ryan Evans, Jedd Evans, Will Lewis; Phil Jones, Matthew Aubrey; Tom Sloane (captain), Ricky Guest, Mitchell Walsh, Mayyhew Dodd, Tudor Hughes, Rory Gallagher, Jack Perkins, Jon Fox
Reps: Alex Dunham, Daniel Kenny, Richard Murphy, Gavin Ronan, Jon Vaughan, Martin Luckwell, Rory Garrett, Ewan Gully
