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Ospreys
UnionWelsh Rugby Union
Founded2003; 21 years ago (2003)
LocationSwansea, Wales
Ground(s)Swansea.com Stadium (Capacity: 20,827)
CEONick Garcia
Coach(es)Toby Booth
Captain(s)Justin Tipuric
Most capsAlun Wyn Jones (258)
Top scorerDan Biggar (2,203)
Most triesShane Williams (57)
League(s)United Rugby Championship
2021–221st, Welsh Shield
(9th overall)
1st kit
2nd kit
Official website
www.ospreysrugby.com

The Ospreys (Template:Lang-cy), formerly the Neath-Swansea Ospreys[1][2] is one of the four professional rugby union teams from Wales. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup. The team formed as a result of Neath RFC and Swansea RFC combining to create a new merged entity, as part of the new regional structure of Welsh rugby, that began in 2003. They are also affiliated with a number of local semi-professional and amateur clubs, including Welsh Premier Division sides Aberavon RFC, Bridgend Ravens, and original founding clubs Neath and Swansea. The regional area represented by the team has widely become known for rugby purposes as 'Ospreylia'.[3]

Their main home ground is the Swansea.com Stadium, Swansea, although some smaller profile games have been played at the Brewery Field, Bridgend. Ospreys currently play in a black home strip, while the away strip is white and orange. The Ospreys logo consists of an image of an Osprey mask.

The Ospreys are the most successful Welsh team in the history of the Celtic League or Pro12 tournament, having won the competition four times. They also became the first and only Welsh regional team to beat a major touring side, defeating Australia 24–16 in 2006.[4]

History

Cardiff Blues
Cardiff
Scarlets
Llanelli
Ospreys
Swansea
Neath
Dragons
Newport
The 4 Welsh Rugby Union Regions of Wales

Infancy

On 24 July 2003 it was announced that the new team jointly representing Neath RFC and Swansea RFC would be known as the Neath-Swansea Ospreys.[5] The Ospreys part of the team's name was inspired by the use of the bird as Swansea RFC's centenary badge. Former Neath RFC coach Lyn Jones was appointed as head coach, who named Scott Gibbs as the team's first captain.[6] 5 September 2003 saw the region play their first competitive game, a 41–30 Celtic League home win over Irish province Ulster at The Gnoll in Neath.[7] Leeds Tykes were the Ospreys' first Heineken Cup opponents, with the English team triumphing 29–20 on 7 December 2003.[8] They struggled to recover from their opening defeat, finishing bottom of their pool, recording their only victory against the Tykes' at home in the final round at St. Helens.[9] Domestically the Ospreys' did salvage some pride, avoiding becoming the lowest placed Welsh region, by pipping Cardiff Blues to fifth place in the Celtic League.[10]

Following the demise of the Celtic Warriors region on 1 June 2004,[11] Neath-Swansea Ospreys had their borders extended to cover much of the Bridgend and Ogmore areas to the east.[12] However, for logistical reasons it was decided that no home games would be played at Bridgend RFC's Brewery Field.[13] Former Warriors players David Bishop, Brent Cockbain, Ryan Jones and Sonny Parker were signed by the Ospreys'.

2004–2007

The 2004–05 season saw significant on field improvement for the region. A capacity crowd of 10,280 was present at The Gnoll on 26 March 2005 to witness the Ospreys claim their first piece of silverware. A 29–12 win over Edinburgh, with two rounds of the competition still remaining, saw the team crowned Celtic League champions.[14] However, impressive back to back wins over Harlequins were not enough to overcome Munster in the pool stages of that season's Heineken Cup. On 14 May 2005 it was announced that the 'Neath-Swansea' part of the team's name would be dropped, with them to be referred to as the Ospreys.[1]

A growing sense of expectation surrounded the team heading into 2005–06, an expectation they struggled to cope with, finishing a disappointing seventh in the Celtic League. A difficult Heineken Cup pool made up of tough opposition in Leicester Tigers, Stade Francais and ASM Clermont Auvergne proved too difficult, as they finished a distant third. A gutsy home victory over Stade[15] and a last gasp defeat to Leicester,[16] did however offer some crumbs of comfort. In April 2006 it was announced that noted former New Zealand All Blacks scrum half Justin Marshall had signed to play for Ospreys.

The Ospreys won the Celtic League during the 2006/07 season, topping the league by a single point and taking the title with an away win at Borders. Winning the Celtic League for a second time meant the Ospreys were the first team to have won the Celtic League twice. In February 2008, the Ospreys provided 13 of the starting line-up for Wales in their Six Nations match against England, setting a new record for the number of players from one region playing for their national side. During the 2007/08 season the Ospreys reached Quarter-final of the Heineken Cup for the first time but unexpectedly lost to Saracens. The following week they won the EDF Energy Cup beating Leicester Tigers at Twickenham.

In November 2006 when it became apparent that Wales 'A' would not be able to face Australia A national rugby union team midweek during their November tour, the Ospreys became the first Welsh region to play a major international side since regional rugby was introduced, a match they won 24–16.[17] Following the win over the Wallabies, the term Ospreylia became ingrained in popular culture[18][19][20] with it being adopted by the region and its supporters as a description of the geographical area covered by the region, with supporters known as Ospreylians. Peter Black, Assembly Member for south west Wales has declared himself as AM for Ospreylia on his own blog.[21]

On 23 February 2007, the Ospreys played their first 'A' team match, against Newport-Gwent Dragons 'A' at Bridgend, which was the first 'A' match fixture for any of the Welsh regional sides. They lost the match 22–10. They have since gone on to play Worcester 'A' in April, a game which they lost 24–23 to an injury-time penalty.

2008–2011

In February 2008 Andrew Hore was appointed as the Ospreys as elite performance director. Previously Hore had been high performance manager with the New Zealand Rugby Union.[22]

A disappointing seventh-place finish in the Celtic League and a surprise Heineken Cup quarter-final exit to Saracens F.C. saw head coach Lyn Jones resign at the end of the 2007–08 season, on 16 May 2008 Assistant Coach Sean Holley and forwards coach Jonathan Humphreys would continue as part of a new management structure being overseen by Andrew Hore, until a replacement could be found.[23] Scott Johnson, the former head coach of the Welsh national team, and attack coach when Wales won the Six Nations Championship Grand Slam in 2005 for the first time in 27 years, was announced as director of coaching at the Ospreys on 29 January 2009.

On 21 April 2009, the Ospreys had six players included in the British & Irish Lions' squad for the 2009 South African tour: Lee Byrne (fullback), Tommy Bowe and Shane Williams (wings), Mike Phillips (scrum-half), Alun Wyn Jones (lock) and Adam Jones (prop). One notable omission however, was Wales and Ospreys captain Ryan Jones. The Ospreys announced the signing of former New Zealand All Blacks captain Jerry Collins on 9 May 2009.[24] Collins had been a stalwart for the All Blacks, since 2004 but retired from international rugby in 2008.

A 29–28 defeat by Biarritz on 10 April 2010 dashed the team's hopes of a first Heineken Cup semi-final appearance. A late Nicky Walker try in San Sebastien proved in vain.[25] However, on 29 May 2010, the Ospreys won the 2009–10 Celtic League by defeating Leinster in the final by 17–12 at the RDS Arena in Dublin.[26]

Following a wide-ranging review, Andrew Hore, previously elite performance director at the Ospreys, became on 26 April 2011 chief operations officer at the region.[22]

2010–11 would not see the region reach the heights of the previous one. Despite winning all their home pool games in the Heineken Cup, a failure to win on the road proved costly, with Munster and Toulon progressing instead. Another win for Munster at Thomond Park on 14 May 2011, ended the Ospreys Celtic League aspirations at the semi-final stage.[27]

2012–2018

Former player Steve Tandy was appointed as new Ospreys head coach on 15 February 2012 replacing Sean Holley in the role, as Scott Johnson also departed to take up a coaching role with Scotland.[28] Both Holley and Johnson's final game as part of the coaching setup at the Liberty Stadium had been a 36–5 away loss to Biarritz, which marked the end of a Heineken Cup campaign that saw them again fail to win on their travels. New coach Tandy enjoyed a successful start to his tenure, winning eight of his first ten matches as full-time Head Coach, including winning the 2011–12 Pro12 following a 31–30 win over Leinster at the RDS, thanks to a late Shane Williams try in his final match for the region 29–30 and Dan Biggar adding a difficult conversion for the win 31–30.[29] Ospreys have reached 2 semi-finals in the subsequent 6 seasons, but not made the final.

Following a poor start to the 2017–2018 season, Tandy was sacked by the Ospreys.[30] Forwards coach Allen Clarke took over on an interim basis, before agreeing to a three year deal as head coach.[31]

2018–

For the 2018–2019 season, along with new head coach Clarke, Matt Sherratt joined the coaching staff, replacing Gruff Rees.[32] The season also began with notable squad changes, with record points scorer Dan Biggar departing for Northampton Saints,[33] and stalwart Paul James retiring.[34] The Ospreys were boosted with the signings of Welsh internationals George North,[35] Scott Williams,[36] and Aled Davies.[37] The season saw a modest improvement fot the Ospreys, winning 12 matches and losing 9, as well as beating west Wales rivals the Scarlets for a Champions Cup place.[38]

Season records

Celtic League / Pro12 / Pro14 / URC

Season Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
2003–04 5th 22 11 1 10 9 55
2004–05 1st 20 16 1 3 10 76
2005–06 7th 22 11 0 9 3 55[n 1]
2006–07 1st 20 14 0 6 8 64
2007–08 7th 18 6 1 11 11 37
2008–09 4th 18 11 0 7 8 52
2009–10 2nd 18 13 0 5 6 52
Semi-final Ospreys 20 – 15 Glasgow Warriors
Grand Final Leinster 12 – 17 Ospreys
2010–11 4th 22 12 1 9 13 63
Semi-final Munster 18 – 11 Ospreys
2011–12 2nd 22 16 1 5 5 71
Semi-final Ospreys 45 – 10 Munster
Grand Final Leinster 30 – 31 Ospreys
2012–13 5th 22 14 1 7 4 62
2013–14 5th 22 13 1 8 6 66
2014–15 3rd 22 16 1 5 8 74
Semi-final Munster 21 – 18 Ospreys
2015–16 8th 22 11 1 10 9 55
2016–17 4th 22 14 0 8 13 69
Semi-final Munster 23 – 3 Ospreys
2017–18 Conference A, 5th 21 9 1 12 8 44
7th Champions Cup place Playoff Ulster 35 – 17 Ospreys
2018–19 Conference A, 4th 21 12 0 9 10 58
7th Champions Cup place Playoff Ospreys 21 – 10 Scarlets
2019–20 Conference A, 7th 15[n 2] 2 2 11 5 17
2020–21 Conference A, 3rd 16[n 3] 8 0 8 4 36
Rainbow Cup, 8th 5 2 1 2 3 11
2021–22 Welsh Shield, 1st (9th overall) 18 10 0 8 6 46

Celtic Cup

Season Round Match
2003–04 Preliminary Leinster 35 – 21 Neath-Swansea Ospreys
2004–05 Semi-final Llanelli Scarlets 23 – 15 Neath-Swansea Ospreys

Heineken Cup / Rugby Champions Cup

Season Pool/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
2003–04 Pool 2 4th 6 1 0 5 0 4
2004–05 Pool 4 3rd 6 3 0 3 2 14
2005–06 Pool 4 3rd 6 2 0 4 1 9
2006–07 Pool 3 2nd 6 4 1 1 2 20
2007–08 Pool 2 2nd 6 5 0 1 1 21
Quarter-final Saracens 19 – 10 Ospreys
2008–09 Pool 3 2nd 6 4 0 2 4 20
Quarter-final Munster 43 – 9 Ospreys
2009–10 Pool 3 2nd 6 4 1 1 2 20
Quarter-final Biarritz Olympique 29 – 28 Ospreys
2010–11 Pool 3 3rd 6 3 0 3 2 14
2011–12 Pool 5 3rd 6 2 1 3 3 13
2012–13 Pool 2 3rd 6 2 1 3 2 12
2013–14 Pool 1 4th 6 1 0 5 1 5
2014–15 Pool 5 3rd 6 1 1 4 3 9
2015–16 Pool 2 3rd 6 3 0 3 4 16
2017–18 Pool 2 3rd 6 2 1 3 5 15
2019–20 Pool 4 4th 6 0 0 6 2 2
2021–22 Pool A 12th 4 0 0 4 0 0

Rugby Challenge Cup

Season Pool/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
2016–17 Pool 2 1st 6 6 0 0 6 30
Quarter-final Ospreys 21–25 Stade Français
2018–19 Pool 2 2nd 6 2 0 4 5 13
2020–21 Prelim Stage 2nd 2[n 4] 2 0 0 2 10
Round of 16 Ospreys 24–28 Newcastle Falcons

Anglo-Welsh Cup

Season Group/Round Pos Played Won Drawn Lost Bonus Points
2005–06 Group A 3rd 3 1 0 2 2 6
2006–07 Group A 1st 3 3 0 0 2 14
Semi-final Ospreys 27 – 10 Cardiff Blues
Final Leicester Tigers 41 – 35 Ospreys
2007–08 Group C 1st 3 3 0 0 2 14
Semi-final Ospreys 30 – 3 Saracens
Final Ospreys 23 – 6 Leicester Tigers
2008–09 Group C 1st 3 2 0 1 2 10
Semi-final Gloucester 17 – 0 Ospreys
2009–10 Pool 1 4th 4 1 0 3 1 5
2010–11 Pool 4 3rd 4 3 0 1 2 14
2011–12 Pool 1 3rd 4 1 0 3 1 5
2012–13 Pool 4 3rd 4 1 0 3 2 6
2013–14 Pool 3 2nd 4 1 0 3 2 6
2014–15 Pool 4 2nd 4 1 0 3 1 6
2016–17 Pool 2 2nd 4 3 0 1 3 15
2017–18 Pool 4 4th 4 1 0 3 0 4
  1. ^ 11 teams were involved in this season, so one team did not play each week and were awarded 4 points instead.
    Therefore, each team finished the season with 8 more points than the table would seem to warrant.
  2. ^ Only 15 rounds were played during the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.[39]
  3. ^ Only 16 rounds were played during the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, with the remaining matches replaced by the Pro14 Rainbow Cup competition.[40]
  4. ^ Only 2 rounds of the preliminary stage were played before suspension due to new restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe. A revised format to finish the competition involving the top 8 teams from the preliminary stage and knocked out teams from the Champions Cup was played thereafter.[41]

Home grounds

Liberty Stadium

In their first two seasons, the Ospreys shared their home games between St Helen's (home ground of Swansea RFC) and The Gnoll (home ground of Neath RFC). Since their third season in 2005–06, they have played at the purpose-built 20,000 seat Liberty Stadium in Landore, Swansea, which is shared with Swansea City. The Liberty Stadium, with double the capacity of St Helen's, has seen a capacity crowd for the matches against international tourists Australia 'A' team (1 November 2006[42]) and against local rivals the Scarlets.[43] On 12 November 2010 the team played their first competitive fixture at the Brewery Field home ground of Bridgend Ravens in the Anglo-Welsh Cup.[44]

Kit suppliers

From their foundation to the 2013–14 season, the Ospreys kit suppliers were Kooga. Between the seasons 2014–2017, BLK supplied the Ospreys kits. Canterbury supplied the kits for the 2018–2021 seasons. Starting for the 2021/22 season, the Ospreys would form a kit partnership with Umbro.[45]

Current standings

2022–23 United Rugby Championship Regional Shield Pools view · watch · edit · discuss
Ireland Irish Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Ireland Leinster (S) 18 16 1 1 580 363 +217 84 50 13 0 79
2 Ireland Ulster 18 13 0 5 554 378 +176 79 45 12 4 68
3 Ireland Munster 18 10 1 7 470 357 +113 61 43 9 4 55
4 Ireland Connacht 18 10 0 8 456 426 +30 64 58 7 3 50
Italy Scotland Scottish/Italian Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Scotland Glasgow Warriors (S) 18 12 0 6 498 403 +95 72 53 11 0 63
2 Italy Benetton 18 8 0 10 440 533 –93 56 74 8 1 41
3 Scotland Edinburgh 18 6 0 12 466 467 -1 70 62 8 6 38
4 Italy Zebre Parma 18 0 0 18 343 734 –391 50 105 6 5 11
South Africa South African Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 South Africa Stormers (S) 18 12 2 4 531 391 +140 69 48 13 3 68
2 South Africa Bulls 18 10 0 8 613 448 +165 78 52 11 2 53
3 South Africa Sharks 18 9 1 8 486 480 +6 63 61 8 2 48
4 South Africa Lions 18 9 0 9 454 538 –84 55 75 7 2 45
Wales Welsh Shield
Team P W D L PF PA PD TF TA TBP LBP Pts
1 Wales Cardiff (S) 18 9 0 9 425 470 –45 52 64 6 2 44
2 Wales Ospreys 18 5 2 11 400 514 –114 52 70 6 5 35
3 Wales Scarlets 18 6 1 11 435 506 –71 55 65 5 3 34
4 Wales Dragons 18 4 0 14 391 534 –143 46 70 5 3 24
If teams are level at any stage, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[46]
  1. number of matches won
  2. the difference between points for and points against
  3. the number of tries scored
  4. the most points scored
  5. the difference between tries for and tries against
  6. the fewest red cards received
  7. the fewest yellow cards received
Green background indicates teams currently leading the Regional Shield, and leading the race for a place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup

(S) indicates teams has won the Regional Shield, and thus guaranteed a place in the 2023–24 European Champions Cup

Current squad

For player movements before or during the 2022–23 season, see List of 2022–23 United Rugby Championship transfers § Ospreys.
Ospreys United Rugby Championship squad[a]

Props

Hookers

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

Fly-halves

Centres

Wings

Fullbacks

(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Wales on residency or dual nationality.
ST denotes players signed on a short-term basis.
L denotes a player on loan at the club.
Players and their allocated positions from the Ospreys website.[47]
  1. ^ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2022–23 season as listed on List of 2022–23 United Rugby Championship transfers.

Development Squad

Ospreys Development squad[a]

Props

  • None currently named

Hookers

  • None currently named

Locks

Back row

Scrum-halves

  • None currently named

Fly-halves

  • None currently named

Centres

  • None currently named

Wings

  • Wales Josh Carrington
  • Wales Callum Dodd

Fullbacks

  • Wales Cori Lewis-Jenkins
(c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players.
* denotes players qualified to play for Wales on residency or dual nationality.
Players and their allocated positions from the Ospreys website.[48]
  1. ^ Taking into account signings and departures head of 2022–23 season as listed on List of 2022–23 United Rugby Championship transfers.

Management & Coaching staff

Management

Position Name Nationality
Owner James Davies-Yandle  Wales
CEO Nick Garcia  England
Director Donald Tang  China
Corporate Brand Director Paul Whapham  Wales

Coaching

Position Name Nationality
Rugby General Manager Dan Griffiths  Wales
Development Director Mike Ruddock  Wales
Performance Director Corin Palmer  England
Development Pathway Manager Gareth Walters  Wales
Head Coach Toby Booth  England
First Team Coach Duncan Jones  Wales
First Team Coach Darren Edwards  Wales
Skills coach Richard Fussell  Wales
Academy Skills coach Andrew Bishop  Wales
Academy Skills coach James Hook  Wales
Team Logistics Manager Dai Davies  Wales
Head of Physical Performance Simon Church  Wales
Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach Alex Lawson  Wales
Strength & Conditioning Coach Josh Robinson  Wales
Strength & Conditioning Coach Liam Thomas  Wales
Medical Performance Manager Chris Towers  Wales
Physiotherapist Matthew Bowen  Wales
Physiotherapist Gavin Daglish  Wales
Lead Doctor Simon Davies  Wales
Head Analyst Aled Griffiths  Wales
Analyst Dan Hiscocks  Wales
Analyst Callum Nibblet  Wales
Kit Custodian Shaun McAuliffe  Wales
Admin Assistant/Travel Coordinator Lyn Jones  Wales
Sports Psychologist Steve Mellalieu  Wales
Graduate Sports Therapist Dan Maru  Wales

Notable players & coaches

See also: Category:Ospreys (rugby union) players

Welsh Internationals

The following players have represented Wales internationally and represented the Ospreys.[49]

British & Irish Lions

The following players were selected for the British & Irish Lions touring squads while contracted to the Ospreys:[50]

Centurions

Players who have reached the 100 appearance mark for the Ospreys. The first numbers in brackets are the years they represented the Ospreys, while the second numbers in bold are the number of caps they received. Caps updated on 27 November 2022.[51]

Notable non-Welsh internationals

Notable non-Welsh players who have international caps with a Tier One or Two nation and represented the Ospreys.[49]

Former Coaches

Honours

ERC Elite Awards

During the 10th anniversary season of the Heineken Cup, ERC, the tournament organisers, introduced the ERC Elite Awards to recognise players and teams who have made outstanding contributions to the tournament.

Ospreys were awarded the ERC team award for playing 50 games.[52]

Ospreys players who have been awarded 50 tournament caps are:[53]

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b Rugby News www.walesonline.co.uk, accessed 22 October 2020
  2. ^ Ospreys in name change: IN A bold move the Neath-Swansea Ospreys will be known as just The Ospreys from next season 14 May 2005 www.walesonline.co.uk, accessed 22 October 2020
  3. ^ Updated 9:58am 2 November 2012 (28 October 2006). "Rugby puts Ospreylia on the map - Rugby Columnists - Rugby". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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  5. ^ "Ospreys set to soar". BBC News. 24 July 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  6. ^ Administrator, Sotic (2 September 2003). "News : Who Are The Ospreys?". Ulster Rugby. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  7. ^ "Ospreys soar on debut". BBC News. 5 September 2003. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  8. ^ "Redirecting". Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  9. ^ Sport (1 February 2004). "Heineken Cup Round-up". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Match Centre : Ospreys Have The Last Laugh". RaboDirectPRO12. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  11. ^ "WRU axe falls on Warriors". BBC News. 1 June 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Regions call to ex-Warriors". BBC News. 7 July 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Ospreys shun Brewery Field". BBC News. 3 August 2004. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Ospreys 29-12 Edinburgh". BBC News. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  15. ^ "ERC : Match Centre : Heineken Cup : Ospreys Take Points After Tense Thriller". Ercrugby.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  16. ^ "ERC : Match Centre : Heineken Cup : Tigers Snatch Late Victory". Ercrugby.com. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2012.[permanent dead link‍]
  17. ^ "Wallabies to face Ospreys". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 August 2006.[permanent dead link‍]
  18. ^ Rugby puts Ospreylia on the map WalesOnline, 28 October 2006
  19. ^ Ordnance Survey maps out special edition for 'Ospreylia' WalesOnline, 27 October 2006
  20. ^ Amazon found in the continent called Ospreylia WalesOnline, 17 April 2006
  21. ^ "Probably the best region in the World". Peter Black AM. Retrieved 6 September 2007.
  22. ^ a b GMT (26 April 2011). "BBC Sport - New role for Andrew Hore at the Ospreys". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  23. ^ "Celtic League – Jones leaves Ospreys". Yahoo! Sport UK & Ireland. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2008. [dead link‍]
  24. ^ Club (10 May 2009). "Jerry Collins signs for Ospreys". The Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  25. ^ "BBC Sport - Rugby Union - Biarritz 29-28 Ospreys". BBC News. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  26. ^ Petrie, Richard (29 May 2010). "Leinster 12–17 Ospreys". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  27. ^ "Match Centre : Munster set up Limerick showdown with Leinster". RaboDirectPRO12. 14 May 2011. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  28. ^ GMT (15 February 2012). "Steve Tandy replaces Sean Holley as Ospreys coach". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  29. ^ RaboDirect Pro12 Final: Leinster 30-31 Ospreys www.bbc.co.uk, accessed 22 October 2020
  30. ^ "Ospreys part with head coach Tandy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  31. ^ "Ospreys name Clarke as permanent coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  32. ^ "Blues coach Sherratt to replace Rees". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  33. ^ "Wales' Biggar to join Northampton in 2018". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  34. ^ "Wales international Paul James retires". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  35. ^ "George North to Ospreys confirmed". PlanetRugby. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  36. ^ "Wales star Williams signs for Ospreys | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  37. ^ "Wales scrum-half signs for Ospreys | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  38. ^ "Ospreys beat Scarlets to Champions Cup spot in playoff". 18 May 2019. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  39. ^ "Pro14 restart: 2019-20 season resumes with derby weekends". BBC.co.uk. BBC Sport. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  40. ^ "Guinness PRO14 to Conclude in March Ahead of Rainbow Cup with South Africa's Super Teams". www.pro14.rugby. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  41. ^ "Revised EPCR tournament formats for 2020/21 season announced". European Professional Club Rugby. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  42. ^ Ospreys 24–16 Australia BBC Sport, 1 November 2006
  43. ^ Ospreys 50–24 Scarlets BBC Sport, 26 December 2006
  44. ^ "Kristian Phillips inspires Ospreys to victory over Leicester Tigers". The Guardian. London. 12 November 2010.
  45. ^ "Ospreys announce kit partnership with Umbro | Ospreys". www.ospreysrugby.com. Retrieved 10 August 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
  46. ^ Competition Rule 3.1.4 "Summary of Key Rules". Pro14. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  47. ^ "2017/2018 Ospreys Squad". Ospreys. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  48. ^ "Academy Squad". Ospreys. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  49. ^ a b "International Players". Ospreys. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  50. ^ "Lions Players". Ospreys. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  51. ^ "Player Records". Ospreys. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  52. ^ "ERC : Elite Awards : Team Awards". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  53. ^ "ERC : Elite Awards : 50 Tournament Caps". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
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