The Ospreys have confirmed that young centre Ashley Beck has signed a new two-year contract. The 21-year old came through the ranks at the region, playing for Skewen and Tonmawr as a junior before going through the Ospreys age-grade system and gaining valuable experience with Aberavon in the Premiership. Out of contract at the...
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The Ospreys team to play Saracens on Saturday 10th December 2011 at Wembley Stadium, kick off at 6.00pm, will be as follows: 15 Richard Fussell 14 Tommy Bowe 13 Andrew Bishop 12 Ashley Beck 11 Shane Williams 10 Dan Biggar 9 Rhys Webb 1 Duncan Jones 2 Richard Hibbard 3 Adam Jones 4 Ryan...
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The Ospreys have confirmed the signing of South African centre Stefan Watermeyer. 23-year old Watermeyer arrived in the region this week to complete a move from Currie Cup side Blue Bulls on a deal that runs initially to the end of the season with an option to extend. Born in Nelspruit in the Mpumalanga...
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Hooker Scott Baldwin will get to taste ‘La Dolce Vita’ over the next few weeks, after completing a loan switch to Italian club ASR Milano. The 23-year old, who has made six Ospreys appearances, has joined the Serie A1 club for a six week period, a move designed to allow him to develop his...
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The Ospreys team to play the Scarlets at Liberty Stadium on Saturday 5th November 2011, kick off at 6.30pm, will be as follows: 15 Richard Fussell 14 Tommy Bowe 13 Andrew Bishop 12 Ashley Beck 11 Eli Walker 10 Dan Biggar 9 Kahn Fotuali’i 1 Duncan Jones 2 Richard Hibbard 3 Cai Griffiths 4...
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Keith Earls, Conor Murray, Ronan O’Gara, Donnacha Ryan, Paul O’Connell and Denis Leamy are all named in the Munster starting XV, (v Aironi, Musgrave Park Friday 8.30pm) for the first time this season while Donncha O’Callaghan is listed among the replacements alongside Tomas O’Leary who is also set to make his seasonal senior debut...
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Connacht Rugby have announced the team that will face the Ospreys Friday night in the Liberty Stadium. Following last weekend’s home win over the Dragons Head Coach Eric Elwood has opted to keep the backline unchanged with Gavin Duffy captaining the side from fullback, Eoin Griffin and Henry Fa’afili in the centre and Brian...
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The Ospreys have handed a first professional contract to teenagers Emyr Williams and Matthew Morgan. The highly rated duo have both signed three-year deals after coming through the player development pathway at the region. 18-year old Williams, an openside flanker from Ystradowen in Neath, played his early rugby for Abercrave before gaining selection for...
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Wales have made nine changes to the side who beat England at the Millennium Stadium last weekend for the final Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Argentina in Cardiff on Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm). Martyn Williams (Blues) and Ryan Jones (Ospreys) add a combined total of 151 caps to the back row, with Jones captaining...
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The Ospreys have today confirmed that they have reached agreement with Mike Phillips regarding his early release from his contract with the region. Phillips was contracted with the Ospreys until the end of the 2013/14 season, but following this agreement, he is free to join French Top 14 club Bayonne. Phillips spent four years...
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