Ospreys

Ospreys scrum-half Kieran Hardy is helped off the pitch by two medics in green bibs at night
Kieran Hardy

OSPREYS: Kieran Hardy out for the season after knee surgery, but the World Cup is still the target

The Wales scrum-half won’t play again this season. Mark Jones says one big goal will keep him going.

Cardiff wing Josh Adams dives to score in the corner as Ospreys players chase back under the St Helen's floodlights
Cardiff Rugby

OSPREYS: Bowen double and Adams try as Cardiff hold the Ospreys scoreless at St Helen’s

A week after christening the rebuilt ground, the Ospreys failed to score for the first time in two years.

Mike James mid-swing with a golf club beside an Ospreys Entertainment flag at a golf day
James Davies-Yandle

OSPREYS: Founding chairman Mike James, the All White who bankrolled the region, named president

He played at St Helen’s, chaired Swansea through the start of professionalism and put his own money into the Ospreys…

Close-up of Lyndon Faulkner, in a red scarf and dark quilted jacket, looking to his left at Cardiff Arms Park
Cardiff Rugby

WRU: Swansea Council gives union an extra month in court fight as new chair arrives

The council says the union's new leadership should get the chance to consider every option, including the shape of the…

Close-up of Lyndon Faulkner, in a red scarf and dark quilted jacket, looking to his left at Cardiff Arms Park
Abi Tierney

WRU: New chair Lyndon Faulkner to review the cut that leaves the Ospreys or Scarlets facing the axe

He doesn’t officially start until next month, but he says he is no yes-man, and he hasn’t ruled out a…

Ospreys scrum-half Reuben Morgan-Williams runs with the ball in open field, chased by a Benetton player.
Kieran Hardy

OSPREYS: ‘You never know if he’s excited or annoyed’: Jones backs Neath boy Morgan-Williams for his Wales chance

Reuben Morgan-Williams signed off with two tries at St Helen’s before joining up with Wales, and Mark Jones says nobody…

Martin Anayi in a white shirt in front of a United Rugby Championship backdrop, beside the floodlit pitch and posts at St Helen's at night
James Davies-Yandle

ST HELEN’S: ‘Build it and they will come’: URC boss hails the Ospreys’ new home, and says season tickets have doubled

Martin Anayi, chief executive of the United Rugby Championship, calls the rebuilt ground “something Swansea and Wales can be proud…

Ospreys players in black celebrating a try on the St Helen’s pitch at night, one with both fists raised
Dragons

IN PICTURES: Flames, five tries and Storm Boelo as the Ospreys christen the rebuilt St Helen’s

From the flames before kick-off to the players thanking the crowd at the end, the Ospreys’ first night at their…

Flames shooting up along the touchline under the floodlights as the Ospreys run out in front of a packed St Helen’s at night
Cardiff Rugby

ST HELEN’S: Council leader opens the rebuilt ground with the first whistle, then turns back to the WRU

Rob Stewart calls the Ospreys’ first night at their new home one of ‘huge pride’. He also has a message…

Ospreys head coach Mark Jones speaking to the media in front of a sponsor board after the win over the Dragons.
Dragons

OSPREYS: ‘A proper Osprey performance’: Jones hails first-night win at St Helen’s as Giles savours homecoming

Mark Jones says there was pressure on his players for the first game at the rebuilt ground, and they handled…

Ospreys number eight Morgan Morris punches the air as team-mates celebrate a try at the rebuilt St Helen’s, with the new stand behind.
Dragons

OSPREYS: Morgan-Williams double as Ospreys christen the rebuilt St Helen’s with a bonus-point win over the Dragons

Storm Boelo did its worst, but the Ospreys still ran in five tries, and the Dragons had three players sin-binned,…