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Ospreys first team coach Richard Kelly speaking at an EPCR Challenge Cup press conference
Black Lion

OSPREYS: ‘Under no illusions’: Kelly wary of Black Lion’s huge pack before Tbilisi trip

Ospreys first team coach Richard Kelly says the Georgian side’s scrum and driving line-out will be the big test in…

Scarlets back-rower Taine Plumtree in the region's blue Challenge Cup kit
Carwyn Leggatt-Jones

SCARLETS: Plumtree closing in on return as Tom Allen arrives and Domachowski targets South Africa

Dwayne Peel says Taine Plumtree could be back this week or next, with Carwyn Leggatt-Jones also fit to travel for…

The EPCR Challenge Cup trophy on display beside a man drawing a ball at the Challenge Cup pool draw
Black Lion

OSPREYS AND SCARLETS: New bonus point rule and a wins-first tie-break: how the Challenge Cup works this season

Both regions start their European campaigns on Saturday. Twelve of the 18 clubs reach the last 16, but a try…

Ospreys scrum-half Kieran Hardy running with the ball
Black Lion

OSPREYS: Kieran Hardy faces months out and needs knee surgery after Rodney Parade injury

First team coach Richard Kelly says the Wales scrum-half is “pretty down” after his scan. Marika Koroibete and Owen Watkin…

Lyndon Faulkner, smiling, in a light blue shirt, leaning on a dark counter in an office with wooden panelling
Abi Tierney

WRU: Businessman Lyndon Faulkner named chair as Ospreys and Scarlets fight for last licence

The former Newport and Pontypool player will lead the union's board by its AGM on 22 November. He says he…

Scarlets director of rugby Nigel Davies, wearing glasses and a navy Scarlets jacket, speaks at a post-match press conference in front of a sponsor board.
Benetton

SCARLETS: ‘I thought, yeah, he’s going to nail this’: Davies on Costelow’s Benetton winner

Nigel Davies says he could see the focus on Sam Costelow’s face before the late penalty, and believes the Scarlets…

Ospreys head coach Mark Jones on the pitch in a black Ospreys jacket
Black Lion

OSPREYS: ‘I don’t feel vindicated’: Jones says Lions rotation helped win the derby, and Black Lion side will look different

The Ospreys head coach says resting key players in South Africa helped his side see out the win at Rodney…

Ospreys players Iestyn Hopkins and Tom Rogers smile and celebrate on the pitch at Rodney Parade after the win over the Dragons
Dragons

OSPREYS: ‘The standard’s been set’: Tom Rogers stakes his full-back claim after man of the match display

Mark Jones says Tom Rogers has raised the bar at full-back after his man of the match display in the…

Scarlets fly-half Sam Costelow strikes a kick at goal at Parc y Scarlets
Benetton

SCARLETS: Costelow’s late penalty sinks Pivac’s Benetton as Scarlets come from 14 down for first URC win

Two tries from Ellis Mee and an interception from Blair Murray dragged Nigel Davies’ side back into it, before Sam…

Swansea RFC full-back Mat Protheroe carries the ball into a tackle against Ebbw Vale
Ebbw Vale

SWANSEA RFC: Protheroe makes history at the new St Helen’s, but a late penalty hands Ebbw Vale a 27-26 win

The All Whites led by 16 points in their first game back at the rebuilt ground, but they are still…