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

The Ospreys’ first night at the rebuilt St Helen’s began with flames along the touchline and ended with the players thanking the crowd.

In between, they beat the Dragons 31-14, with five tries and a bonus point, in the wind and rain of Storm Boelo.

A crowd of 5,592 braved the weather for the Ospreys’ first game at St Helen’s since 2020.

Swansea Council leader Rob Stewart officially opened the ground and blew the first whistle before kick-off.

The players wore one-off shirts with the fixture and the date printed on the front.

Before kick-off, the jerseys were handed out by first-team coach Richard Kelly, a Swansea-born lock who played 94 games for Swansea RFC.

Player of the match Reuben Morgan-Williams scores twice in the Storm Boelo wind

With the gale at their backs, the Ospreys were 19-0 up before the Dragons scored.

Reuben Morgan-Williams burrowed over for the first try and raced clear for the second. He was named player of the match.

Co-captain Sam Parry finished off a driving maul for the third. Rio Dyer stepped inside two men for the Dragons’ reply, to make it 19-7 at the break.

A penalty try and Ross Moriarty seal the Ospreys’ bonus point at St Helen’s

A minute into the second half, a lineout drive brought a penalty try, and Rhodri Williams was sent to the sin bin.

Replacement Ross Moriarty piled over for the fifth try. The Dragons finished the night with three players sin-binned.

Mark Jones: ‘a proper Osprey performance’ on the first night at St Helen’s

Head coach Mark Jones called it “a proper Osprey performance”, and said his players handled the pressure of the occasion brilliantly.

Swansea-born wing Keelan Giles said he had never played in front of a crowd that big at St Helen’s. “The atmosphere tonight as well, from the crowd, was top-notch,” he said.

Ospreys up to seventh in the URC, with Cardiff at St Helen’s next

The win lifts the Ospreys to seventh in the URC, and makes it three wins in a row.

Cardiff are the next visitors, on Saturday 31 October at 7.45pm. Morgan-Williams joins up with Wales next week.