Jamie Nutbrown will be out of action for around two months after breaking his left foot in the match against Glasgow Warriors. The 27-year-old scrum-half only arrived at the club last week and his injury leaves Ospreys short of nines, with only Rhodri Wells and teenager Rhys Webb currently available. Chris Towers, the Ospreys physio [...]
Ospreys look to continue success
Osprey’s winger Shane Williams is determined that the club must continue to push forward and pick up trophies. The 31-year-old Welsh international believes Ospreys have the ability in the team to be a real force and believes they never reached their full potential last year, despite lifting the EDF Energy cup. “The potential of the [...]
Bishop pens four year Ospreys deal
Ospreys centre Andrew Bishop has committed his future to the club by signing a new four year deal. The 23-year-old welsh international becomes the 13th player to sign up for an extended stint with the club this year. Ospreys head coach Sean Holley is delighted to have secured Bishop’s services adding, “I’m looking forward to [...]
Foster steps in at Ospreys
Ian Foster, the current head coach at Waikato Chiefs has agreed to the unusual proposition of helping out Ospreys coaches in the run-up to the new season. Foster will spend three weeks at the club, supporting stand-in coaches Jonathan Humphreys and Sean Holley, but is not being considered for the position of head coach. Ospreys’ [...]
Jones handed Osprey’s captaincy
Wales captain Ryan Jones has now also been given his club captaincy by Ospreys for the second year in a row. The 27-year-old back-row is a popular figure at both club and international level with Ospreys, Wales and the British Lions. Jones says he is delighted to once again receive the armband and feels he [...]
Ospreys hooker to miss season opener
Richard Hibbard has undergone surgery on his right shoulder and will miss the start of the new season. The 24-year-old Welsh hooker will definitely miss the first game of the campaign against Connacht and could be absent for further matches. However, Osprey’s team physio Chris Towers is optimistic on his condition commenting, “We’ll assess his [...]
Ospreys ready to swoop for NZ scrum-half
Ospreys have stepped up their preparations for the new season by entering into formal negotiations to bring New Zealand A scrum-half Jamie Nutbrown to the club. However, if Ospreys are to sign the 27-year-old he would need to be released a year early from his New Zealand Rugby Union contract. Ospreys elite performance director, Andrew [...]
Henson signs on until 2011
Gavin Henson has signed a new contract with Ospreys that will keep him at the club until 2011. The Welsh centre is currently out of action with an ankle injury but that hasn’t stopped the club offering him fresh terms after an impressive few years with the club. He commented, “I wouldn’t want to play [...]
Marshall opts for Montpellier
Justin Marshall has shocked Ospreys supporters by opting to leave the club and sign a one year deal with Montpellier. The New Zealand man was expected to face fierce competition for a starting role at Ospreys, battling it out with Mike Phillips for the scrum-half position. However, the 34 year old has decided for a [...]
Ospreys hot-seat too hot for many
The job as Ospreys head coach is not an enticing role according to Jonathan Davies, the former Wales captain. The club have had trouble finding a replacement for Lyn Jones and will head into the new season with assistant coaches Sean Holley and Jonathan Humphreys leading the side. But Davies believes the set-up at Ospreys [...]
Henson out until September
Gavin Henson is likely to miss the start of the season after Ospreys revealed that the centre is likely to be out of action until the end of September. The Welsh international underwent surgery on his ankle in April after suffering an injury against Saracens in the Heineken Cup. Originally, Henson had been optimistic about [...]
Ospreys put faith in Holley
Ospreys are set to go into the 2008/09 season with assistant coach Sean Holley taking control of the side. Lyn Jones left the role at the end of last season, with many names being mentioned as possible replacements including Jonathan Humphries and Todd Blackadder. However, despite the speculation Ospreys are understood to be keen on [...]