Ospreys (rugby union)
| Union | Welsh Rugby Union | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | ||
| Location | Swansea, Wales | ||
| Ground(s) | St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground (Capacity: c.8000 (expected)) | ||
| CEO | Lance Bradley | ||
| Coach(es) | Mark Jones | ||
| Captain(s) | Jac Morgan | ||
| Most appearances | Alun Wyn Jones (268) | ||
| Top scorer | Dan Biggar (2,203) | ||
| Most tries | Shane Williams (57) | ||
| League(s) | United Rugby Championship | ||
| 2023–24 | Quarter-finals 8th overall (Welsh Shield: 1st) | ||
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| Official website | |||
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The Ospreys (Welsh: Y Gweilch), formerly the Neath–Swansea Ospreys is one of the four professional rugby union teams from Wales. They compete in the United Rugby Championship and in European Professional Club Rugby competitions. The team formed as a result of Neath RFC and Swansea RFC combining to create a new merged entity, as part of the new regional structure of Welsh rugby, that began in 2003. They are also affiliated with a number of local semi-professional and amateur clubs, including Welsh Premier Division sides Aberavon RFC, Bridgend Ravens, and original founding clubs Neath and Swansea. The regional area represented by the team has widely become known for rugby purposes as 'Ospreylia'.
Their main home ground is St Helen's, Swansea. The Ospreys played for 20 years at Swansea.com Stadium. Some smaller profile games have been played at the Brewery Field, Bridgend. Ospreys currently play in a black home strip, while the away strip is white. The Ospreys logo consists of an image of an Osprey mask.
The Ospreys are the most successful Welsh team in the history of the Celtic League or Pro12 tournament, having won the competition four times. They also became the first and only Welsh regional team to beat a major touring side, defeating Australia 24–16 in 2006.