Ospreys

With the next European window beginning this weekend, Rhiannon Garth Jones takes a look back at an interesting block of Pro14 fixtures for the Welsh regions.

Flanker Dan Lydiate will be available for Ospreys in their Pro 14 clash against Connacht on Friday after he was released from the Wales squad.

Ospreys have moved to the second position in the table as they went on to beat 27-10 in their Pro14 clash against Benetton Treviso in Swansea on Saturday.

Contributor Rhiannon Garth Jones takes a look at the state of play in Wales, from best to worst, after the opening weeks of the Pro14 season.

Munster came up with a clinical performance to register a 49-13 win over Ospreys in their Pro14 encounter at Irish Independent Park on Friday.

Ospreys centre Scott Williams is set to miss the start of the autumn internationals for Wales following a hamstring injury.

Ospreys will be without the services of fly-half Luke Price for the remainder of the 2018 following an injury.

George North starred with a double as Ospreys kick-started their Pro14 campaign with a 17-13 win over Edinburgh in Swansea on Friday.

The Ospreys have confirmed former Wales international Duncan Jones as the new scrum coach of the Pro14 club.

Ospreys have named Wales international Justin Tipuric as the skipper for the upcoming season.

Ospreys have confirmed that Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards will join the Pro14 club in the upcoming season in a consultancy role.

Wales international Dan Biggar played his first game for Northampton Saints as English Premiership side completed a 26-13 victory over Ospreys in the pre-season friendly in Bridgend.

Ospreys have confirmed the signing of Wales Sevens' all-time record try-scorer Luke Morgan ahead of the new season.

Ospreys prop Gareth Thomas will miss the initial weeks of the upcoming season following a shoulder injury.

Craig Gilroy scored a double as Ulster thumped Ospreys 35-17 in the Pro 14 play-off in Belfast to book a place in the next season of European Champions Cup.

Ospreys have confirmed that British and Irish Lions wing George North will join the Welsh regional side ahead of the upcoming 2018/19 season.

Former Ireland international Allen Clarke has been confirmed as the new head coach of Ospreys after signing a three-year deal with the Pro 14 club.

Ulster have managed to keep their hope of a play-off spot alive as they scraped past Ospreys with a 8-0 win in their Pro 14 face-off on Friday.

Ospreys kept their hope of European Champions Cup qualification alive as they went on to seal a 39-10 bonus point victory over Connacht in their Pro 14 clash in Swansea on Friday.

A strong second-half upsurge helped Bath Rugby secure a home semi-final in the Anglo-Welsh Cup with a 32-19 bonus-point win over the Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium on Friday.