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The Ospreylian Trust
Oct 3, 20223 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
After the disappointment of losing a very winnable home game last week, the Ospreys could not afford to back that up with another early...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Sep 26, 20224 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
In an ever-competitive URC, teams cannot afford to drop too many home games if they have any hope of finishing in the top eight play-off...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Sep 19, 20222 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
The URC returned and the Ospreys travelled to local rivals, the Scarlets, for the West Wales derby. Opening games of any season are...
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The Ospreylian Trust
May 23, 20223 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
The Ospreys season concluded on Friday night with a game against the powerful Vodacom Bulls. Once again, as for the previous two home...
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The Ospreylian Trust
May 9, 20222 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
After the Lord Mayor's show last weekend, it was always going to be difficult for the Ospreys to repeat the same intensity of performance...
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The Ospreylian Trust
May 2, 20225 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
he Ospreys welcomed Welsh Shield leaders and local rivals, the Scarlets to the Swansea.com stadium for the eagerly-awaited West Wales...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Apr 25, 20223 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
Victories on the road have been rare events for the Ospreys in recent times. The challenge on Saturday for the Ospreys defence was an...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Apr 4, 20223 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
The Ospreys completed their mini tour of South Africa and despite returning pointless, gained first-hand knowledge of how deep and...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Mar 28, 20224 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
Going to South Africa without any of our Welsh squad members, and none of our upcoming under-20 internationals, always looked like it was...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Mar 7, 20224 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
The expected win against the URC basement dwellers was eventually achieved, but without the benefit of a try bonus point. It was a...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
An away trip to Leinster is probably the toughest fixture of any URC team's schedule. Anything other than a comfortable win for the home...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Jan 31, 20223 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
A victory over the depleted league leaders, by an even more depleted Ospreys, was the ideal antidote to a difficult European campaign,...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Jan 24, 20223 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
The Ospreys’ European season officially ended on Sunday but truthfully it was over long before. Qualification for the last 16 of the Big...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Jan 17, 20223 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
The so-called Battle of the Budgets ended up as expected but it could have been oh so different. The realists amongst us appreciated that...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
A second defeat on the bounce from the first two road fixtures of 2022. As with the Scarlets fixture, it was a relatively weak selection,...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Jan 3, 20222 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
A return to rugby following the Covid-19 enforced break, in the surreal surroundings of an empty stadium, was not the start to 2022 we...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Dec 20, 20212 min read
Rob Davies - Ospreys Chair
Perhaps lost in the news cycle dominated by recent pandemic related developments, was the news last week that Rob Davies is stepping down...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Dec 13, 20214 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
The European Champions Cup finally came to town with the visit of the Sale Sharks, a team that relies very much on physicality and power....
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The Ospreylian Trust
Dec 6, 20212 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
The worst defensive performance of the Booth era a week ago was followed up by one of the best on Saturday. In his press conference,...
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The Ospreylian Trust
Nov 29, 20213 min read
Monday Morning Quarterback View
After the euphoria of the great win against Munster, which was against the odds, and some encouraging displays from the A side, albeit...
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