URC: Comebacks, capitulation, ill-discipline and injuries as Cardiff and Ospreys fly Welsh flag

Another west Wales side have the ability to derail Cardiff‘s play off bid when Ospreys travel to the Arms Park next Friday night.

Mark Jones’ side recorded a 21-17 win over Sharks in Bridgend on Saturday night.

Led by inspirational flanker Jac Morgan, it was an outstanding Ospreys’ effort as they were down to 14 men for the final 15 minutes with a move to uncontested scrums.

While remaining mathematically possible, Ospreys’ play-off dreams are all but over with the teams above them winning this weekend.

It still promises to be an intriguing week on and off the field between Cardiff and Ospreys.

That is an Ospreys side, whose owners Y11 Sports & Media are still officially in discussions to buy Cardiff from the WRU, a process that started in January.

There are doubts whether any deal could be agreed with the latest deadline ending on Wednesday, two days before Cardiff and Ospreys face each other.

With no bosses prepared to answer direct questions on the issue, it is left to coaches to field the queries.

“I haven’t spoken to anybody about that,” said Ospreys head coach Jones.

“I have been solely focused with the coaches on preparing the team and making sure we got a result against Sharks.

“We made a decision some time ago just to focus on what we are here to do, which is prepare for rugby games.

“We know there are people doing their absolute best to make sure the Ospreys are in the strongest possible position it can be for Welsh rugby. I trust everybody at that level to get on with that and my job is to prepare the team.

“It’s concerning because there are livelihoods at stake.

“This is not new, this has been going on for most of the season and as much as it is tough, the boys deal with it in their own way and have done a cracking job.

“We want to keep going as we have done because I can’t speak highly enough of everybody in the organisation.”