Ospreys to host URC fixture in London this year

MATT HARDY

WELSH United Rugby Championship side Ospreys will play one of their domestic home fixtures in London next season, the club confirmed yesterday.

The Welsh region has not said where in the capital they will stage the URC fixture but they’re expected to announce the venue in the coming weeks.

It is understood that the side based out of Swansea would get the biggest financial return on staging a game in England by playing one of the league’s four South African sides – the Bulls, Stormers, Sharks or Lions.

Attendances have not been a strong point for the four Welsh regions across the last decade and, since the development of regions from local clubs, the move will be one which is hoped to kickstart a more regular event for the Ospreys.