The 2024–25 season was Ospreys' fourth season in the United Rugby Championship, and their 22nd season of professional rugby. Along with competing in the URC and its Welsh Shield competition, the club participated in the 2024-25 European Rugby Challenge Cup.
The Ospreys drew an average home attendance of 6,736 in the 2024-25 URC season.https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/2025/04/04/in-another-staggered-season-rugbys-urc-has-lurched-along-all-the-while-breaking-attendance-records/
Senior squad
Ospreys United Rugby Championship squadProps Tom Botha Rhys Henry Cameron Jones Garyn Phillips Gareth Thomas Steffan Thomas Ben Warren
Hookers Dewi Lake Ethan Lewis Lewis Lloyd Sam Parry
Locks Adam Beard Rhys Davies James Fender William Greatbanks* Lewis Jones Will Spencer Huw SuttonBack row Tristan Davies Harri Deaves Will Griffiths Jac Morgan (c) Morgan Morris Morgan Morse James Ratti Justin Tipuric
Scrum-halves Luke Davies Kieran Hardy Reuben Morgan-Williams
Fly-halves Dan Edwards Luke Scully Jack Walsh Owen WilliamsCentres Evardi Boshoff Phil Cokanasiga Tom Florence Owen Watkin Keiran Williams
Wings Ryan Conbeer ST Keelan Giles Harri Houston Daniel Kasende Luke Morgan
Fullbacks Iestyn Hopkins Max Nagy* (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Wales on residency or dual nationality. ST denotes players signed on a short-term basis. L denotes a player on loan at the club. Players and their allocated positions from the Ospreys website.
Development Squad
Ospreys Development squadProps Freddie Chapman Kian Hire Math Iorweth-Scott
Hookers
Locks Liam Edwards Rhys ThomasBack row Dan Gemine
Scrum-halves Scott Whitlock
Fly-halves Owen ErasmusCentres
Wings Ieuan Cornelius Cori Lewis-Jenkins Connor Moyse
Fullbacks Lewis Edwards (c) denotes the team captain, Bold denotes internationally capped players. * denotes players qualified to play for Wales on residency or dual nationality. Players and their allocated positions from the Ospreys website.
Management & coaching staff Management Position Name Nationality Owner James Davies-Yandle CEO Lance Bradley Director Roger Blyth Corporate Brand Director Vacant
Coaching Position Name Nationality Rugby General Manager Dan Griffiths Development Director Mike Ruddock Performance Director Corin Palmer Development Pathway Manager Gareth Walters Head coach Mark Jones First Team Coach Duncan Jones Skills coach Richard Fussell Academy Skills coach Andrew Bishop Academy Skills coach James Hook Team Logistics Manager Dai Davies Head of Physical Performance Simon Church Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach Alex Lawson Strength & Conditioning Coach Josh Robinson Strength & Conditioning Coach Liam Thomas Medical Performance Manager Chris Towers Physiotherapist Matthew Bowen Physiotherapist Gavin Daglish Lead Doctor Simon Davies Head Analyst Aled Griffiths Analyst Dan Hiscocks Analyst Callum Nibblet Kit Custodian Shaun McAuliffe Admin Assistant/Travel Coordinator Lyn Jones Sports Psychologist Steve Mellalieu Graduate Sports Therapist Dan Maru
Results
United Rugby Championship Main table
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18 Ospreys are eliminated from the Championship.
URC Welsh Shield
European Challenge Cup
Pool matches
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Knockout stages
Round of 16 Ospreys qualified as fourth seed, securing home field advantage for the first two rounds. In the round of 16, they drew thirteenth seed, and fellow Welsh side Scarlets.
Quarter final Victory over Scarlets, in front of the highest home gate of the season, earned Ospreys a home quarter-final against the French Top 14 side, Lyon Olympique. As quarterfinalists, Ospreys were the last Welsh survivors in Europe in this campaign.
Ospreys are eliminated from the competition.
Home attendance As of 20 April 2025 Domestic LeagueEPRC Challenge CupOverallLeagueFixturesTotal AttendanceAverage AttendanceHighestLowestLeagueFixturesTotal AttendanceAverage AttendanceHighestLowestTotal AttendanceAverage Attendance2024–25 United Rugby Championship960,6266,73628,328Judgement Day double header at Principality Stadium.2,8322024–25 European Rugby Challenge Cup418,8554,7149,0572,87779,4816,114
Notes
References
External links
Official website Ospreys on itsrugby.co.uk Aberavon RFC (official site) Bridgend RFC (official site) Neath RFC (official site) Swansea RFC (official site)