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Rhys Webb is the Pro12 Players' Player of the Season

Webb named Pro12 Players' Player of the Season

Ospreys' scrum-half Rhys Webb has been named the Pro12 Players' Player of the Season.

Aly Muldowney is tackled by Dan Biggar and Tyler Ardron

Connacht lose but make Champions Cup play-off

Connacht scrapped through to the Champions Cup play-off despite a 20-24 loss to Ospreys at the Sportsground as Leinster’s away win in Edinburgh saved the day.

Rugby • 16 May 15

Matt Healy: 'This game against the Ospreys is massive for us'

Connacht's Healy wants win to show Lam progress

Connacht need an unlikely series of results to claim an automatic spot in the Champions Cup but Matt Healy wants to end the season on a high by beating table-toppers Ospreys.

Rugby • 16 May 15

Sam Davies registered a 21-point haul in the Ospreys' home win

Ospreys capitalise on sin-binning to beat Munster

Munster proved no match for the Ospreys as the Welsh side got their Guinness PRO12 play-off charge back on track with a 26-12 victory at Liberty Stadium.

Rugby • 07 Mar 15

Joe Bearman makes good ground for Ospreys

Ospreys and Leinster share spoils

Ospreys passed up a golden opportunity to climb back into the Guinness Pro12 play-off places as a final-minute Jimmy Gopperth penalty sealed a 9-9 draw for Leinster at the Liberty Stadium.

Rugby • 27 Feb 15

Ulster's Clive Ross looks on while the TMO awards an Ospreys try

Ulster slump to defeat at Ospreys

Ulster left Ospreys empty handed after a two-try second-half rally was not enough to overturn a 17-3 half-time deficit with Neil Doak's charges going down 31-20 in Swansea in their Pro12 clash.

Rugby • 20 Dec 14

Jack Conan's performance earned the No. 8 the man of match accolade

Conan performance delights O'Connor

Head coach Matt O’Connor hailed man of the match Jack Conan’s performance after the youngster was one of the few bright spots for Leinster in a dour victory over Ospreys at the RDS in the Guinness Pro12.

Rugby • 30 Nov 14

Ian Madigan kicks one of his three penalties for Leinster

Madigan and Gopperth kick Leinster to victory

Three penalties each from Ian Madigan and Jimmy Gopperth ensured Leinster took a Guinness Pro12 win over Ospreys in a disappointing game at the RDS.

Rugby • 30 Nov 14

Ulster's Sean Reidy meets resistance from Ospreys' Sam Lewis

Ulster clip Ospreys' wings in Belfast

Ulster climbed to second place in the Guinness Pro12 table as they halted leaders Ospreys' 100% start to the campaign with a 25-16 victory at Kingspan Stadium.

Rugby • 21 Nov 14

John Muldoon: 'We’ve got to make sure we’re in the top six come Christmas'

Connacht's Muldoon rues breakdown failure

John Muldoon cut a frustrated figure after Connacht's loss to Ospreys, citing failure at the breakdown as a major stumbling point.

Rugby • 01 Nov 14

Ieuan Jones of Ospreys hands off Connacht's Niyi Adeolokun in a one-sided affair at the Liberty Stadium

Ospreys soar to see off Connacht

A disappointing second-half display meant Connacht ended up on the wrong side of a 26-11 Pro12 loss to Ospreys at the Liberty stadium.

Rugby • 01 Nov 14

Munster's Gerhard van den Heever scored a try but it wasn't enough

Fortress Thomond breached again as Munster lose

Munster fell to yet another home defeat as Ospreys claimed a 19-14 Guinness PRO12 win at Thomond Park.

Rugby • 29 Sep 14

Sam Davies has made rapid progress over the last year

Junior player of year Davies pens Ospreys deal

International Rugby Board junior world player of the year Sam Davies has signed his first professional contract with Welsh outfit the Ospreys.

Rugby • 06 Jun 14

Ospreys' Jeff Hassler brushes off Connacht's Eoin Griffin on his way to scoring a try

Sorry end to season for Connacht at Ospreys

Connacht ended their PRO12 campaign with a heavy 45-20 defeat to Ospreys in Swansea.

Rugby • 10 May 14

Next step for Munster is to secure a home semi-final by finishing in first or second spot

Munster into semis as Ospreys lose at Zebre

Munster are guaranteed a semi-final place in the RaboDirect PRO12 after Ospreys’ surprise 30-27 defeat at Zebre this evening.

Rugby • 01 May 14

Leinster must make do with losing bonus point

Leinster had to be content with a losing bonus point after a 25-19 RaboDirect PRO12 loss to Ospreys at Liberty Stadium.

Rugby • 11 Apr 14

Gordon D'Arcy is tackled by Matthew Morgan during Leinster's last meeting with Ospreys

Pro12 preview: Tough ties for Leinster & Connacht

Leinster face a tough RaboDirect Pro12 trip to Liberty Stadium as they take on Ospreys while Connacht have history against them in their bid to upset Ulster at Ravenhill, writes Brendan Cole.

Rugby • 11 Apr 14

Zane Kirchner replaces the injured Fergus McFadden

Leinster team overhauled ahead of Ospreys clash

Coach Matt O’Connor has made seven changes to the Leinster side for Friday night’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash with the Ospreys at Liberty Stadium, kick-off 7.05pm.

Rugby • 10 Apr 14

Simon Zebo goes over for his try against Ospreys

Munster regain top spot at Ospreys

Munster returned to the top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table after seeing off the Ospreys 25-11 with a clinical display at Swansea's Liberty Stadium.

Rugby • 23 Feb 14

Cave scores decisive try in Ulster victory

Ulster climbed to second spot in the RaboDirect PRO12 table by coming from behind to beat the Ospreys 10-7 at a wet and windy Ravenhill on Friday evening.

Rugby • 07 Feb 14

Ospreys centre Ashley Beck is one of the more experienced visitors to Ravenhill

PRO12 Preview: Ulster face Ospreys young guns

Ulster v Opreys throws up a rare chance for many fringe players to impress, writes Tadhg Peavoy.

Rugby • 07 Feb 14

Leinster's Mike McCarthy had to leave the pitch after the incident

Evans out of Six Nations after 12-week ban

Ospreys forward Ian Evans has been suspended for 12 weeks for stamping on Leinster’s Mike McCarthy in the Heineken Cup match at the RDS last Friday.

Rugby • 23 Jan 14

Matt O’Connor: 'The five-day turnaround needs to be looked at, there’s no need for it'

O'Connor critical of schedule after 'bizarre' win

Leinster coach Matt O’Connor hit out at the ERC fixture schedule in the wake of their “bizarre” Heineken Cup win over Ospreys at the RDS.

Rugby • 18 Jan 14

Isaac Boss crosses the whitewash for Leinster

Leinster beat Ospreys to advance to quarter-finals

Leinster have progressed to the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup as Pool One winners after recording a 36-3 bonus-point victory against 14-man Ospreys at the RDS.

Rugby • 18 Jan 14

Leinster are unlikely to slip up at home against an Ospreys side that has mustered only a single win in five games

Preview: Ospreys unlikely to upset Leinster

Leinster take on the Ospreys needing only one point to secure progress but they will probably get more than that, writes Brendan Cole.

Rugby • 18 Jan 14