Ospreys Cup draw held at Liberty Stadium

The draw for the 2015/16 Under 15's and 16's Ospreys Cup competition was held yesterday at the home of the Ospreys.

Representatives of 45 teams from 33 different clubs, seven more than were involved last season, attended the Liberty Stadium on Monday for the 2015/16 draw.

The competition, now in its seventh year, was set up to provide meaningful competition for club teams at the Under 15 and 16 age grades which helps them retain players at an age where studies have found they tend to leave the game.

The competition also means clubs get to enjoy cross district border competition against teams that they wouldn’t normally encounter with sides from Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot and Swansea going head-to-head.

The club representatives were welcomed to the Liberty Stadium and had presentations from the Ospreys on ticketing offers and the BLK kit initiative as well as a presentation from the WRU about their new staff structure within the region.

Ospreys players Ben John and Jon Fox, who both played in the Ospreys Cup during their youth rugby careers for Loughor and Morriston respectively, were also on hand for a Q&A session with the attendees from the Ospreylian clubs.

You can see our gallery from the evening at this link.

In the Under 15's main competition, where clubs will compete for the Cup and Plate, the 15 sides have been split into three groups.

This season ten Under 15's sides make up two groups in the Development Competition, where teams compete for the Bowl and Shield

Looking for the silverware in the under 16's main competition are:

Eleven teams from across the region will also take part in the Under 16's Development competition hoping to take home the Bowl or Shield.