Ospreys are going to release nine first-team players at the end of the season, it has been announced.
Among those leaving the Liberty Stadium is Welsh international prop Aaron Jarvis and winger Richard Fussell, who made 113 appearances for the Pro12 outfit.
Jordan Collier, Matthew Dwyer, Lloyd Evans, Rhodri Hughes, Aled Jenkins, Kristian Phillips and Marc Thomas are the other players that aren’t having their contract renewed at the Swansea-based rugby club.
Ospreys’ managing director Andrew Millward has thanked all of the departing players for their services. He said:
On behalf of everybody at the Ospreys, I’d like to thank each one of these individuals for their services and hard work while at the region.
The nature of professional sport means that there is always a turnover at this time of the year with people leaving, but we wish them all the very best of luck for their futures, in and out of rugby.
Ospreys currently sit in ninth place in the Pro12 table, four points away from seventh placed Munster in the race for European rugby next season. To improve on what has been a pretty disappointing campaign for Steve Tandy, a summer shake-up is probably needed for the Ospreys.
