In January the Ospreys will launch the U16s programme for 2013/14, splitting the current programme into East and West sides for the first time.

Ospreys Rugby are delighted to confirm the appointment of Dan Griffiths to the role of Elite Youth Performance Manager.

Ospreys stalwart Damian Karauna is packing his bags and heading home to New Zealand after accepting an offer to take up the post of Skills Coach with the national sevens team.

Justin Tipuric and Tom Smith will add their expert knowledge to a special coach development event being hosted by the Ospreys at Llandarcy this week.

The last meeting of the season for the Ospreys Referees Society saw them team up with the region's Coach Development team to host a very successful and entertaining Rugby Forum held at Taibach RFC, recently, with referees and coaches from across Ospreylia in attendance.

Over 2,500 primary school children in Ospreylia have benefited from in-school contact with the region so far this season, the Community Rugby team revealed today.

Eleven coaches in Ospreylia recently completed their UKCC Level 3 Coaching Course, among them a number of individuals from within the region's rugby operations.

The Ospreys hosted a special day of activities for Ystradgynlais RFC this week.

Ian Gough and Tom Smith will be on hand to provide an insight from the very top end of game at the latest Coach Development event hosted by the Ospreys.

WRU/Ospreys Coach Development Officer Tony Thomas kicked off a new season of coach development sessions at Swansea Uplands RFC recently.

With the start of the new season approaching, the Ospreys Coach Development team is running the following session for U13 coaches:

As they continue to work towards growing the number of people playing rugby within Ospreylia, the Community Development team have launched a new support scheme for clubs that will see them working even closer with the 76 clubs across the region.

The Ospreys Community Development team will be hosting a series of events for coaches in the region throughout August to highlight changes to the WRU's Minis to Millennium pathway booklet.

The Community Development team have now finalised the line-up for the Annual Ospreys Coaching/Refereeing Conference at the Llandarcy Academy of Sport, the training base for the Ospreys, later this month.

The Ospreys have announced details of the selection process that will take place to identify players for the U16 District teams for next season, along with an U18 Development squad as they look to ensure a broad player base across the region.

Steve Tandy, Damian Karauna and Mefin Davies will all take up new roles within the Ospreys coaching set-up as part of changes announced today that are aimed at creating a stronger development pathway.