{"id":62802,"date":"2025-08-13T00:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/62802\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T00:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T00:09:13","slug":"ospreys-ground-move-agreed-for-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/62802\/","title":{"rendered":"Ospreys ground move agreed for 2025\/26 season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>mens<\/p>\n<p>united-rugby-championship<\/p>\n<p>    BRIDGEND, WALES &#8211; APRIL 06: A general view of the inside of the stadium as players of Sale Sharks huddle prior to the EPCR Challenge Cup Round Of 16 match between Ospreys and Sale Sharks at Brewery Field on April 06, 2024 in Bridgend, Wales. (Photo by Ryan Hiscott\/Getty Images for Sale Sharks) (Photo by Ryan Hiscott\/Getty Images for Sale Sharks) <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"expand\" src=\"https:\/\/eu-cdn.rugbypass.com\/images\/common-svg\/select-arrow.svg\" height=\"6\" width=\"11\"\/>      https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/news\/ospreys-ground-move-agreed-for-2025-26-season\/    <\/p>\n<p>Bridgend\u2019s 8,000-capacity Brewery Field will be the Ospreys\u2019 temporary home for the entire 2025\/26 season.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/ospreys\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ospreys<\/a> had hoped to play some of the season at St Helen\u2019s, but planned redevelopment work will not be completed in time for them to welcome URC and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/challenge-cup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Challenge Cup<\/a> opponents to Swansea.<\/p>\n<p>Brewery Field has hosted Ospreys league and European matches before and was felt to be the best solution whilst heir new home ground is brought up to standard.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to their regular URC fixtures, Ospreys will welcome <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/connacht\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connacht<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rugbypass.com\/teams\/montpellier\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Montpellier<\/a> to the Brewery Field in the EPCR Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Ospreys CEO, Lance Bradley, commented \u201cWhile we had hoped to have St Helen\u2019s ready for this season, the proposed plans for a permanent South Stand, which came later in our planning process, meant that the timing was not feasible. It\u2019s because we want to provide the best possible experience from day one that we have decided to play one season at the Dunraven Brewery Field in Bridgend while we get St Helen\u2019s to the standards that Ospreys and our fans expect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to personally thank Bridgend Ravens and Bridgend Council for being so accommodating in allowing us to play at Brewery Field this season. My thanks also go to the City and Council of Swansea for their continued backing in helping us bring our vision for St Helen\u2019s to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ospreys have also confirmed that they have agreed to finalise a lease to make St Helen\u2019s the club\u2019s new long-term home, commencing in 2026. This announcement follows last week\u2019s news that Swansea Council\u2019s planning committee unanimously approved the redevelopment plans.<\/p>\n<p>This marks a pivotal milestone in the Ospreys\u2019 move to St Helen\u2019s, a ground steeped in heritage and history. Phase one of the redevelopment will include a roof over the terrace, a new and repositioned 3G pitch, refurbishment of the existing clubhouse, a new fan zone, and the installation of new stands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"mens united-rugby-championship BRIDGEND, WALES &#8211; APRIL 06: A general view of the inside of the stadium as players&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62803,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-62802","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62802","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62802"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62802\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}