A behind-the-scenes look into life as young rugby stars in the making chasing their pro rugby dreams shows the reality of at two Welsh rugby U18s' set-ups: the Ospreys and Scarlets.
In a new BBC documentary, Ruck Stars, both U18s academies bid to be crowned the best team in Wales over a short, sharp season where opportunities to impress are limited and the stakes are high, and so is the pressure.
One scene in the first episode shows Ospreys U18s head coach Chris 'Swanky' Davies ripping down team posters at half-time in the changing room in front of players, crumpling them up and discarding them on the floor. Trailing Cardiff 5-13 at the break, the Ospreys hadn't long given away a penalty and their defence cracked to allow a Cardiff try.
