Here are some of the stories making the rugby headlines on Sunday April 24.
Lions trio trying to battle back - reports
Three leading Wales stars are fighting to save their international careers after injuries wrecked their entire seasons, according to reports.
The Rugby Paper claim Ken Owens, Justin Tipuric and Leigh Halfpenny have been 'forced to abandon' any hope of a Test comeback until at least November, with the summer tour of South Africa coming too soon for them.
A fourth Wales and Lions star, George North, will need to prove his fitness during the final throes of the domestic season in hope of selection for the Boks tour, or he will also have to wait until the autumn to pull on the red jersey again.
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A further four Wales players could also be absent from Wayne Pivac's touring party. Ross Moriarty, Wyn Jones, Josh Adams and Johnny McNicholl face what Wales acknowledge is a race against time to be fit.
Scarlets hooker Owens hasn't played since injuring his back on Lions duty last summer. Halfpenny is still recovering from the knee injury that wrecked his 100th appearance for Wales 10 months ago.
And Tipuric's comeback from a shoulder injury sustained during the Lions' warm-up match with Japan is still ongoing.
North's recuperation from a knee injury from 12 months ago has taken longer than expected.
The former three are desperate to return for Wales. However, in Halfpenny's absence Liam Williams has cemented his position as Pivac's first choice full-back. Ryan Elias and young Dewi Lake have emerged as hookers while Owens has been out.
Tipuric has no peers at seven for Wales, but Taine Basham has made huge strides this season and is tipped by Brian O'Driscoll to be THE man for Wales over the next decade.
Halfpenny, Owens and Tipuric will each continue to battle behind the scenes to try to prove to Pivac they should still be a key part of his World Cup plans.
Ospreys unhappy with referee calls
Toby Booth is hoping his Ospreys side won't rue failing to get the bonus point he feels they deserved in their 22-6 win over Cardiff.
The Ospreys had three tries ruled out by the TMO, with referee Gianluca Gnecchi taking his time to reach certain decisions on the big screen at the Arms Park. In the end, the Ospreys had to settle for a comfortable win courtesy of three second half tries, but bonus points could be important in the race for Europe.
Ospreys trail the Scarlets - who they face next week - by nine points in the race for the Welsh Shield and a Champions Cup spot that comes with it.
Frustrating with the officiating, Booth said: "I don't know what you've got to do... three tries disallowed, TMO. Look, I understand that's part of the game but certainly in two of them, you know, the maul offences that go on before it are mind-blowing for me.
"I will go through the right channels and speak to someone about that because I thought we were good for a bonus point win today.
"What's done is done. I'm just hoping - Scarlets next week is a massive game - that the Welsh Shield doesn't get decided on bonus points because we might rue not getting one today."
Scarlets revved up for Ospreys showdown
The Scarlets are ready for a decisive showdown with the Ospreys next weekend after beating the Dragons 38-19 at Rodney Parade.
The west Wales rivals are battling it out for a Champions Cup spot as the top Welsh team in the United Rugby Championship.
Scarlets skipper Jonathan Davies said: "The focus shifts to the Ospreys next week, another local derby and we want to finish this run of derbies on a good note.”
Scarlets coach Dwayne Peel said of the win over the Dragons: “It was nervy. I thought we started really well, but to be fair to the Dragons they came back hard and put us under pressure. With 20 minutes to go we were right in a battle.
"It would have been easy for us to fold, we showed some good character and good steel at the end to get back into it. We have a big west Wales derby next week and we look forward to that one.”
Fury ready to fight at home of Welsh rugby
Tyson Fury wants to fight next at the home of Welsh rugby.
The world heavyweight champion says he wishes to meet Scottish wrestler Drew McIntyre at the recently announced WWE event at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. His comments came after he beat Dillian Whyte to retain his WBC heavyweight title - and appeared to announce his retirement from boxing.
During the post fight press conference The Gypsy King was asked if he would be at the September wrestling event - the first major WWE stadium event to be held in the UK since 1992. Fury replied: "Don't rule me out of fighting there. You might see me at Summer Slam, coming up soon.
"I've got to speak to Vince [McMahon] and the boys and maybe make this happen. I know Drew McIntyre's being saying a lot of things about me - I will have to knock him out, like I did his pal.
"You know. I'd love to be at Cardiff. I'd love to be back in the centre stage in the UK - especially for the wrestling. I enjoyed it last time in Saudi Arabia - it was fantastic, so to come here and do it would be phenomenal. We're definitely going to make a bit of contact and see if we can make that Summerslam thing a reality."
READ MORE: The full Fury for Cardiff story is here
